We had pigs and horses and sheep, but the goats quickly became everybody s favorites because the goats are more like dogs in their personality, said Ms. The dairy grew until the mid 1970s, but the parents had to shut the business down when there were no longer enough children around to keep it running. We went from a housing tract where there were five kids in every house to what we thought of as solitary confinement in the country with no other kids, recalled Ms. Bice s personal approach...

Analysis of the industry reveals that for many foods, imported products are responsible for fewer carbon dioxide emissions than the same foodstuffs produced in Britain. One study by Lincoln University, in New Zealand, found that 2849kg of carbon dioxide is produced for every tonne of lamb raised in Britain, while just 688kg of the gas is released with imported New Zealand lamb, even after it has travelled the 11,000 miles to Britain. But with such astonishing "food miles" being...

Meat-goat production is a good fit with small-scale and part-time farmers, as well as grazing producers looking to diversify their enterprises. Because of the different grazing preferences of goats and cattle, one goat could be run with every cow and have little to no effect on the forage supply. We have an advantage in marketing with our proximity to large markets, and goats generally have a lower cost of production compared to other livestock. The low fat content of goat meat also makes...

The businessman, who is American Association of Meat Processors regional director for the area including Minnesota, and North and South Dakota as well as Wisconsin, wants to enlarge his 13,600-square-foot building by about 6,000 square feet in 2009, and increase the size of its staff to about 50 from 38. Posted June 26, 2007 Sausage makers see shot at spicing up their sales with possible law change State-inspected meat banned from nationwide shipping. While much of the nation's meat is...

Jupille, a rancher from Montrose, admits there is money to be made selling grass-fed beef in Colorado, but hes found it impossible for small ranches to make a living from it. Earlier this month, United Food Group expanded its beef recall to include about 5.7 million pounds of fresh and frozen meat distributed to 11 western states, including Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Jordan has lived in the Collbran area for 35 years and used to be a part of a large-scale beef production, but the price a...