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More Research Needed in Bee Health

Beekeeping
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Despite recent findings related to the cause of colony collapse disorder, the mystery of disappearing Honey bees hasn’t been solved.

Using Herding Dogs on the Farm

Animals | Large Animals |
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Dogs make wonderful farm companions and invaluable farm workers, especially when it comes to managing livestock.

Yummy Acorns

Animals
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It’s autumn in the Ozarks, and autumn is my favorite time of year.

Stick Around

Animals
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This time of year lots of human males put on clothing that makes them look like walking leaf piles.

How To Train Young Herding Dogs

Animals
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Start out on the right paw with your new farm dog, and begin training on the farm early.

Ticked Off – Part 1

Animals
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Lots of lone star ticks live on our farm.

The Fonzie of Goats

Animals
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Hi, this is Uzzi. I’m writing this week’s blog because Martok is depressed. He spends his days perched atop our Port-a-Hut gazing off down the ridge—or across the yard at Kerla’s pen.

Chicken Chores

Crops & Gardening | Poultry |
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I once read an article (and I think it was actually in a long-ago issue of Hobby Farms) where the author stated that the term "free-range chicken” really means "crap-everywhere chicken.” Spot on, my friend.

Snakes Alive

Animals
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When Mom came out to feed us this morning, she almost stepped on our snake.

Mobile Processing for Backyard Chickens

Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Courtesy Cornerstone Farm Ventures Cornerstone Farm Ventures created the “Mini Mobile Processing Unit,” a smaller, less expensive mobile slaughtering unit. One of the consequences of the consolidation of food production in the United States is the dramatic decline in the number of slaughterhouses.  According to the USDA, the number of USDA- or state-inspected slaughterhouses has […]

We Have Wasps!

Animals
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Yesterday, Steve the dog was trotting over to visit us when a big black wasp flew out of nowhere and stung Steve right on the butt.

Spider!

Animals
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Uzzi and Tank and I were licking our lips this morning, thinking of eating our yummy breakfast, when we heard a terrible scream.

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