A few years ago, I ran a series of articles on understanding agriculture, designed for anyone in the general public who had an interest in understanding more about various agricultural crops and ...

Yahoo Racing is powered by Motorsport Network, providing expert reporting, analysis, and insider access across the world’s top racing series. Noori, a cloned pashmina goat, stands inside a sheep ...

Well, cashmere is well-known all over the world, and it is said to be the fiber of kings. 60% of the world’s’ cashmere supply is from China, and the rest is distributed in Turkey, Afghanistan, Iraq, ...

In a few years’ time, that wonderfully soft cashmere sweater you buy could come from gene-edited goats. A team in China has created goats that produce a third more cashmere than normal goats. FGF5 ...

Cashmere is redefining Indian luxury. Explore its Himalayan origins, rare softness, and why it’s called “soft gold” in modern ...

HERAT, Afghanistan – Not so long ago, Afghan farmers collected the thick winter undercoat their goats shed every spring and threw it on the fire to heat their homes and cook their food. Some have ...

Cashmere is not merely goat hair. No, no. Most hair on a goat—even a so-called cashmere goat—is coarse and thick, unsuitable for the neck of lady. Cashmere comes from a second undercoat that goats ...

SRINAGAR, India (AP) – Scientists said Thursday they have cloned a rare Himalayan goat in Indian-controlled Kashmir, hoping to help increase the number of animals famed for their silky soft undercoats ...