WASHINGTON - Stan Potratz and his wife, Jean, did not set out to run a catalog business. They just wanted to raise sheep and other animals on their acreage outside Washington. But the Potratzes couldn ...

Farmers are looking to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in a weird and wonderful way: using genetically engineered, low-methane sheep. A project named 'Breed for CH4nge' has been announced in the ...

Retired Lt Coronel Cheptoo Kimosop with some of his sheep in his Lawan farm in Sabatia Baringo county, the former army officer has ventured into dairy farming among others [PHOTO:BONIFACE ...

[Dear daktari, I have a few sheep but I wish to add their numbers. I have noted they are different in terms of management as compared to cows which am relatively well acquinted with now thanks to ...

STURGIS, S.D. — At the South Dakota State University West River Research Farm near Strugis, sheep are being integrated into their grain production systems. “We grow a forage crop over the winter and ...

EDMORE, N.D. — A longing for Lance Myrvik’s children and wife to experience the life he’d left behind brought them back to the family farm. A growing herd of Katahdin sheep is helping the five of them ...

As The Country Hour celebrates 80 years of broadcasting, ABC Rural looks back at the changing nature of farming over the decades. There are almost 100 million fewer sheep in Australia than there were ...