COLCHESTER, Vt. — A bunch of kids in a minivan are solving twin challenges in northern Vermont: refugees struggling to find the food of their homelands and farmers looking to offload unwanted ...
Four months ago, my husband finally caved and let me get goats. Ever since, I’ve been reveling in our does’ antics…and trying hard to keep two voracious caprines fed. In addition to hay and pasture, ...
You may not be aware of it, but the demand for goat meat in this country far exceeds the supply. As ethnic populations in the United States grow—and as the traditionally bland American palate grows ...
Durham city leaders seem to have had their hands full with animal issues lately. First, it was Dixie, the pot-bellied pig. Wednesday, it was exotic South African goats. Both are winners. Ricky Pope of ...
Kandi Acres of Hawick is home to nearly 500 goats, most of them raised for meat production. Owned by Tiffany Farrier, it has been a labor of love. It is the only halal-certified goat farm in the state ...
LAKELAND | Goat ranching offers an opportunity for a small farmer to make some doe, but don't expect to rake in the bucks. No kidding! Now that we've dispensed with the mandatory goat puns, the fact ...
A white and a dappled Boer goat stand in their pen at the D and J Goat Farms auction at the Johnston County Livestock Arena. The auction drew goats from across North Carolina and buyers from across ...