usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? Goats clear fire hazard By Shelli DeRobertis, Staff Writer Article Launched:05/20/2007 11:42:15 PM PDT Goats graze on the vegetation along the hill side in Chino Hills as they clear the weeds on the hilly terrain where tractors can't go for weed abatement May 17, 2007. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? Goats clear fire hazard By Shelli DeRobertis, Staff Writer Article Launched:05/20/2007 11:42:15 PM PDT Goats graze on the vegetation along the...

The trade in recent weeks has been simply appalling and many finishers who bought store lambs at the major autumn sales now find themselves seriously out of pocket, having done little more than cover the initial cost of those sheep. The multiples, and their buyers, had in mind that last spring lamb prices went through the roof after bird flu was detected in a dead swan found on a Fife beach. One of the obvious reasons behind the poor trade for domestic sheep meat in recent weeks is the...

With a renewed emphasis on training inmates, however, farming and industrial programs have made a comeback. There are 68 rescued horses at the Blackburn farm and 18 inmates are assigned to the program at any given time. Some have left prison and found work on area horse farms, Lamb said. The governor's tour included the prison's cattle farm, where inmates are raising a herd of Black Angus, and he also stopped to see a goat herd, a computer refurbishing center and a building where inmates...

The quality keeps improving year after year, and the judge was very impressed by the confirmation of the alpacas, as they had good frames to go with the good quality of fibre. He is a good Suffolk, with a good carcase, good confirmation and clean colours. The judge liked his fleece, with its crimp and character and density, all on a superb frame, with good bone and substance. With more horses, cattle, sheep and alpacas than ever before, the show s judges had their work cut out finding a...

Having grown up on a farm, she left Covington County in search of opportunity as a young girl fresh out of college only to find herself come full circle after retirement. With degrees from several universities, including the University of Montevallo, the University of Alabama, Pace University and Troy University to name a few, in subjects as varied as English, biology, psychology and business, Gantt is intellectually armed to meet any challenge and she has the personality to back up her...

If the national flock declines to the 1907 level, as predicted, that will mean there will be just four sheep for every person this year. THE drought has driven the nation's sheep flock towards a 100-year low. Back then, Australia's population was about four million, meaning there were about 20 sheep for every man, woman and child. Alan Edgar dug out figures from the family records showing that in 1907 their property ran 3000 sheep. The last time numbers neared this mark was 1907, when the...