A team of animal scientists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is set to deliver a potential game changer for subsistence farmers in Tanzania: cows that produce up to 20 times the milk of indigenous breeds.
Deborah Gertz Husar is a journalist based in Quincy, Illinois. She writes for the Herald-Whig and her work has also appeared in WGEM TV and the Hannibal Courier Post. Deborah covers a range of topics including agriculture, environment, community events, and local news stories that impact the Quincy area.