One of the biggest challenges in running a sheep dairy is the industry is highly seasonal, with annual cycles of breeding, lambing and lactation. Fresh milk production normally hits its peak after ...

Maryland’s first sheep milking farm, in New Windsor, will hold a class for members of the community to show that there’s more to the sheep milking industry than they might think. Colleen and Michael ...

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 ...

The road to Whispering Pines farm and stables is just outside of downtown Mauldin. “The farm was here,” said Debbie Webster, “and the neighborhoods and businesses kinda grew around it.” Whispering ...

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 ...

Sheep's milk has a higher content of essential vitamins and minerals than cow's milk and could be used to cater to consumers' appetite for healthy products. But presently it seems only small-time ...

Sheep's milk is easy to digest due to the fat and protein components and is rich in nutrients including vitamins A, B and E, potassium, magnesium, folic acid, and zinc. . Photo: SUPPLIED / ...

In Part 1 of this series, we discussed getting your housing and supplies together for keeping milk sheep. Once that is done, you are ready to bring home your flock. There are several different breeds ...

PAINTER, Va. -- Walking into her five acres of pasture, Catherine Harrison began to coax her small flock to move out of the cool shade. "Hey guys! Anybody want to go out and graze?" she asked her 11 ...

Catherine Harrison recently began selling her all-natural sheep milk ice cream%2C "Beep Beep Sheep%21" The ice cream is produced at Harrison's licensed dairy on her family's farm near Painter%2C ...