"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Many will agree there can be no greater joy than raising and nurturing animals. Whether they live inside ...

Sure, cow's milk is the standard "drinking milk," but goat's milk enjoys a niche market for certain consumers. It's easier to digest and some folks with dairy sensitivities can consume it ...

Goat milk production is the focus of a seminar by the Iowa State University Extension department Saturday at Dordt College in Sioux Center. Extension Dairy specialist Fred Hall says Iowa is third in ...

A few years ago, we added a couple goats to our homestead farm, including an Alpine milk goat named Avi. I bought Avi already in milk, so the first year I was able to focus on milking without a kid in ...

Denise Key started out with 13 goats in 1999 when she began raising small animals as a way to save on property taxes. Now Key has 109 goats that she sells as pets, for meat and for dairy at her ...

More than once, someone passing by Erin Whitman’s home in the 19th Ward has done a double-take. Like the guy in the pick-up truck who saw her with something in her yard, backed up, and called out to ...