Tibetan yaks are heavily built animals with bulky frames, sturdy legs, rounded cloven hooves, and extremely dense, long fur ...

KINGS VALLEY, Ore. — Nick Hazelton knew he wanted to raise something different at his family’s farm in Western Oregon. Emus were an intriguing option for eggs and meat. So were alpacas, with a fleece ...

NORTHFIELD, Minn. — Fiber for hats, rugs, sweaters and other items can come from sheep, but it most certainly can be produced from other sources. Organizers for the upcoming Sheep & Fiber Farm Tour, ...

WELCH — From a distance, Melodee Smith's herd looks like a unusually fuzzy group of cattle. They're black with some white and brown and stand about stomach high on the average human. While in stature ...

QUILCENE — This is a story of a hat leading to a new life. Patricia Young worked at Tango Zulu Imports, a fair-trade shop in Port Gamble, and loved encountering cultures from across the globe, all via ...

Meet Makloud the Yak, who Taylor raised as a bottle baby after the calf’s mother died. Now 8, Makloud is like a very large, shaggy dog following Taylor around his ranch where dozens of other ...

ASA, Minn. -- In Minnesota's Vasa Township, along County Road 7, is a piece of land that, at first glance, seems to hold nothing more than similar stretches of land throughout the surrounding rolling ...

This is a story of a hat leading to a new life. Patricia Young worked at Tango Zulu Imports, a fair-trade shop in Port Gamble, and loved encountering cultures from across the globe, all via the ...