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Goat Fencing With Cattle Panels

Thursday, March 11, 2010

GRANDVIEW, Texas — Tara of This Agrarian Life uses rigid livestock panels, sometimes called “cattle panels,” rather than field fencing to contain her goats. “They never bend or sag no matter how often the goats lean/stand on them, and that also makes them very fast and easy to put up,” Tara says in this post. The... »

Weird Goat News

Thursday, March 11, 2010

KURANDA, Australia — A 16-foot amethyst python known for dining on local wallabies devoured a 77-pound goat, horns and all, The Cairns Post reported. “This particular python, I think because it’s territorial, has been in the area for quite a while. It eats mainly wallabies,... »

Ontario Invests in Goat Dairy Expansion

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

ST-EUGENE, Canada — Ontario is investing $350,000 in the $1 million expansion of a goat dairy that’s grown from 20 goats to more than 3,000 since 1975. The 500-acre family-owned Skotidakis Goat Farm is expanding its equipment to produce 30,000 cases of cream cheese bars... »


Oregon’s Mountain Goats On The Move

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

BEND, Ore. — Oregon’s once nearly extinct mountain goat population now ranges from the northeast corner of the state in the Elkhorn Mountains to several hundred miles away in... »

Goats, Music and More

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

LEWISBURG, Tenn. — Goats, music, food and fun all in one place. What could be better? According to the Southeast Tourism Society, not much. Goats, Music and More is a festival... »

Interview with Brad Kessler

Monday, March 8, 2010

The author of Goat Song has some interesting things to say about his life in goat-dom in this interview by Manuela Hoelterhoff found at Bloomberg News. »

More Urban Goats

Monday, March 8, 2010

USA Today has joined the crowd in discussion of the merits of goats in urban areas. While the ASPCA is still tentative about encouraging the keeping of goats in... »

Starter Tips for Raising Goats

Monday, March 8, 2010

You’ve been reading ATG and you think you might want to try your hand at goat tending. Well, Locate Your Nest has a 5 point list for the prospective... »

Spanish Cheese

Saturday, March 6, 2010

As My Gourmet Connection puts it, “the cheeses of Spain may not be as well known as those from France and Italy…”, but if you aren’t familiar with goat’s... »

Small Goat Wins Big Prize

Saturday, March 6, 2010

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. – It might not be fair to say the goat won the prize but the generosity of the people of San Antonio was definitely proven. Ten year... »

Aid for Spanish Goat Farms

Friday, March 5, 2010

CASTILLA-LA MANCHA, Spain – 70,000 farmers and ranchers in this central Spanish region will soon reap the benefits of over 102 million EUR in aid. The governing council has approved... »

Stanchions

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

The kids are born and will soon be weaned so if you intend to milk the does, it’s time to make sure you have a stanchion. While some goats... »

Goats Break Through Lake Ice

Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Goats Break Through Lake Ice

HADLEY, Mass. – Rescue workers were able to save two pet goats that wandered onto thin ice and fell through into Lake Warner. A third goat drowned. The goats, part... »

Goat Info from Langston U.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Oklahoma’s Langston University is known for its ag department and commitment to public education. Here, the university gives us solid information about the following areas: Grade A Dairy Goat Farm... »

Iceland’s Native Goats Rebounding

Monday, March 1, 2010
Iceland’s Native Goats Rebounding

THINGEYJARSVEIT, Iceland — Vilhjalmur Grimsson and a handful of his fellow farmers are credited with bringing the Icelandic goat back from the edge of extinction in their native land. Grimsson’s... »

New Test for Foot and Mouth

Friday, February 26, 2010

While you don’t hear much about foot and mouth disease in the U.S., it remains a big problem in many parts of the world. Case in point: an outbreak... »

Australian Exports Grow

Friday, February 26, 2010

According to the Weekly Times, exports of goats from Australia continue to be on the rise. As people are becoming more educated about the health benefits of goat meat and... »

Making Cream

Friday, February 26, 2010

Your kids are born. Your does are producing milk. Now what to do with the milk? You can always make cheese but if want something a bit sweeter, eHow... »

All Things Goat was created by Naimhe Jeanne (Nee-Vah Jeen) and Martha Ann, who believe in the humane treatment of goats whether they are pets or raised for milk, meat or fiber. Through news, profiles, recipes and editorials, All Things Goat illustrates how our caprine friends improve the quality of life for many worldwide. Our All Things Goat intern is Lela Perez, of Killeen, Texas.

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