Farmers are looking to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in a weird and wonderful way: using genetically engineered, low-methane sheep. A project named 'Breed for CH4nge' has been announced in the ...

STURGIS, S.D. — At the South Dakota State University West River Research Farm near Strugis, sheep are being integrated into their grain production systems. “We grow a forage crop over the winter and ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Kristin Kimball PASTORAL SONG A Farmer’s Journey By James Rebanks Far too little of the ink ...

Alfonso,a Spanish farmer has a mixed organic farm and a flock of 300 sheep. His farm and others like it, help maintain semi-natural grasslands and reduce the risk of wild-fires in the grazed woodland.

"I will get rid of as many sheep as I can". What is driving Alfonso, a Spanish farmer with an organic farm in Extremadura, out of business? Alfonso is a Spanish farmer. He has a mixed organic farm in ...

Retired Lt Coronel Cheptoo Kimosop with some of his sheep in his Lawan farm in Sabatia Baringo county, the former army officer has ventured into dairy farming among others [PHOTO:BONIFACE ...

[Dear daktari, I have a few sheep but I wish to add their numbers. I have noted they are different in terms of management as compared to cows which am relatively well acquinted with now thanks to ...

WATERTOWN, S.D. — If the hog and cattle markets are now being hammered by effects of the COVID-19 crisis, the sheep industry was slammed sooner and harder. The virus market effects started setting in ...

However, worryingly, year on year, there has been a decline in ewe numbers with a 4% decline from 2023 to 2024. In 2024 the total ewe numbers was 930,447, however, back in the late 90s early 2000s, ...