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 ...

Exhibits may be a goat poster, interactive demonstration or combination. For all levels - One or more animals fed and cared for by member (bring your own feed & bedding) Youth enrolled in the 4-H ...

Rotational grazing can reduce the parasite load of goats, but this is difficult to accomplish with a dairy herd which needs to return to the same location every day for milking. Most dairy setups ...

Vince Thorpe provides dinner for the young goats at Terabithia Dairy Goat Farm. Besides helping to tend the goats, Vince maintains the farm’s buildings. SHANE KEYSER Kansas City Star Terabithia Dairy ...

"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 ...

A few years ago, we added a couple goats to our homestead farm, including an Alpine milk goat named Avi. I bought Avi already in milk, so the first year I was able to focus on milking without a kid in ...