BERWICK, Maine — First came the bison, then the rare Mangalitsa pigs, and now, in 2022, Hackamatack Farm has added a critically endangered breed of goat to its animal population. Four San Clemente ...
Among the unique hobby farm animals, pygmy goats are a friendly breed that makes an excellent pet for a constant supply of fresh milk. These diminutive goats, often considered a popular breed, offer a ...
Robert Macharia, owner of Mwihoko Dairy Goat Farm. “I started dairy goat farming in 2013 with a single goat gifted to me by my father. The goat would give one litre per day,” says 37-year-old Robert ...
HAMPTON FALLS — Sue Veilleux is a morning person. She’s always been a morning person and that’s a good thing if you run a farm with over a 100 Nubian goats. Jesta Farm in Hampton Falls began in 1982 ...
Currently Wacuka maintains a herd of 20 goats that are on a feeding diet of napier grass, maize germ and local weeds. In 1998, Mary Wacuka started her journey into dairy goat keeping a venture which ...
BRAINERD — One of the best parts about working with goats is that they have their own personalities, said Chris Bock, one of the 4-H members who participated in the goat judging on Wednesday. Bock, 15 ...
If goats are in short supply in your area, you might consider raising breeding stock to sell to other goat farmers. Before deciding to breed goats for sale, consider all the possible goals for your ...
For years, Ugandan farmers have chased a costly dream: to breed the perfect goat. Driven by the rising demand for meat and milk, they've spent fortunes importing exotic breeds from as far as Southern ...
This July, the Belarusian president visited an unusual farm - a goat breeding farm. We’ll explain later why this small farm received such high-level attention. But this trip made us wonder about the ...