Catherine Diaz-Khansefid lives in Galt, Calif., and raises and breeds Dorper sheep. GALT, Calif. — Even though college and work took Catherine Diaz-Khansefid away from ranch life and onto a business ...

Deep in Erankau village some 6km from Sultan Hamud sits an impressive 400 hectare Dorper sheep sanctuary. The farm run by Mzee Paul ole Nagisikie and his brother, has been a learning centre for other ...

ORLAND, Calif. – Lifelong sheep producers Wes and Jane Patton believe they found the perfect variety for their 230-acre ranch here. For a little over a decade, they’ve been breeding and selling white ...

As a child, Janet Tulloch lived in Pine Valley and showed sheep at the San Diego County Fair as a member of Mountain Empire 4-H. Now she lives in Ramona and displays her sheep in the open show, which ...

There is a growing interest in Dorper sheep as more farmers have realised their economic value and market potential. Dorper, a white-bodied and blackhead sheep, originally from South Africa, is ...

The WA Meat Marketing Cooperative (WAMMCO) says the dorper is an important part of the supply chain and the abattoir remains committed to processing the sheep breed. Esperance farmer Sam White ...

Of the 2.1 million shedding lambs in the 27.4 million turnoff expected this season, more than half are coming from operations of less than 2000 sheep and lambs. Figures from the Sheep Producer ...

Prices of $300, $400, $500 and $600 have regularly appeared on AuctionsPlus for young Dorper and Australian White ewes this year, culminating in some record-smashing sales of up to $994 a head in the ...

Fred Memusi, a resident of Narok County, was raised in a family that practises livestock farming. Growing up in an arid and semi-arid region, he naturally followed in the footsteps of his family. He ...

It’s not unusual for Mike Bigland to receive a call from India enquiring if he has any sheep for sale. He’s still amazed at the interest in his Dorper flock, saying he gets calls and emails from all ...

Nyandarua County, due to its cold weather patterns, is known for sheep farming, especially the wool producing breeds. At Eden Farm in Kinangop, the age-old tradition of keeping sheep in the area ...