The relatively low investment and the natural, gradually increasing size of a flock may make sheep ideal for the beginning small and part-time farmer, according to Dr. Clair E. Terrill. An animal ...

Small ruminants are a growing presence on Virginia farms, according to a recently-released national survey. The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service’s ...

Bird flu has been detected in a single sheep for the first time in England, in an area where the disease had been confirmed ...

The single case of avian influenza was found in a sheep on a farm in Yorkshire where the disease had been confirmed in ...

Bird flu has been detected in a sheep in northern England, the first known case of its kind in the world, Britain's ...

If you're one-half of a resilient and self-reliant couple and would like to spend the summer on a remote island in Scotland, ...

“It is too early to consider whether such virus is capable of onward spread within sheep, but this was an isolated small holding with a small number of birds and sheep,” Professor Ian ...

Here we share insights and strategies for success from experienced cover crop growers as we relate their practices and ...

The H5N1 bird flu has spilled over to a sheep for the first time, infecting a domesticated ruminant in the United Kingdom much like it has in US dairy cows, according to UK officials. The single ...

Restoring the natural balance in today’s West will involve humans, predators and other animals, a fragile balancing act that ...