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Goat companies say that will increase a goat herder's monthly pay from around $4,000 to over $14,000. They say that will drive up the cost of providing goats and will likely put many of them out ...
Goat herder Tim Arrowsmith warned that a California labor law could put his goat-herding business, used for wildfire prevention efforts, out of business on "Fox News Tonight." ...
Daughters of Anatolia follows the Gök family, a group of nomadic goat herders, as they travel on the “Göҫ,” or seasonal migration, from the temperate winters along the Mediterranean Sea to ...
One herder is usually in charge of 400 goats, but with an increase in herder pay, employees will maintain fewer herders, and the number of goats available for vegetation control will decrease.
For decades, goat herders have been exempt from hourly minimum wage regulations owing to the 24/7 nature of their work. The targeted grazing industry was built on this exception.
The city teamed up with a local goat herder to launch a small-scale grazing project at Kingfisher Point Natural Area, reported KUAD. The pilot program brings in goats and a couple of skilled ...
A goat herder from Peru puts up temporary fencing for a herd of grazing goats in West Sacramento, Calif., on May 17, 2023. Goats are in high demand to clear vegetation as California prepares for ...