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A Guide to Deciphering a Butcher’s Pork Cut Card

Animals | Farm Management | Large Animals |
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For the uninitiated, a blank processing cut card can be a daunting ordeal, but don't get stressed—it all breaks down to meat.

Ag Bites: Hire Goats to Control Weeds on Your Farm

Animals | Crops & Gardening | Large Animals |
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Goats cause less damage than heavy equipment or chemicals to control weeds, and they provide soil a steady source of manure.

Consider Artificial Insemination for Your Livestock

Animals | Farm Management | Large Animals |
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Ever wonder whether artificial insemination is right for your farm? Learn more about advances in this reproductive technology.

Livestock Pregnancy & Its Problems: Horses

Animals | Large Animals |
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In this last of three parts, we learn that managing a mare during pregnancy means knowing what can go wrong when she foals. Here are some vital veterinary facts about foaling.

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

Animals | Large Animals | Poultry |
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This round of contenders is led by a cow in a scenic landscape. Also making appearances are goats, kids, chickens, horses—and one human.

Breeds You Need: Finding the Right Livestock for Small Farms

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm Management | Large Animals | Poultry | Waterfowl |
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You don’t have to be a rancher to have a great herd of livestock on your hobby farm. Many terrific breeds are great for small acreage.

Nutrition Matters: Proper Diets for Farm Dogs

Animals | Large Animals |
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Like other livestock species, farm dogs need the right food to perform at their best, whether that's working or breeding.

Livestock Pregnancy & Its Problems: Cattle

Animals | Large Animals |
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In the second installment of a three-part series, we examine calving and a common post-calving problem in cattle known as milk fever.

Rare Livestock Breeds Are Worth Preserving

Animals | Breeds | Large Animals | Urban Farming |
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Are you considering trying something new on the farm? What about preserving an endangered livestock species of cattle, pig or sheep?

Use a Solar-Powered Portable Electric Fence to Pasture Your Pigs

Animals | Large Animals |
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I love to pasture my pigs, but fencing had been a problem. Then I observed and emulated the solar setup of a "lunatic farmer." Here's how it works.

Livestock Pregnancy & Its Problems: Sheep & Goats

Animals | Large Animals |
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In the first of three parts, we consider typical numbers of offspring per pregnancy as well as treatment and prevention of a common disorder.

Why Understanding Pig Squeals Matters in Holistic Farming

Animals | Large Animals |
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When it comes to farm problems, changing the way you farm may be better in the long-term than a reactionary solution.

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