When the economy is rough, the dairy goat industry thrives,” said Helen Snyder, dairy goat superintendent for the show.
HYDE PARK, Vt. — Grappling with a changed industry, two brothers operating their family's dairy farm in Vermont have made the drastic decision to give up hundreds of cows for goats. The Jones family, ...
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 ...
RANDOLPH, Vt. – As consumers increasingly look to explore locally-produced and artisan food options, and with goat cheese remaining quite popular, agriculture officials in Vermont say they are getting ...
SOMERVILLE, Maine (WABI) - Every year Pumpkin Vine Family Farm hosts a pageant for their goats. “We got to see the goats come up, those who’ve been producing lots of milk, those with well-shaped forms ...
Two Vermont goat farmers used extended lactation to keep does milking up to two years, creating consistent income and reducing costs.
HYDE PARK, Vt. (AP) — Grappling with a changed industry, two brothers operating their family's dairy farm in Vermont have made the drastic decision to give up hundreds of cows for goats. The Jones ...