At Miles Smith Farm, we have two kinds of cattle: Scottish Highlanders and Angus/Hereford cross-breeds. There are many differences between these breeds, but one is particularly striking. The ...

PERREFITTE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Switzerland votes this Sunday on an issue of national importance that has divided the Alpine country - whether to subsidise farmers who let their cows' and goats' ...

Concern over the cruelty of removing a cow's horns had not been one of Switzerland's most pressing political issues. So when livestock farmer Armin Capaul -- inspired by conversations with his cattle ...

The next time you're in the dairy aisle at the supermarket, take a moment to imagine the animals that produced all that milk. Do these cows have horns? Chances are they do, or at least they did at ...

ZURICH—Swiss voters have been asked over the years to consider weighty matters such as immigration restrictions, assisted suicide and taxes. On Sunday, they will decide on an entirely different breed ...