Farms downsize with miniature cows

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  The Petersens once raised normal-sized bovines on this stretch of Nebraska’s rolling eastern grasslands, but with skyrocketing feed costs, the couple decided to downsize.
• They bought minicows — compact cattle with stocky bodies, smaller frames and relatively tiny appetites.
• Their miniature Herefords consume about half that of a full-sized cow yet produce 50% to 75% of the rib-eyes and fillets, according to researchers and budget-conscious farmers.
• “We get more sirloin and less soup bone,” Ali said. “People used to look at them and laugh. Now, they want to own them.”