cashmere-goat

Breed Profile: Pygora Goat
January 26, 2025 · · Goat Breeds

The Pygora is an American homesteader’s goat bred to produce soft, fine fiber of cashmere or mohair type for hand spinning.

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Breed Profile: Mongolian Cashmere Goat
August 18, 2022 · · Goat Breeds

The Mongolian Cashmere Goat produces a valuable fine fiber, which provides a rural economy in a tough environment. Pastoralists face the challenge of sustainable farming in a degraded and changing ecology.

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Breed Profile: Australian Cashmere Goats
January 19, 2022 · · Goat Breeds

Australian Cashmere goats were developed from native bush goats in Australia, providing the famously soft cashmere wool and eco-friendly land management.

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Cashmere Goats at St. Mary’s on-the-Hill
November 18, 2021 · · Ownership

Meander through the gardens and meadows of visiting St. Mary’s on-the-Hill and meet the farm’s prized Cashmere goats Great Pyrenees dogs.

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Breed Profile: Spanish Goat
February 10, 2020 · · Goat Breeds

The Spanish Goat is America’s own landrace, adapted perfectly to survival in tough climates, proving to be the best goats for meat and brush clearance in the region.

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Breed Profile: Pashmina Goat
December 10, 2019 · · Goat Breeds

Pashmina goats provide the finest and warmest cashmere due to their adaption to the cold, harsh winters of the Tibetan Plateau. Their fiber provides vital income for nomadic pastoralists in these inhospitable climes.

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Best Yarn for Blankets — From Goats!
March 14, 2019 · · Goat Breeds, Ownership

When looking for the best yarn for blankets, look to goats to provide it. The yarns made from their fibers are often considered luxury.

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