Tethering a goat to the fence is how Heath Mason learnt to shear the fleece of Angora goats. Now 15 years later, he is one of the few shearing goats on the Monaro near the Snowy, on the far south east ...

Although we haven’t had Angora goats for many years, they are still near and dear to my heart. Angoras were the very first goats we purchased 24 years ago! These ethereal creatures, although work ...

The main product of Angora goats is their mohair fiber (not to be confused with Angora fiber, which is produced from rabbits). An Angora goat's fleece grows at a rate of 1 inch per month and they are ...

For those who work with angora goats, the impact of the lack of skilled people is beginning to bite, writes Federated Farmers Goats and Mohair New Zealand (Inc) chairperson Lynne Milne. A labour ...

Tasmania's mohair producers want to shift the image of the goat. "It really boils down to how you handle the animal," Mary Orledge says. As a Deloraine district goat breeder and president and ...

ROCKSPRINGS — Where else but here, the once state-proclaimed Angora Goat Capital of the World, would one expect to find an annual Fourth of July celebration with both a competitive goat barbecue and a ...