When most people think of goats, they think of dairy goats supplying fresh milk, cheese, and soap. But a growing number of homesteaders are raising goats for a different reason: meat. Goat meat ...

COLCHESTER, Vt. — A bunch of kids in a minivan are solving twin challenges in northern Vermont: refugees struggling to find the food of their homelands and farmers looking to offload unwanted ...

You may not be aware of it, but the demand for goat meat in this country far exceeds the supply. As ethnic populations in the United States grow—and as the traditionally bland American palate grows ...

Durham city leaders seem to have had their hands full with animal issues lately. First, it was Dixie, the pot-bellied pig. Wednesday, it was exotic South African goats. Both are winners. Ricky Pope of ...

TOWNSEND, Mass. — Christmas is over and it’s time to start thinking about taking down that tree. But, before you do, you may want to consider donating it. At Shay’s Flock of Fun Farm, Christmas ...

LAKELAND | Goat ranching offers an opportunity for a small farmer to make some doe, but don't expect to rake in the bucks. No kidding! Now that we've dispensed with the mandatory goat puns, the fact ...

A white and a dappled Boer goat stand in their pen at the D and J Goat Farms auction at the Johnston County Livestock Arena. The auction drew goats from across North Carolina and buyers from across ...