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Fermented Feed for Pigs Could Improve Gut Health

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Gut health is a popular concern these days, and pigs are no exception—it pays to mind your pork bellies before they leave the farm.

Living Off the Grid for Sustainability & Independence

Animals | Beekeeping | Farm Management | Homesteading | Large Animals | News | Poultry |
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For Jaime Cool and her family, an off the grid homestead of livestock, produce and bees takes a lot of work. But "it's a good life not many people get to experience."

What You Need to Grow and Produce Hay

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm Management | Large Animals |
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If you have enough land, it might make sense to grow hay to feed your animals and sell to other farmers. Here's what you need to know.

Say “Cheese!” Here Are the Best Recent Livestock Photos From Readers

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This round of contenders, led by a very thoughtful horse, includes a gorgeous chicken, a playful pig, curious camelids and a friendly donkey.

When Pigs Fly: 5 Pig-Related Idioms & Their Origins

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Many of our common idioms derive from our common agricultural past. Here are a few pig-specific phrases that especially amuse me.

Farm Storehouse: 7 Products to Help Your Farm Run Better

Animals | Equipment | Large Animals |
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New ATVs and UTVs, a zero-turn mower, farm clothes for kids and a wearable pet-bathing tool are among the useful items our editors found.

USDA Census: More Goat Dairies, More Women Farming

Animals | Farm Management | Large Animals | News |
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The survey shows big increases in the number of goat dairies and women farmers; other data reveal the popularity of goat products such as cheese and soap.

Choose the Right Fencing for Various Livestock Types

Animals | Equipment | Farm Management | Large Animals |
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Horses, cattle, goats and sheep have different behaviors and tendencies, requiring different fencing needs. Here's how to choose the best for your animals.

10 Tools to Help You Live Off the Grid

Animals | Equipment | Large Animals | Poultry | Waterfowl |
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These products, including a generator, portable power supply and lantern, are aimed at those who want to live more independently and self-sufficiently.

Farm Storehouse: 9 Products to Help Your Farm Run Better

Animals | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Homesteading | Large Animals | Poultry |
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A boom mower, a cordless pruner, an ATV manure spreader and an adjustable rake are among the useful items our editors found.

Livestock Nutrition: 5 Basic Principles of Feeding Sheep

Animals | Large Animals |
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What and how to feed sheep is important, but minerals and copper also play crucial roles. Here are the key aspects of what you need to know.

4 Uncommon Goat Breeds Perfect for Hobby Farms

Animals | Breeds | Farm Management | Large Animals | Urban Farming |
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Some of these goat breeds have striking looks, some are great dairy breeds, some are quite small and others are docile so make good companions.

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