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...

Immediate Impact Grass in pasture and hayfields quit growing, leaving cows without food and farmers nothing to store for the winter. With livestock farmers unable to grow hay or other forage, they are reaching into pockets already depleted by last years drought to make up for what they cant raise. Delayed impact Cattle and dairy farmers have no hay or forage to take cows through the winter. Economic impact Row crop farmers lose income from crop reduction or loss for the second consecutive year.

Losses from trace element deficiency states include extended periods to slaughter, lighter slaughter weights, and extra feed costs which could amount to 5 per lamb. Fig 2: Trace element deficiency states can cause extended periods to slaughter, lighter slaughter weights, and extra feed costs with losses amounting to 5 per lamb. The clinical signs associated with trace element deficiency in sheep are often insidious in onset and usually present as poorly-thriven lambs with considerable...

It s been a tough couple of years for sheep farmers because of poor lamb returns and low wool prices, he said. MWNZ Chairman Mike Petersen said the consultation process was an opportunity for levy payers to have their say, and he is anticipating a lot of interest, given the challenges facing sheep farmers, in particular. The recently announced lamb promotion in the United States is an example of where we have redirected levies to assist in repositioning lamb racks as a premium and...

Last week NFUS gave a cautious welcome to an announcement by the Scottish Executive at the Royal Highland Show that it was to seek clearance from the European Union to fund tagging of every lamb born next year with an electronic tag, in addition to a conventional one. Last week NFUS gave a cautious welcome to an announcement by the Scottish Executive at the Royal Highland Show that it was to seek clearance from the European Union to fund tagging of every lamb born next year with an...

After goats successfully cleared vines from the mouth of a Tennessee tunnel, officials held a four-day academy to teach farmers, hoping to stimulate a micro-industry of kudzu-fighting herds-for-hire. The goats and the project's tragicomic turns have created headlines, inspired a folk ballad and invoked more than their share of goat-themed chuckles. Swallows glide on the warm breeze rustling the hackberry trees, kudzu vines sprout along the hillside and the goats are back at work. Despite...