Some of the roughly 1,000 students who study goats in their courses each year will now be able to learn how to process their milk and make goat cheese. Construction is underway on a 2,400-square-foot ...

"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 ...

Sure, cow's milk is the standard "drinking milk," but goat's milk enjoys a niche market for certain consumers. It's easier to digest and some folks with dairy sensitivities can consume it ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

There are strong arguments in favor of both raw milk and goat milk. Unlike pasteurized milk (the kind you get at the grocery store) raw milk contains lots of good bacteria, enzymes, and vitamins. It ...

KIMBALL, Minn. — Brad Donnay cut costs on his Kimball goat dairy and cheese making operation by purchasing much of his equipment from other farmers. He refitted a cow milker to a two cup unit to ...

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, ...