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5 Steps To Writing A Farm Grant

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management |
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Write a successful grant proposal to fund your farming endeavors with these easy-to-follow tips.

5 Ways to Affect Farm Policy

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management |
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Not satisfied with the status quo of agricultural policy? Use these tips to effectively communicate your small-scale-farming ideas to government officials.

How To Store Hay To Make It Last

Farm Management
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Make your hay harvest last with these tips for efficient hay storage.

How To Make A Scarecrow From Farm Materials

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management | Homesteading |
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Homemade scarecrows can do more than serve as harvest-time décor. Use these step-by-step instructions for a scarecrow that has both form and function.

Multiflora Rose: Invasive Weed (and Yummy Treat)

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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Do you have multiflora rose on your farm? We do. It grows down in the hollow near our pond. Sometimes Mom takes Uzzi and me down to to the hollow to browse, and we love nibbling multiflora rose petals.

How to Build a Single-chamber Bat House

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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Build this wall-mounted bat house to foster bat habitats on the farm.

4 Ways to Attract Bats to Your Farm for Natural Pest Control

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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Beat the pests that feast on your crops by creating bat habitats on your farm.

Flip the Switch on Electricity Consumption

Farm Management
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Limit your farmhouse energy use and save energy costs with these guidelines from someone who’s made the cut.

Redefining the CSA

Farm Management
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A study performed out of UC Davis finds that some farmers subscribe to a broader definition to "community-supported agriculture” and that a whole new demographic is jumping in on the action.

CSAs the Right Way

Farm Management
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Spring ushers in the return of the bluebirds, tulips and, increasingly, members of community-supported-agriculture farms.Here are four ways to make the most of your CSA membership.

Ask Martok: Farm Dogs And Snakebites

Animals | Farm Management | Large Animals |
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Martok the goat gives advice on what to do if your farm dog comes in contact with a snake.

Ask Martok: Preventing White-nose Syndrome

Farm Management
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Martok the goat gives you the lowdown on a mysterious disease that’s wiping out American bat populations.

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