Brenda Goff and her husband Kenneth own Briarcrest Farm in Vancleave where they raise Nubian Dairy Goats. Brenda grew up on a beef cattle farm, and raising livestock is in her blood.

There are eight different dairy goat breeds — Alpine, LaMancha, Nigerian Dwarf, Nubian, Oberhasli, Saanen, Sable and Toggenburg. Six of the eight breeds were represented at the show.

The Crow Family has been supplying milk to the Valley since 1969, originally raising Holstein dairy cows and in 2008, switching to Nubian dairy goats.

Other dairy goat breeds include Alpine, LaMancha, Nubian, Saanan and others. LaManchas have very small ears (it almost looks like they don’t have ears), while Nubians have long ears that extend at ...

Thirty-Four goat projects were exhibited and 23 4-H youth participants. This year the show was divided into four breed classes – Nigerian Dwarf, Alpine, American Oberhasli, and Mini Nubian dairy ...

The Nubian dairy goats will be rented from farmers in upstate Rhinebeck. Their job will be to rid fields of autumn olive, a non-native plant that chokes out native species.

Sam Mitchell, 14, has raised dogs and dairy goats as a Ramona Stars 4-H member for seven years. This year he raised a Nubian dairy goat named Owlette and a Pug named Latte for the fair.

Now, Goat Rodeo Farm & Dairy off Shaffer Run Road boasts 140 Alpine and Nubian dairy goats that are the source of fresh and aged artisan cheeses. According to the farm’s website, it started with ...

When I bought my first two (Nubian) dairy goats from an elderly couple in South Jersey, they were adult goats whose horns were never taken off. The goats were extremely gentle and people oriented.

Learn the basics of keeping dairy goats for milk on the small farm, homestead or hobby farm.