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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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.

Surgery & Birthing Season: On-Farm Ruminant C-Sections

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In this final installment on livestock surgery, we learn about on-farm ruminant C-sections and how farmers and others can help.

These “Extreme Outdoorspeople” Take on Idaho

Animals | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Homesteading | Large Animals | News | Poultry |
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When Tammy Trayer first glimpsed the West, she knew it was the place she wanted to call home. She and her family now live the life of extreme outdoorspeople in Idaho.

Livestock Care: Help Your Cattle Avoid Sunburn

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Cattle can indeed get sunburn, and some forms of it signal a more serious problem. In this Q-and-A, we learn what to look for and how to respond.

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