Chip is SVF's official mascot and is a rare Tennessee Myotonic (fainting) goat born from a frozen embryo. Courtesy SVF Lead herdsman Nick Bowley during a previous Visitors Day sheep shearing ...

Heritage chicken and cattle breeds are generally better suited to small-scale homesteads than many modern livestock breeds. Their tendency to be dual- or even triple-purpose breeds is a noted plus for ...

Hog Island Sheep can shed their wool but can be shorn for fiber. Find the best farm animals for beginners among heritage livestock breeds. Pick a pig, get a goat, decide on a donkey, and more. Many ...

Nearly one in five of the world’s farm animal breeds are at risk of extinction1. The reason? They’re underemployed. For thousands of years, farmers have carefully bred and raised diverse animals ...

PHILOMATH, Ore. — The prodigious size of some modern sheep breeds doesn’t count as an asset for Annie Tuttle’s small but diversified livestock operation. “They’re designed for a farm with equipment ...

A colorful assortment of heritage livestock breeds are the latest American symbols to be immortalized on U.S. Postal Service stamps. The Heritage Breeds Forever stamps, which highlight 10 rare animals ...

Proponents of ‘heritage breeds’ say the animals offer unique genetics that help them to resist heat, to forage and to guard against parasites. Rare livestock breeds, derived from farmers of ...

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — In the cow capital of Florida, the city of Kissimmee is letting its livestock run free — all for the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo. RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo being held ...