Crites follows in the footsteps of her mother, who used to raise dairy goats on the same farm and showed them in 4-H and FFA. When Anna said she wanted to start raising and showing dairy goats, Nicole ...

Goat milk production is the focus of a seminar by the Iowa State University Extension department Saturday at Dordt College in Sioux Center. Extension Dairy specialist Fred Hall says Iowa is third in ...

Raising dairy goats is gaining popularity as a profitable business. The uptake of goat milk is increasing because it is highly nutritious and more easily digestible than cow’s milk. It also has a ...

Milking season always comes to an end eventually. When it comes to raising dairy goats there comes a time when drying them off for the season is needed. Drying goats off does not have to be painful ...

"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 ...

VANCLEAVE, MS (WLOX) - Products made out of goat’s milk have been around for centuries. From cheese to soap, these goat’s milk items are still very popular today. There are a handful of goat farms ...

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 ...

CARLTON, Minn. — Andrea Johnson had 40 acres and a lot of brush. On the hunt for brush eaters, she tried goat’s milk for the first time. “At that moment, I could care less about brush eaters. I just ...

In Atascadero, teenage entrepreneurs are opening their brick and mortar storefront this week. "Well, the idea to make soaps came from Christmastime in the goat group, because we would make soap as a ...

When asked to ruminate on how she ended up here, Lori Sorbo laughingly blames the kids — both human and four-legged. After all, a mere five years ago, she and her husband, Todd, were living 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 ...