Goats of gold: Australia's feral goat problem has become a $235m export trade

Australia is the world's largest exporter of goat meat despite accounting for just 0.4% of total global production - and it's mostly from wild herdsSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityOn a sprawling property in outback Australia, Nick Deshon and his team are drafting rangeland goats. The goats are a motley, multicoloured lot; some have beards, others sport mohawks or woolly mops, long hair or short. There are curved horns, tufty tails and soft eyes.But this motley crew - born wild then rounded up - has helped make Australia the largest exporter of goat meat in the world.Sign up to receive Guardian Australia's fortnightly Rural Network email newsletter Continue reading...