Goats graze a hillside in Redding, Calif., for fire prevention. Lawmakers are working on a bill that would restore parity for the industry with sheepherders, enabling ranchers to pay their ...

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to a sprawling townhouse complex. They were hired to clear vegetation that could fuel wildfires ...

HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE GOATS. A BUMPER CROP OF OVERGROWN GRASS MEANS A FEAST FOR GOATS. ALL OF THIS FUELS HAS GROWN TWICE THE SIZE IT NORMALLY HAS GROWN BECAUSE OF THE WINTER RAINS. AND SO WE’RE ...

Goat herders were recently reclassified by California labor regulators and given a separate distinction from sheepherders. Now, goat herders will not be eligible for monthly compensation and will ...

Wildfire risk just got a lot worse in California, where some of the state's most effective fire prevention specialists—goats—are under regulatory attack. As of July 1, the state's standard minimum ...