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Meat Goat Opportunity

Significant economic opportunities await producers raising meat goats, according to University of Illinois Extension meat goat specialist Dick Cobb.
“Population projections predict an increase of 100 million people in this country by 2040. Much of this growth will be due to the increase of Hispanic and Islamic populations with much of it in Illinois centered on [...]

Raising Cattle for International Beef Markets

For U.S. beef to be eligible for export to countries like Japan, Korea or those in the European Union, production must be done as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Beef Export Verification (BEV) program.
To learn more about the requirements of these programs, the marketing opportunities available and how Processed Verified Programs (PVP) and [...]