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How to Grow Cool-season Pastures

Farm Management
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Put the chill on your winter feed expenses by planting cool-season forages for your livestock.

Protect Your Farm from Listeriosis

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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A recent major outbreak of listeriosis in cantaloupes serves as a warning to hobby farmers to guard against food-borne diseases.

Infographic: Aquaculture Pond Construction

Farm Management
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Use this visual diagram of an aquaculture pond to consider the best way to build your operation.

Picking Melons and Watching Bats

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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We just picked our first two melons of the season and enjoyed them with our dinner. I couldn’t remember what kind they were so it was kind of thrilling to cut into them and find out what was inside. The outside looked nothing like a cantaloupe, but that’s exactly what the inside looked and tasted like, only not quite as sweet.

8 Tips for Beginner Farmers’ Market Vendors

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management |
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If you’re new to selling at farmers’ markets, survive your season with these business-minded tips.

Invasive Plants Inhibit Native Growth

Farm Management | News |
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A study in the journal Invasive Plant Science and Management shows that the effects of invasive plants linger in the soil even after removal.

Fire Safety on the Farm

Farm Management
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Whether it’s your home or barn, following these fire-safety guidelines for the farm could help save those who mean the most to you.

10 Reasons to Plant a Farm Tree

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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On Arbor Day (or any day), consider the reasons why trees can benefit your farm.

Start A Successful Egg Business that Makes You Money

Animals | Farm Management | Poultry |
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A profitable egg business requires more than raising healthy chickens. Use these tips to get your egg business up and running.

Animal Track ID Cards

Farm Management
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Identify wild animals on your farm with downloadable track identification cards.

Cut Your Property Taxes

Farm Management
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If you do a little of the legwork, you can reduce the amount of taxes you are paying on your farm each year.

Invasive Grass Threatens Western Grazing Lands

Farm Management | News |
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Medusahead could wipe out native grasses and severely decrease the value of grazing lands if it continues to spread, research shows.

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