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Find Your Niche in the Poultry Business: 5 Options

Animals | Farm Management | Poultry |
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Interested in putting your birds to work? Consider these possibilities for a homegrown poultry business, including eggs, feathers and manure.

Living Off the Grid: Create Renewable, Farmable Energy

Equipment | Farm Management |
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With renewable energy projects including solar power setups and wind turbine systems, you can use the grid to your advantage.

3 Ways To Turn A Landscape Problem Into Opportunity

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management | Homesteading |
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Weedy trees? Steep slopes? Mismanaged forests? Kentucky innovators work with natural systems to find beneficial outcomes in these problems.

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.

How to Create Habitat for Solitary Bees

Beekeeping | Crops & Gardening | Farm Management | Homesteading |
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Supporting leafcutters, masons and other species of native solitary bees is just as important as helping their managed-colony counterparts.

6 Ways to Improve Your Farmers Market Success

Farm Management
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Here are several tactics to react to what other sellers are doing and better engage potential customers to see financial gains and farmers market success.

Poultry Science: Tips on Processing Broiler Chickens

Animals | Farm Management | Poultry |
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Processing broilers can be daunting or traumatic the first few times. Here's a step-by-step guide to minimize animal suffering and keep meat safe.

5 Ways to Improve Your Farm’s Vegetable Wash Area

Equipment | Farm Management |
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Properly designing your farm's wash area and establishing efficient workflow can save you time and help increase revenue.

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.

Don’t Have a Tractor? Use That to Your Advantage

Equipment | Farm Management |
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You can structure a small farm to benefit from the absence of a tractor, and you can also use the purchase of one as an incentive for financial success.

Historic Henhouse: What Were the Best Chicken Breeds a Century Ago?

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Breeds | Farm Management | Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Before hybrid broilers and superlayers, authors of poultry books in the early 1900s recommended some chicken breeds that are still prevalent today.

5 Tips to Build a Better Deer Fence

Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm Management |
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Deer are persistent, and keeping them out of your orchard or garden requires a good fence. These tips will help you prevent their entry.

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