Ava Medo, a teenager from Birnamwood, has gained national recognition from Future Farmers of America for her work farming.

Female goats usually live on average 11 – 12 years. Those that are 'retired' from breeding around age 10 will live longer, up to the age of 16 – 18 years. A 24 year old female goat has been known but ...

Mary Rigdon never sleeps late — not even on weekends. She doesn’t go carousing past 7 p.m. either. Some folks might not take to rising at 4 a.m. on a Saturday or being stuck at home in the evenings, ...

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 -- ...

Educate yourself before bringing goats home. This is a big responsibility and you can’t just keep them out and expect them to perform well. At the very least, read a few articles about raising goats ...

Small-scale dairy goat farming is transforming lives in Mukurwe-ini, Nyeri County by giving farmers financial independence. For Mary Wachuka Gachunia, her journey into dairy goat farming began in 2000 ...

It's no secret that agriculture in Queensland is still dominated by men, but in the goat industry women are bucking the trend. Women in ag have taken to the goat industry The Queensland goat industry ...

A farmer from Mariental in the Hardap region was pleasantly surprised when he discovered that one of his goats gave birth to triplets this week.

Bhagalpur: The animal husbandry department, of late, has shifted its focus the poor man’s cow, the humble goat, for augmenting employment opportunities in rural areas. Earlier this month, the district ...

Bhubaneswar: “Goat farming is a lifeline for thousands of smallholder farmers in Odisha. The Odisha government is committed to strengthening this sector by expanding veterinary support, encouraging ...