Warren Fender, 7, brought a Grey Agouti pygmy goat named Snowflake to the fair. The Julian/Santa Ysabel 4-H member said the three turkeys he raised for the fair last year were sold to family friends.

Goat milk production is more localized in southern Iowa. “If you go south of (Highway) 20, you see a large percentage of the producers are Amish. So they sell to Kalona.

Billie Thibodeau has been raising goats and sheep for to graze on dry brush to prevent wildfires. Recently, more than 10% of ...

Cheryl started raising goats in Texas. It started when she discovered the only milk her granddaughter could drink was goat milk. “And I thought well, why don’t I get some goats?," she said.

Raising goats was a way of life and passion for the Anderson family well before they launched their business. It started 15 years ago, when Rick Anderson gave his wife, Kimberlee, two kinder goats.

Abby & Shawn Sweeney are the only breeders in Illinois raising Arapawa Goats. There are around 700 left in the world and about 200 in the United States.

Abby & Shawn Sweeney are the only breeders in Illinois raising Arapawa Goats. There are around 700 left in the world and about 200 in the United States.

HAMPTON — Tugging and pulling, Jack Wibholm, 12, led his goat around the livestock arena at the Franklin County Fair in Hampton Thursday.