Prevent Barn Season Burnout With ‘Pig-richment’
January 20, 2020Are your hogs cooped up in the barn over winter? Keep your herd healthy by livening up their surroundings with some simple ‘pig-richment.’
Animals Heal The Land In Regenerative Agriculture
December 30, 2019The Combes family in California’s Central Valley turned a few acres of dirt into a multispecies hobby farm, using livestock for regenerative agriculture.
An Old World Wonder: Visiting Jacobs Heritage Farm
December 16, 2019Jacobs Heritage Farm is the place to find exceptional honey, eggs, meat and more, with a nod to times and places gone by.
Part-Time Pork
December 9, 2019You can raise your own pork without becoming a big breeder. Learn how to choose, care for and process pigs for flavorful pork.
Chickens In Tutus: A New Barnyard Fashion Trend
November 13, 2019People are dressing up their chickens—and other animals—in tutus as part of this recent farm fashion craze. Here’s a look at some photos.
Breed Profiles: Get to Know the Mangalitsa Pig
November 4, 2019The wooly hog almost went extinct, but now Mangalitsa pigs are back. Could this heritage breed be right for your hobby farm?
How Do Sight & Hearing Affect Farm Animal Behavior?
October 14, 2019Understanding what large livestock animals can see and hear compared with humans helps you interpret behavior and improve your interactions with them.
A Passion for Pigs Drives This Farmer & Businesswoman
September 9, 2019April Prusia raises heritage breed pigs and hope at Dorothy’s Range in Wisconsin. She also hosts tours, farm-to-table dinners and farmstays.
Want to Raise Pigs? Here’s What You’ll Need
September 2, 2019Are you considering adding pigs but you’re not sure where to start? Here are basic pointers to get your farm and yourself hog-ready.
Author Shows How & Why “Happy Pigs Taste Better”
August 22, 2019Alice Percy provides detailed instructions for humanely raising pigs on pasture in a book that’s valuable to homesteader and commercial farmer alike.
