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Living the Country Life Radio Program with Betsy Freese
Happy medium
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Radio interview source: Linda Spahr, livestock educator, Pennsylvania State University Cooperative Extension
When our goats...
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This meat goat from New Zealand is easy to raise, grows to market weight quickly, and will even clean up weeds on your acreage.
A relatively new breed is making a splash in the expanding U.S. meat goat industry. The Kiko goat was developed in New Zealand by crossing feral goats with dairy goats in the 1980s. The goal was...
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Not only can goats serve as friendly pets, but also they can provide a source of income – a possible lucrative alternative to cattle and sheep.
Raising dairy goats
Not only can goats serve as friendly pets, but also they can provide a source of income -- a possible lucrative alternative to cattle and sheep. You might actually be...
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A goat's horns are a means of self-defense, and they are sharp! Since many acreage goats don't need to defend themselves, consider removing the horns to avoid a problem.
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If you want to raise goats for meat, you can't go wrong with the popular Boer.
If you're looking for an economical meat animal or are interested in making a little extra money, consider raising Boer goats. Originally bred in South Africa, Boers are now one of the principal...
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Want to raise meat goats? You'll need a few things. With the proper nutrition and living conditions, meat goats are fun to raise.
Radio interview source: Dr. Jean-Marie Luginbuhl, Meat Goat...
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Angora goats make a profit for this small farm in Minnesota.
Getting started
With bright purple paint on a 1947 Farmall tractor, a John Deere manure spreader, and a garden fence, Ada Austin attracts attention, especially in the middle of Amish country in...
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Diet is important
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Radio interview source: John Frett, owner, Pinxterbloom Farms
Fall is definitely settling in and I've started...
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Dream come true
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Radio interview source: Lora Kniffin, Edgewood, NM, Prairie Wood Ranch
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Busy family
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Radio interview source: Angie Edgren, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Angie Edgren and her family live on 80 acres in Oskaloosa, Iowa. It...