There is a growing interest in Dorper sheep as more farmers have realised their economic value and market potential. Dorper, a white-bodied and blackhead sheep, originally from South Africa, is ...

ORLAND, Calif. – Lifelong sheep producers Wes and Jane Patton believe they found the perfect variety for their 230-acre ranch here. For a little over a decade, they’ve been breeding and selling white ...

While the hogget classing is done by their wool broker to select the replacement ewes for the Merino operation, the EID tag ...

“If you’ve got a Merino ewe and she’s not producing a lamb, at least you can shear her,” David says. “With Dorpers it’s like having an empty hotel room — they don’t pay. “We don’t muck around. We ...

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BAGUIO CITY (PIA) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is promoting sheep production in the province of Apayao to provide additional income for farmers. The DA Research Outreach Station (ROS) in the ...