Rare livestock breeds, derived from farmers of generations past, are seeing a resurgence in popularity in Maine and across the nation, according to livestock specialists. Sometimes called “heritage” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rare livestock guardian dog breed with fewer than 10,000 worldwide is suddenly stealing hearts online, and it is easy to see why ...

WASHINGTON, Maine – Susan Frank and her dogs spend their days shepherding hairy, black pigs with names like Bacon, Pork Chop and Yummy around a chunk of Maine woods. Her farm, which raises and fattens ...

When an 800-pound cow stares you down, you take notice. When she's a new mother with a pair of two-foot horns pointed in your direction because you're a bit closer to her calf than she likes, you ...

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — At about the time Foghorn Leghorn appeared on the Looney Toons drawing board in 1946, he began disappearing from America’s dinner tables. Now the bird on which the rooster ...

Pittsboro, NC -- When we think of extinction, we think of endangered wild animal species--not breeds of poultry and livestock. However, it's estimated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the ...

As the last of winter’s frost melts and daffodils and dandelions pop up from the ground, Colonial Williamsburg’s barns and pastures buzz with the sounds of new life. Bleats fill the crisp air and tiny ...

This rare Polish Tatra livestock guardian dog has people dreaming about farms and sheep.