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Want to Raise Pigs? Here’s What You’ll Need

Animals | Equipment | Farm Management | Large Animals |
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Are you considering adding pigs but you're not sure where to start? Here are basic pointers to get your farm and yourself hog-ready.

Learn to Use the Proper Nails for Your Farm Needs

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Nails come in so many varieties, it can be hard to know which kind you need for specific projects. Here are some common types.

An Antique Woodbox Connects Me to My Farm’s Past

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Some 50 years after leaving the farm where it was built, an antique woodbox with a special construction style finally returns home.

Keep Your Farm ATV Alive With These Maintenance Tips

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An all-terrain vehicle, or ATV, can be an essential farm tool, but getting years of use from one requires care and some periodic work.

Fruit Trees Overproducing? These Tips Can Help

Crops & Gardening | Equipment |
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Are your fruit trees producing more fruit than their branches can support? Help protect the trees from damage with these 3 useful tips.

7 Things to Consider When Buying a UTV

Equipment | Farm Management |
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The utility vehicle, or UTV, has benefits for work as well as recreation, but options vary widely by model. Here's what you need to know.

Build Your Own Tools With Welding Skills

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Welding is a useful skill for hobby farmers. You can repair your own equipment and even manufacture custom tools from scratch. Here's an example.

10 Points of Midsummer Lawn Mower Maintenance

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After a couple of consecutive months of service, your lawn mower is probably due for some maintenance. This checklist will help keep your mower in shape.

Getting Attached: 4 Helpful, Unusual Tractor Attachments

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More tractor attachments exist than you could probably ever use, but if one of these fits a job you do a lot, it's worth considering.

3 Materials You Can Salvage on Old Farms

Beginning Farmers | Equipment |
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When you buy a farm, you buy a lot more than the land. Here are three common farm items you can salvage during cleanup and renovations.

Need to Anchor Fence Posts? Build a Stone Crib

Equipment
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Here are directions to build a DIY stone crib you can use to anchor an unconventional fence location for secure and trustworthy fence posts.

Pole Barns: 10 Questions to Ask Before You Build

Beginning Farmers | Equipment | Farm Management |
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Pole barns are being made now to have room for bigger farm equipment and to last longer. See whether one is right for your farm.

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