LEXINGTON — Farm owner Terry Felda has seen firsthand the value of matching genetics to environment: raising a breed of dairy sheep adapted to her region’s specific microclimate. Introducing genetics ...

One of the biggest challenges in running a sheep dairy is the industry is highly seasonal, with annual cycles of breeding, lambing and lactation. Fresh milk production normally hits its peak after ...

Agriculture is one of the backbones of North Country culture and its economy. In St. Lawrence County, that means dairies, big and small. The Champlain Valley is dotted with apple orchards. And you can ...

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Lucy is determined for sheep milk to become a billion-dollar industry in her native New Zealand within the next decade. From Masterton, in the Waiarapa region of the ...

Green Dirt Farm is a sheep dairy that focuses on milking sheep to make cheese. Founder, Sarah Hoffman began selling her cheeses in 2008. From there, the business grew. They have developed new cheeses ...

LEXINGTON — Farm owner Terry Felda has seen firsthand the value of matching genetics to environment: raising a breed of dairy sheep adapted to her region’s specific microclimate. Introducing genetics ...