Oats are valued for much more than just the grains used in healthy cereals; they are an incredibly versatile crop for farmers. It’s common to grow oats as forage for livestock, supplying excellent nutrition when harvested as hay or silage. Additionally, it’s an ideal high-biomass cover ...
I don’t know if you can call our property a “farm.” Wedohave an acre of land in Arizona. Wedoprovide a lot of our own food and we do have lots of poop. Er, animal poop that is. I guess that pretty much qualifies as a farm, wouldn’t you agree? How many animals do we ha...
As an animal that is known to have a relatively broad diet, ranging from hay to alfalfa or plants that grow in their pasture, there are many affordable things that you can use to keep your goats healthy and happy. You’ll also find that many breeds produce a decent amount of milk. You...
Early shoots of purple asparagus sticking up inside a DIY tomato cage, aka deer cage. You can make these cages pretty much any size you want, but you want them to be a good bit taller than the plants you’re protecting from deer so they can’t reach down into the central opening to ...
Green Acres Dairy:We try to grow all of our own forage. I have purchased hay and silage from neighbors but prefer growing our own. About two-thirds of our grain corn needs can be homegrown provided we don't have terrible wet springs like 2013 and 2014. ...
Goats also make fabulous pets. “I can waste an hour and a half watching goats,” admitted Knox. “I’m just a sucker for them. There’s so much personality there.” Photo Credit:Natesh Ramasamy/Flickr FacebookLinkedInThreadsXGoogle ClassroomCopy LinkEmail...
mistake is ALWAYS to feed too much grain. Aside from the fact that you are throwing your animal’s diet out of balance, you are also TEACHING your animal to be a spoiled. (Ask me how I know.) So grain is fine in small amounts. But for the most part, stick with grass/hay. ...
It can be frightening, but it makes this procedure much more convenient to discover a firm that is pleasant and takes care of your needs. It is a smart idea to even let them know, at an early stage, what your budget is so that all of you can make a plan for everyone. ...
nothing has been found. For this reason, it is mostly carried out in-house by internal researchers. At least a short exercise will involve only modest costs and may save on much more expensive fieldwork. Unlike an agency, a ‘do your own’ researcher can live with little to show for the...
Usually by mid-Sept the horses can just be out on pasture and there isn’t much stall mucking to be done. Every year that person changes, but God knows my deep need to sit on an ocean beach and refill the empty so that I can pour out once again to others. reply to comment Jill ...