Investors promised 4-5% return from dairy cows in France

FOR those nervous about spending money thousands of miles away in the US feedlots, there’s an opportunity to invest in cattle here in Europe.

With interest rates at record lows and banks tarnished by the financial crisis, some French savers are pumping money into cows.

Gestel is a company in southeastern France that buys and sells cattle and manages some 30,000 animals on behalf of 1,000 investors.