Far from the one million plus counted in 1954, nevertheless, a modest comeback as farmers try to diversify in the aftermath of the tobacco settlement and buyout. Her 160 ewes are lambing, some with twins, others with just one lamb. According to agriculture statistics, New Zealand has the highest consumption of lamb, at nearly 40 pounds a person per year. Meyer says she doesn't expect a lot of farmers to rush into the sheep business because it takes long hours, every day, during lambing...

There is also more sheep in the island following an interest in local lamb meat. Potatoes remain the highest crop export from Jersey, new agricultural figures have shown. The report compares livestock numbers, farm sizes and the value of exported crops in 2005 to four previous years. Despite more cattle being reared in Jersey, milk production fell by 24% Potatoes still top of the crops. More land is also being left uncultivated, the report found. The report says there has been a renewed...

And that, paradoxically, is part of the problem for the lamb industry. Industry sources cite many reasons for this, including the lack of a concerted marketing effort (there's no lamb equivalent to "Pork: The Other White Meat" or "Beef: It's What's for Dinner"), the squeamishness of some people about consuming such a young animal, and the simple fact that many Americans don't like lamb's robust flavor profile. Industry sources cite many reasons for this, including the lack of a concerted...

About 60 percent of the red meat consumed worldwide is goat. The industry is the fastest growing livestock sector in the United States, she said, fueled primarily by immigrant demand. Minnesota meat goat industry poised for rapid growth. Goat is the world's most popular red meat, Postels said. Goats are also the fastest growing 4-H project in the nation. Postels, an Extension educator with University of Minnesota Extension in Wright County, has 23 does that will start kidding in April. She...

TIANJIN, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The world's second and China's first Boer goat cloned from somatic cells was born in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin on Monday, indicating that the nation has reached world's advanced level in somatic cell cloning technology. nd Boer goat cloned from somatic cells born in China. nd Boer goat cloned from somatic cells born in China. nd Boer goat cloned from somatic cells born in China. nd Boer goat cloned from somatic cells born in China. TIANJIN, April 9...

He learnt all aspects of the trade, including how to cure bacon and ham, how to kill chickens, how to make smallgoods like brawn, sausages, saveloys, luncheon sausage and black pudding, how to break down a carcass, cut off the big joints, and the steak and chops and trim the bones and how to make dripping. He enjoys his weekends spent at the farmers markets the most, joshing with the people who stop by to taste his sausages and the cuts of beef, lamb and pork. The meat is particularly...

Manhattan The nations changing demographics and particularly the recent influx of several immigrant groups is expanding a historically small market for Kansas ranchers: goat meat. Boer goats like these are one of the meat varieties of goat, a growing industry in Kansas. Without the benefit of a flashy slogan or major marketing campaign, the industry is rapidly carving itself a spot right along the beef and pork markets. I guess the market for goat meat "among the several immigrant groups"...

Vying for the title of lamb guru, Jensen joined chefs from 16 other restaurants throughout the Vail Valley, serving up samples of the tastiest lamb they could muster. A chef s really only as good as the people who work for him. The other judges were Jorge de la Torre of Johnson and Wales University; Chef Nick Agro, owner of Whirled Peas; Peter Orwick, president of the American Sheep Industry Association; Megan Wortman, marketing director of the American Lamb Board; Scott Dodd, executive...

The new sheep brochure is about those characteristics, and the kind of support that has been provided to the industry here. The brochure notes that Saskatchewan s vast land resources and relatively low livestock density are distinct assets for sheep producers, providing a strong foundation for continuing expansion of the sector. In Saskatchewan, there is financial support for sheep producers from government, including the Livestock Loan Guarantee Program and Feedlot Construction Loan...