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Article: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS SURVEY FINDS INCREASED INTEREST IN DAIRY GOATS, SHEEP IN NEW YORK STATE
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- January 9, 2007
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The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets issued the following news release:
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets has released the results of the Dairy Goat and Sheep Survey, which was conducted to obtain a current and comprehensive view of the industry. The results show a significant increase in interest in dairy goat and sheep operations in New York State over the past decade.
The survey was initiated in response to the dramatic increase in dairy goats last reported in the 2002 Census of Agriculture. TIn 2002, USDA reported 1,146 farms in New York having 12,822 dairy goats. This represents a 68 percent increase over the 5,000 dairy goats counted in 1997. ...