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Goat Discussion Circle
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Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Specialists Katelyn Walley-Stoll and Amy Barkley have organized an engaging and flexible discussion group for new and interested goat farmers. This will be the culminating event to a four-part goat education series conducted last year. The group welcomes attendees regardless of their previous experience…
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Should I Fertilize My Beef Pastures?
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In part 17 of our “What’s Your Beef?” series on raising cattle on small farms, we discuss grazing conditions for beef cattle and other classes of grazing livestock. My motivation in writing this article is due to the many atrocious grazing conditions that I find beef cattle and other classes of livestock grazing in…
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Grazing Goats with Your Flock of Sheep
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The benefits of keeping Kiko goats with sheep. People who pass by my farm are often surprised to see goats in my flock of White Dorper sheep. “Why do you have goats?” they most often ask, if they can spot them. So, why do I have goats? Goats have a different grazing behavior than sheep. They prefer coarser plants. They love to browse.…
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Using Goats for Vegetation Management in the Northeast
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The climate of the Northeast is favorable for growing lush vegetation, but sometimes too many of the wrong plants grow in the wrong place. Ignoring the situation will often lead to greater costs and problems further down the road. Goats are an increasingly popular option for managing vegetation in other regions of the United States,…
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