But a growing number of homesteaders are raising goats for a different reason: meat. Goat meat (called chevon or cabrito, depending on the age of the animal) is a staple in many cultures and is ...

Before buying goats, decide whether you want to raise them for yourself or in order to sell meat or milk. Keep in mind that a single doe will produce 90 quarts of fresh milk every month for 10 ...

What are goats good for? What benefits do they provide? For small farmers, hobby farmers, and homesteaders alike, goats can be a great choice of species. They're good for milk, meat, fiber, and more.

Raising pygmy goats for profit gives you a ... says Onion Creek Ranch, a goat-meat producer. Check with your county or city about zoning laws since goats are considered livestock.

When Adam Ledvina purchased five Kiko goats more than 10 years ago, his only intention was to clear out brush around the ...

Bock has been raising and showing goats for about seven years. Maple the dairy goat pokes her head through ... For AJ, Bock needed to know the different cuts of meat. Market goats need to stand ...

After 10 years of pasture raising goats, promoting goat meat to consumers, and being asked to teach aspiring meat goat farmers how to do both; Leslie and her goat farm, Cylon Rolling Acres were ...

Nearly two years after a 9-year-old sobbed and pleaded that her pet goat, Cedar, not be sold and slaughtered for meat, Shasta District ... about the process of raising and caring for livestock ...