Assuming a goat’s nutritional requirements fit somewhere between that of sheep and cattle is a mistake.

All food producing industries are entering a period of increased consumer awareness.

Johne's disease (JD) is a major production-limiting disease of farmed ruminants worldwide and, after CAE, it is the biggest animal health concern for goat farmers. 

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor, out and about last month in Waikato, ended one day holding baby Neve — but not of Ardern-Gayford fame.

Dunsandel farmer Michael Woodward may be Federated Farmers North Canterbury dairy chairman but his real passion is the angora goats he inherited from his father John.

Hamilton-based Dairy Goat Cooperative (DGC) has appointed David Hemara as its new chief executive.

New Zealand expertise in designing and manufacturing dairy goat rotary platforms is in demand in China. 

South Island dairy goat farmers still have no large-scale market for goat milk some 18 months after a Chinese-backed processing plant began to be built -- with some fanfare – at Ashburton.

Dairy goats, like meat and fibre goats, need good feed. 

Goat milk may help lactose intolerance.