"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Many will agree there can be no greater joy than raising and nurturing animals. Whether they live inside ...

Exhibits may be a goat poster, interactive demonstration or combination. For all levels - One or more animals fed and cared for by member (bring your own feed & bedding) Youth enrolled in the 4-H ...

Rotational grazing can reduce the parasite load of goats, but this is difficult to accomplish with a dairy herd which needs to return to the same location every day for milking. Most dairy setups ...

A few years ago, we added a couple goats to our homestead farm, including an Alpine milk goat named Avi. I bought Avi already in milk, so the first year I was able to focus on milking without a kid in ...

Arkansas dairies have gone to the goats. The state had about 42,000 dairy cows at the turn of the century and ranked as the 36th-largest milk producer, according to data from the U.S. Department of ...

There are strong arguments in favor of both raw milk and goat milk. Unlike pasteurized milk (the kind you get at the grocery store) raw milk contains lots of good bacteria, enzymes, and vitamins. It ...

Buying fresh dairy produce in Southeast Alaska isn’t easy. The rugged, mountainous landscape doesn’t lend itself well to farming. Now a farming couple in Petersburg are trying to change the way people ...

Vince Thorpe provides dinner for the young goats at Terabithia Dairy Goat Farm. Besides helping to tend the goats, Vince maintains the farm’s buildings. SHANE KEYSER Kansas City Star Terabithia Dairy ...

HYDE PARK, Vt. — Grappling with a changed industry, two brothers operating their family's dairy farm in Vermont have made the drastic decision to give up hundreds of cows for goats. The Jones family, ...

Goat milk enhanced muscle mass and bone density more effectively than cow’s milk Fortified goat milk reduced inflammation linked to muscle loss in aging Dairy intake improved gut microbiota, ...

KULA — Owners of a local brand that put Maui goats on the map have announced that they will be selling the successful Upcountry business, land, infrastructure, equipment and livestock. After nearly ...