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 ...

Twelve years ago, a wild idea popped into Alexis Negranti’s head: Was it possible to turn sheep’s milk into ice cream? Sheep cheeses — including Manchego, Pecorino Romano and feta — were growing 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 ...

Dairy sheep represent a valuable genetic resource in the production of speciality cheeses, with milk coagulation properties and overall cheese yield being critical determinants of both product quality ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW WINDSOR, Md. (AP) -- Tucked on the outskirts of New Windsor, Shepherds Manor Creamery is the first sheep dairy in Maryland, making artisan cheeses and delicate soaps from their sheep's milk, which ...

This story by Aliya Bolatkhan (translated from Russian by Beatrice Learmouth) first appeared in vlast.kz on September 17, 2025. This edited version is being republished on Global Voices under a ...

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 ...