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The dollars and "sense" of the small, family dairy goat project
What does it really cost to maintain a dairy goat project aimed at sustaining the dairy needs of a family? How much time does it take? What equipment do I need? How much space does it require? I don't mind some setup costs, but how can a small dairy goat herd really cash flow? What values can a dairy goat project impart to my children or grandchildren? I'll endeavor to answer these questions by relating our own family's dairy goat experience over the past decade.
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A lot of hot sweat and cold cash invested in project that kept growing
The Utah State Fairpark is a popular place for Boy Scouts looking for an Eagle Scout service project. Fix a few picnic tables. Mend a fence. Do some cleanup.
Fifteen-year-old Quinn Argyle, on the other hand, has spent much of his summer restoring the fair's goat barn -- a project that started big and just kept getting bigger.
His father, Shane, put ...
What a parent (and a goat) can teach a Child
SALT LAKE CITY — Members of the Argyle family are keeping their farming heritage alive, raising dairy goats in their West Jordan backyard as a way to teach their children responsibility and hard work.
Shane Argyle grew up helping his father and grandfather care for the family's pigs and cattle, and for 1...