The Vail Trail - Lifestyle trends in the Vail valley: music, culinary, arts and entertainment. Rick s a chef who couldn t help judge the Taste of Vail s lamb cookoff last week, so the Powers that Be asked if I d join some of the world s finest chefs, sit around all afternoon, drink wine and eat lamb cooked in some of the most delightful ways ever conceived by the human imagination. Rick s a chef who couldn t help judge the Taste of Vail s lamb cookoff last week, so the Powers that Be asked...

In earlier times, cattle and sheep were often sold interstate and interdistrict, with farmers in dry areas selling their stock to graziers where the country was still good. But with the drought-free pockets diminishing around the country, the position has become more alarming, with farmers selling their breeding stock for slaughter. A FEW months ago, the cattle yards at Wagga Wagga in southern NSW were brimming over at the weekly sales, with auctioneers going hoarse as up to 6000 head...

The figures for March show a 9% increase year-on-year, with the result that more than 55% of fresh and frozen lamb sold through retailers in that month was imported. Although there are voluntary import restraints into the European Union, New Zealand has increased its exports of chilled lamb to the UK in the first quarter of this year, partly in response to increased demand from UK supermarkets that prefer the product at this time of year, but mainly as a result of the strength of the...

tabloid The Sun, Japanese police have shut down a devious online enterprise accused of charging customers $1,200 for "poodles" that turned out to be sheep. One of the alleged victims was actress Maiko Kawakami, who didn't realize she'd been scammed, supposedly, until she displayed pictures of her fluffy new pet on TV and found out it was actually a lamb. If your myth detector is beeping, it's for very good reason. No sooner had this story made the international rounds than some news...

In Australia, the great majority of sheep are raised for the wool industry or bred for lamb for the food industry. Warmbat Australia has changed its manufacturing processes and will introduce its Eco-Friendly Sheepskin to the fashion footwear market later this year, marking the first time such a product has been used in the industry. Dayton - DAYTON -- At a time when global environmental awareness and activism has never been higher, the world s fastest growing brand of Australian sheepskin...