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Produce Profile: Patty Pan Is Zucchini By Another Name

Crops & Gardening
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Looking for something new for the garden? Mix up your zucchini and summer squash routine with the easy-to-grow patty pan squash.

These 4 Barn Cats Rule The Roost At Parallel 45 Farm

Animals | Homesteading | Large Animals |
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Chelsea VanRoekel from the Montana-based hobby farm tells us how her quartet of felines forge special bonds with the chickens and excel as professional mousers on the property.

Time To Try An ‘Honor System’ Farm Stand?

Farm Management
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Social distancing and increased demand for fresh, local food could lead to a resurgence in self-service farm stops.

Brush Up On Your Lingo With These Tractor Terms

Equipment
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If you’re shopping for a new tractor, this glossary of tractor-related terms will get you up to speed on all the terms.

Calculating Baling Twine Needs For Hay Season

Equipment
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Calculating the amount of baling twine you'll need during hay season isn't hard, but it does require a little high school algebra.

Digging A Posthole For Fencing That Stands The Test

Equipment
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No matter your fencing purposes, you want your posts to stand up to time and conditions. These posthole digging tips will help you set posts right.

You Can Still Grow Vegetable Plants In Shady Spots

Crops & Gardening
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Got shade? You can make use of your entire garden by growing shade-tolerant crops in areas you never thought were plantable.

Morels & Smilax Make For Fine Forest Foraging

Crops & Gardening
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If you want to begin foraging, morels and smilax are great items to start seeking—they're both delicious and easy enough to identify.

Sassafras Tea & Jellies Deserve A Place In Your Kitchen

Crops & Gardening | Homesteading | Recipes |
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Homemade tea and jellies used to be commonplace—until researchers suggested that a sassafras root ingredient was potentially carcinogenic.

All About Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Farm Management
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An effective IPM (integrated pest management) strategy brings out the detective, researcher and reporter in us all to control destructive garden bugs.

Get Ready For Hay Season With A Mid-Summer Checklist

Equipment
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Baling during hay season is a big job, and it’s important to have everything prepared and ready to roll when the first three-day sunny stretch strikes.

A Riparian Buffer Can Improve Your Farm In Numerous Ways

Farm Management
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A riparian buffer (planted land along a waterway) can add value, protect environmental conditions and even produce income for your farm.

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