The chuga-chuga sound is one any dairyman would want to hear — daily. It's the sound of milking machines collecting the white liquid, which is turned into edible products that support their farm. For ...

Shifting consumers' mindset to sheep milk is the objective of a fun and informative stand at this week's National Fieldays that mixes the resources of Massey University staff and students. Shifting ...

Objective: To determine the effects on plasma cholesterol concentration of replacing cows' dairy fat with sheep's dairy fat. Design: Randomised crossover dietary intervention. Setting: General ...

Montana milk doesn’t always come from cows. At KJ’n Ranch, sheep are milked twice a day to produce the smooth and creamy lactose-free beverage. Jim and Kim Ashmore, owners of KJ’n Ranch, have been in ...

Woody Babcock, left, and wife Cora Wahl with baby and sheep. One of the biggest challenges in running a sheep dairy is the industry is highly seasonal, with annual cycles of breeding, lambing and ...

Alexis and Wade Negranti's children — June, left, and Eli, right — with a lamb. Twelve years ago, a wild idea popped into Alexis Negranti’s head: Was it possible to turn sheep’s milk into ice cream?

Milk sheep are a unique and fun option for dairy livestock on the small homestead. We have had dairy cows, goats, and sheep here at Willow Creek Farm and each one has a unique set of pros and cons ...