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 ...

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, ...

A herd of 20 goats, two babydoll miniature sheep and Steve, their Sicilian guard donkey, have started fire-prevention work on wildlands and canyons near a San Clemente sports park. On Monday ...

But on a warm afternoon in December, 77 of these animals were captured near the town of Alpine and hauled back home to build ...

“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 ...

UK rural ministry Defra has introduced livestock surveillance on infected premises following the outbreak of bird flu in ...