Wildlife Management
Learn how to create and use two types of wildlife habitats: nest boxes and travel corridors--to help manage wildlife on your farm. Wildlife biologist John Morgan tells how. Click to continue
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Top Garden Shows and How Best to Enjoy!
Jessica Walliser writes about six of her favorite garden and flower shows from around the country, including tips to make the most of your trip. BONUS! Read about the best International Garden Shows.
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Farming and Entrepreneurial Life
If you're ready to break free from your "day job" and dive into your real passion (or passions), read Lisa Kivirist's first-hand advice about farming and entreprenureal life. Click to continue
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 Companion Planting and Decoy Crops
With the right combinations of companion plants and decoy crops, Susan Brackney tells us how we can battle garden bugs and save our favorite vegetables.
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 Take a Trip to Amish Country
Learn what one Amish travel spot has to offer: Read Kimberly Button's article "Take a Trip to Amish Country" for a tour of the fall colors, comfort foods and Amish quilts and crafts in Lancaster County, Penn. |
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 Becoming An Expert
Agricultural experts and agricultural consultants are needed many areas. What's your chosen field? Read Rick Gush's "Becoming An Expert" to learn how to market yourself as an agricultural expert or consultant.
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Squirrel Appreciation Day
Hey, fellow farm dogs—January 21 is Squirrel Appreciation Day! Listen up as Pippin, Cherie Langlois' Treeing Walker Coonhound mix barks up some cool facts about squirrels. Click to continue
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Winter Weather Reminders and Tips
Living on a farm means taking a few steps BEFORE the fridgid weather arrives, including home and barn preparation and livestock care, as well as other tips to prevent frozen pipes. Click to continue.
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Bees Threatened by Colony Collapse
Bee good to pollinators! Leading researchers and scientists are saying it's time to protect native pollinators. Read beekeeper and gardener Tom Meade's article to learn more.
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 Alpaca Pre-Purchase Exam Guide
This document, prepared by Dr. Leslie Richardson, DVM, details the type of questions you should consider when conducting a pre-purchase examination of an alpaca.
- Guide to Alpaca Pre-Purchase Examinations
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 Tips for Pest-Free TomatoesKeep your tomato plants pest-free this summer by monitoring tomato pest activity--and try these tips for an organic approach. More |
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 Guidestone's farm-centered ventures
David Lynch's Colorado farm leads by example teaching children, supporting sustainable agriculture and CSAs ad more. Read LaDaryn Backstrum's article about the farm-centered venture. More
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 The Perfect Hobby Farm
At the 1900 Farm at Living History Farms visitors learn how men and women worked side-by-side to run a farm in the early 20th century. Gretchen Heim Olson reports on the experiences of those who work there. More
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 Pharm Solutions: Certified-Organic Pesticides
Pharm Solutions put its money where its mouth is by developing the world’s only pesticides to be certified as USDA-compliant with organic regulations. More about this company can be found in the May/June 2007 Hobby Farms "Happenings" Department.
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 Hogs to Heaven: More Before and AfterSee more before and after pictures of the Bobo’s western Kentucky farm, which the family transformed from a used-up hog farm to a graceful homestead. For inspiration and details on how they accomplished this amazing rehabilitation, read H. M. Murrell's "Hogs to Heaven" in the March/April 2007 Hobby Farms. More |