ESSEX, New York — It's pitch dark and cold enough we can see our breath in our headlamps when Kristin Kimball leads me inside her barn. "It's about 5:30 a.m. and the sun is thinking about coming up," ...

It's the time of year when new lambs are born, and for some shepherds, the process raises difficult questions. If you're a farmer of sheep, it's the busiest time of the year - lambing season. In the U ...

ORANGE CITY, Iowa - A chorus of baaing lambs and ewes greet Mark Van Roekel each time he steps outdoors. From late January to the middle of May, this shepherd's life is devoted to caring for 700 ewes ...

Successful lambing and kidding is critical to the profitability of sheep and goat operations. The lambing and kidding time period poses one of the biggest risks to profitability in the annual ...

A farmer who had his llama attacked by two dogs has issued a stern warning on the impacts of livestock worrying as lambing season approaches.

PIPESTONE, Minn. — "Preparation planning before lambing is key to success," says Phillip Berg, teaching a lambing pen management course as part of the Pipestone Lambing Time Short Course. "Better ...

The 2025 Pipestone Lamb and Wool Program’s Virtual Lambing Time Short Course is scheduled on Feb. 12 to 13. The planned program will help producers enhance management skills during lambing, improve ...

A family farm in Sussex is open for lambing season, with the need for public support at an all-time high.