FLORENCE FABRICANT
And so in Townshend, Vt., Lucas Farrell and Louisa Conrad, who produce cave-aged goat cheese, have begun turning the rich milk from their herd into hand-wrapped caramels. The candies are simple and irresistible, with only a chai flavor and long caramel sticks straying from the theme.
KEITH SMITH
Using this easy to build kid box relieves much of the difficulty associated with tattooing and disbudding of young kids. How you first catch the goat is up to you.
DANIELLE BEARD
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy, do you hear what I hear? Those in northeast Oklahoma are probably beginning to hear what’s abuzz with a local sheep farm.
The recording of the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) webinar, “Looking towards the future of parasite management through “host-colored” glasses,” which took place on Dec. 11 is now available at www.optimalag.com/webinars/2012-12-11_ParasiteManagement.wmv.
PEGGY COFFEEN
Starting their flock with three breeds of sheep in 1995, it didn’t take long for the Bishop family to concentrate their focus on Southdowns based on the breed’s economic attributes and eye-appeal.
PHIL DURST
The issue is the resistance of infectious bacteria to antibiotics that are supposed to kill or control them. Thus, they can become uncontrolled. This represents a potential threat to the health of animals, humans and even plants. Indeed, the length of time of medical treatment and the costs associated with that increase greatly for people infected with resistant bacteria.
The deadly Schmallenberg virus has infected sheep and cattle at more than 700 farms this year, but experts fear the worst is still to come.
MARTHA MCGRATH
Feeding the ewe correctly in late gestation and early lactation is extremely important to ensure the birth of healthy lambs, and that the ewe will have plenty of milk to feed them.
DR. SCOTT P. GREINER
This all-day educational and networking event will include a variety of concurrent educational topics by industry leaders including keynote speaker Woody Lane, Lane Livestock Services, Roseburg, Ore., and Bernadette (Bernie) O’Rourke, UW-Extension youth livestock specialist, Madison. Registration will be from 7:30-8:30 a.m. The program ends at 3:30 p.m.
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