The Mersingers also have two adults goats, a baby goat and two pigs. On a recent afternoon, Terri headed to the barn to check on the newest arrival, born in late March. She carried its bottle of formula in her right hand as she headed to a lawn chair to feed the baby. Four acres are for the sheep's pasture. They need room to graze, must be vaccinated, have their hooves trimmed and need to be sheared before summer to stay cool. He brought them to the family's home, which is on land that's...

Natives of Mexico and India and other immigrants searching for a delicacy they remember from their homelands could soon be turning to local farmers for help. A group of predominantly Amish farmers in Allen County bought more than 5,000 goats in the past year to fill the growing demand from diverse ethnic groups for the specialty meat, said Gonzalee Martin, agriculture and natural resources educator at the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service s Allen County office. A group of...

The produce from the Trombly Family Farm caught my eye; the richly colored vegetables, from winter squash to leeks, seemed to scream, " Pick me!" It was then down a ramp to the sweets section, where Sawyers Maple Farm, The Good Loaf, and Forest House Herbals had set out their wares. The produce from the Trombly Family Farm caught my eye; the richly colored vegetables, from winter squash to leeks, seemed to scream, " Pick me!" It was then down a ramp to the sweets section, where Sawyers...

That is just about workable in many continental countries where flocks are relatively small, but impossible in the UK where the vast majority of sheep are run in large numbers under extensive conditions. However, every sheep in the UK must be carrying at least one ear tag before moving off any farm. There have been some minor problems, but the regime now works well and farmers have learnt to adapt. Scotsman.com Business - Keeping tags on Scots sheep causes dispute Please note: Your browser...

Subject(s): Taqueria Zamorano, Otaez Mexicatessen, El Centenario, Cinco de Mayo On Mexico's great central plain, birria is a form of barbacoa: joints of goat sprinkled with sea salt, bracketed with roasted leaves of the maguey plant, and baked slow in huge clay pots. Heady, with an edge of something like turpentine, goat has volatile oils every bit as pungent as rosemary branches, but with a peculiarly sweaty, earthy tang. Subject(s): Taqueria Zamorano, Otaez Mexicatessen, El Centenario,...

ALOR GAJAH, April 9 (Bernama) -- Big agricultural firms have been urged to introduce contract farming in the effort to market local produce internationally. Under the scheme, the firms will enter into agreements with local vendors who comprise small operators for the supply and purchase of agriculture produce, thus enabling them to have sufficient supplies for the international market. Kaprima Livestock had engaged 40 trainees to breed and raise Boer goats and sell the animal to the...