US Farmers Encouraged to “Think Goats”

Written by Pat's Papers | Monday, 15 March 2010 10:20 AM


Goat, it is what’s for dinner these days. The Kansas City Star says as more immigrants come to America, the demand for goat meat continues to rise. But US farmers don’t produce enough goats to meet domestic demands, which means every year we must import 750,000 animals from other countries. The deficit has led the USDA’s extension offices to encourage farmers with some extra land “to think goats.”

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