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Farm Storehouse: 10 Products To Help Your Farm Run Better

Equipment | Farm & Garden |
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These farm storehouse products—from a dog vest to fence alert to a carrying attachment and more—are designed to make your farm life work better!

4 Autumn Farm Tasks To Tackle Before Winter

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Winter is right around the corner, so take advantage of the coming autumn season to ready things around your farm for the arrival of cold weather.

Pasture Permaculture Is Just A Matter Of Good Grazing

Animals | Farm Management | Large Animals | Permaculture |
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Pasture permaculture is a matter of good grazing—working with the land and managing livestock use to ensure soil regenerates for future yields.

Use A Broadcast Spreader To Seed Your Field (Video)

Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Video |
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For some jobs, using a broadcast spreader to seed fields can be ideal, offering good seed-to-soil contact and a quick timeframe to get the job done.

Take On Cold Season With This Refreshing Herbal Tonic

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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Cold season is right around the corner (and starting early in some places), but you can strengthen your immune system with this stinging nettle herbal tonic.

Electric Tractors Are The Future Of Farming

Equipment | Farm & Garden |
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Better for the environment and easier on the farmer, electric tractors bring cost savings, reduced maintenance needs and flexibility to growers of all sizes.

How To Save Tomato Seeds From Your Garden’s Tomatoes (Video)

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Urban Farming | Video |
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Saving tomato seeds is cost-effective and preserves heirloom qualities from one harvest to the next. Here's how to do it.

4 Tools You Need For Picking Apples

Crops & Gardening | Equipment |
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Picking apples is a wonderful pastime. It’s the perfect way to enjoy the literal fruits of your farm. But you won’t get very far without the right tools.

Tips For Starting First-Year Garden Beds (Part One)

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Permaculture |
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Getting started with gardening can be intimidating, so we put together some pro gardening tips to help. First up: establishing your first garden beds.

Growing Rice & Microgreens With Blue Moon Acres

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food |
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Co-owner Jim Lyons from New Jersey-based Blue Moon Acres tells us about supplying eye-catching microgreens to chefs and adding rice to the repertoire.

Seven Seed Storage Mistakes To Avoid

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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Have seeds you'd like to keep—and keep viable—for a while? Follow these seed storage dos and don'ts to get the most out of your seeds.

My Experience Repurposing An Old Chicken Coop

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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Got an old chicken coop or unused outbuilding? Consider recycling the materials! Read about how I built a new workshop out of an old poultry house.

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