ALEXIS, Illinois -- Dairy goat farming is the largest growing field of livestock in agriculture nationwide. Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows the increase is not just nationwide -- ...
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 ...
ADGA Genetics is a database and an application that sits on top of that, that allows people to combine registry pedigree information with dairy goat production and type evaluations that come out of, ...
Compared to cows, goats are the easiest dairy animals to keep because they require small land, little capital, have higher prolificacy (number of litter born per kidding), are generally hardy and ...
PFEIFER — Some people whisper to horses, others to dogs. But for Coraleen Bunner, it's goats. Bunner raises all kinds of goats on her goat farm, Shepherd's Gate in Pfeifer, but she is partial to ...
As any other young animal, dairy goat kids are the future of a farm. Therefore, management practices should aim at fostering a fast-growing, healthy herd and continuity of production. The journey ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A workshop to teach new goat producers the facts about dairy goat production and management will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 29 at the LaGrange County 4-H Fairgrounds.