Commercial goat meat production will follow the pattern of the goat industry, Barnes said, by taking advantage of the hybrid vigor offered by crossbreeding. In the heart of cattle country, it s a little hard to swallow the fact that goat is the most-consumed meat on the planet. meat goat industry has become a real bright spot for American agriculture. Meat goat topics, a trade show and auction will headline the Kiko goat field day in Stillwater, Okla. We ve shown that the Kiko is not only...

As her husband and son hauled a 92-pound sheep onto the shearing table and held its legs to avoid being kicked, she said the problems are less with sheep. Her son, Clayton Jennings, said the three children in the family must share responsibility for feeding the sheep at 7:30 a. That can be hard work, he said, but the most difficult part is actually shearing the sheep. Danny Jennings said he grew up raising cattle and hogs in the Swedeborg and Richland area, but lambs and sheep are new to...

FT Alphaville Blog Archive High protein investment: get into meat Skip to main content, accesskey 's' For those of you of an agrarian bent, the fund, which aims to raise between A$200m ($170m) and A$1bn, will own and operate sheep and cattle down under and is thought to be the first of its kind, combining both lamb and beef production publicly available for investment. For those of you of an agrarian bent, the fund, which aims to raise between A$200m ($170m) and A$1bn, will own and operate...

The heightened interest in goats, he said, is due to the growing demand for goat meat, which is a common food source throughout much of the world. Will Getz, an FVSU professor of animal science and extension specialist, said this is the school's first clinic on goats for agriculture teachers. The teachers visiting Fort Valley State will be taken to a local farm to work with goats, viewing demonstrations that including setting up a shelter and fencing. Another advantage goats provide for...

AUSTRALIA'S miners are getting the goods through, with a $10 billion boost to export earnings forecast for next year despite continuing bottlenecks at ports. However, ABARE says coal, like other mining industries, is at last achieving the increase in production that eluded it in the first four years of the boom. Its quarterly outlook, released yesterday, forecasts that Australia's economy will be in commodities heaven next year with the farm and mining industries enjoying massive increases...