WASHINGTON - Stan Potratz and his wife, Jean, did not set out to run a catalog business. They just wanted to raise sheep and other animals on their acreage outside Washington. But the Potratzes couldn ...

[Dear daktari, I have a few sheep but I wish to add their numbers. I have noted they are different in terms of management as compared to cows which am relatively well acquinted with now thanks to ...

STURGIS, S.D. — At the South Dakota State University West River Research Farm near Strugis, sheep are being integrated into their grain production systems. “We grow a forage crop over the winter and ...

A farm in central Massachusetts is doing things the old-fashioned way by using dogs to herd sheep, instead of ATVs. It's at Little Brook Farm in Sunderland where 6-year-old sheepdog Bett does her job.

While sheep and goats share a common ancestry and are both farmed for meat, milk, and fiber, they exhibit distinct differences in appearance, temperament, and care. Sheep are calm grazers suited for ...

The chuga-chuga sound is one any dairyman would want to hear — daily. It's the sound of milking machines collecting the white liquid, which is turned into edible products that support their farm. For ...

TAPPEN, N.D. — For producers of any livestock, besides cattle, marketing their herd can be an issue in North Dakota. That’s why Brent and Barb Stroh have taken the matters into their own hands. The ...

As The Country Hour celebrates 80 years of broadcasting, ABC Rural looks back at the changing nature of farming over the decades. There are almost 100 million fewer sheep in Australia than there were ...

SUNDERLAND, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A farm in central Massachusetts is doing things the old-fashioned way by using dogs to herd sheep, instead of ATVs. It’s at Little Brook Farm in Sunderland where ...