Features Choose Your Feathered Fancy
Ducks, turkeys, geese, guinea fowl and game birds make fun, fanciful and versatile additions to small farms. This could be the year to add some poultry of a different feather to your farm.
by Sue Weaver Put Your Soil to the Test Your crops and forage are only as good as the soil they’re grown in. Use these soil tests to analyze and improve your land.
by Jessica Walliser Bring Clover on Over As a forage, a cover crop or a companion plant, the many varieties of clover are worthwhile small-farm investments. Here’s how to make clover work for you.
by John Howle
Cheese & Ewe: Vermont Shepherd
Sheep dairying was virtually unheard of a few decades ago. Today, farms like Vermont Shepherd are producing delicious artisan cheeses from carefully selected crossbred sheep. Read about this farm’s success in a niche market.
by Tovah Martin Columns Livestock Q & A
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with Dr. Lyle G. McNeal How Do I ... Set up a Brooder Room Jean M. Fogle
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