Gardening
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BEST BEEF & PERFECT PORK
THESE BREEDS THRIVE ON SMALL-SCALE HOBBY FARMS
9 min |
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OPEN THE HATCH
PURCHASING YOUR SPRING CHICKS FROM A HATCHERY IS MORE THAN JUST CLICK AND WAIT
7 min |
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Small Flock Poultry
Predator Protection
4 min |
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Grass-Fed Meat
The fastest way to increase the carbon content of a degraded soil is to establish a perennial grassland and graze it with ruminant animals in a proper manner
3 min |
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Holey Cow!
Bovines have an amazing ability to turn relatively undigestable grass, hay and other roughage into nutrients and energy
2 min |
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GOAT MILK Soap
This recipe for goat milk soap will leave your skin feeling soft and luxurious
4 min |
Goats 101 - 2023
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MAKE YOUR OWN Chevre
In a dip, crumbled on a salad or spread on homemade toast, nothing beats creamy chévre
1 min |
Goats 101 - 2023
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Great-Tasting GOAT MILK
These tips for milking backyard goats will keep your homegrown milk safe and delicious
4 min |
Goats 101 - 2023
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milking how to
Goat milk is liquid gold, but you have to get milking right to get it
2 min |
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BREEDING BASICS
Follow these guidelines at breeding time for healthy kids
3 min |
Goats 101 - 2023
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KEEP YOUR Rumens RIGHT
Ruminant health is all about maintaining rumen health
3 min |
Goats 101 - 2023
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Spot & Treat
Parasites happen, but proper management keeps things under control
3 min |
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Parasite PATROL
Keep your worm treatments effective with these three valuable tools
3 min |
Goats 101 - 2023
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FIRST AID FIRST!
Stock your goat's medicine cabinet with these remedies to use in an emergency
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HEALTHY GOAT, Happy FARMER
Goats may be hearty, but they still need their keeper's care in order to live long and be healthy
8 min |
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GOATS ON grass
Goats raised on pasture require a few essential elements to stay healthy and happy
8 min |
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Notes ON NUTRITION
Dairy and meat goats have specific feed needs, and they're not the same
3 min |
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GIVE ME Shelter
Creating the right housing for your herd can keep them healthy and safe
6 min |
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Natural FIBERS
These goat breeds provide beautiful, luxurious fiber
10 min |
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Choosing a DAIRY GOAT
A number of considerations will determine your ideal dairy goat breed
3 min |
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CHOOSING A Meat Goat
Once you've mastered the basics, keeping goats for meat is pretty easy
4 min |
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WHY KEEP Goats?
From practical to playful, there are numerous reasons for raising these small livestock animals
9 min |
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Pollinator-Plant Mismatches
As temperatures continue to warm and weather patterns keep shifting, some plants are blooming much sooner than they used to.
6 min |
May - June 2023
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Fly CONTROL
Biting flies are a nuisance, and their bites are painful and irritating.
9 min |
May - June 2023
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MACHINE MAINTENANCE
Your tractor is your farm's workhorse, so you need to care for it to keep it running smoothly.
9 min |
May - June 2023
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Celebrating 50 Episodes!
What started as a casual conversation series with farmers, gardeners and land stewards two years ago has become a podcast with more than 50 episodes! We’re celebrating having recorded all these interviews exploring the inner workings of farming and food systems and looking forward to bringing you many more.
2 min |
May - June 2023
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Be My Little BABY
Hardy, docile, and without big space requirements, Babydoll Southdown Sheep make a great addition to hobby farms.
8 min |
May - June 2023
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Container Hacks
Once, after a successful cookout, I was pouring the dregs from glasses of beers and wine down the kitchen drain.
5 min |
May - June 2023
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LAWN LESSONS
In addition to being safer and more environmentally friendly, an organic lawn will also appear nicer.
8 min |
May - June 2023
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GET AN EXTENSION
County extension services offer an abundance of information on all things ag-related when you have crop, livestock or farming questions.
8 min |