CORINNE Blacket and her Saanen dairy goats are ready at the gate, for December 25 will signal the start of a rush on her award-winning cheese. Corinne is so mentally prepared for the onslaught of ...

CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. -- From pasture to table, all in one day! Visitors to Carmel Valley Ranch can experience the delicious art of goat cheese making. It all begins with visiting and feeding the ...

A coffee table, a few boards, and a little sweat equity are all it took to build this homemade goat-milking stand. My family and I had just moved to a home on 30 acres when we decided we wanted to try ...

As dairy farmers feel the squeeze, milking goats could appear to be an easier option, but unless set-up and contracts are in place, things may not be quite as straightforward, as Aly Balsom reports ...

THE Saanen dairy goat originated in the Saanen Valley of Switzerland, south of Canton, Berne. During 1898 the Cape agricultural department imported three Saanen rams and twelve ewes, from Switzerland.

It is a rocketing demand that is transforming the Gippsland farming business of Gommans and wife Penny Gandar, as they contemplate how to scale up their own dairy goat farm — already the biggest in ...