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Poultry Breed Profiles: Meet the Welsummer

Animals | Breeds | Poultry | Urban Farming |
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The Welsummer, a breed that originated in the Netherlands, has been a breakfast-cereal mascot and is known for its earth-tone eggs.

Farm Storehouse: 7 Products to Help You & Your Operation

Equipment
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A chainsaw milling attachment, a personal weather station and a body roller for sore muscles are among items our editors found.

Why Every Farmer Should Keep Drawers of Spare Parts

Equipment
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Keeping an organized collection of general spare parts such as nuts, bolts and washers can save you time and trips to the hardware store.

Is the Tree of Heaven Really the Tree of Hell?

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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The invasive, odiferous tree of heaven attracts pollinators but is toxic to other plants. It has human medicinal uses, but cutting alone encourages more growth.

Yoga for Gardeners: 7 Yoga Poses to Relieve Aches & Pains

Crops & Gardening
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Help tired muscles recover from garden work with these seven yoga poses tailored especially for gardeners and gardening work.

Myths & Facts About the Praying Mantis: 7 Questions Answered

Crops & Gardening
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Does the female praying mantis bite off its mate's head? Are some of them pink? What do they eat?

5 Areas of Safe Investment for Market Gardeners

Farm Management
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If a farm-related investment falls into one, two or more of these categories, it's near certain to pay for itself in short order.

Why Fall-Blooming Plants Are Important to Your Farm

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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Fall-blooming plants make your garden more beautiful, but they also provide necessary nutrition to a broad diversity of wildlife.

Why Every Hobby Farmer Needs a Farm Truck

Equipment
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A farm truck doesn't have to be a truck, but any automobile you use in a wide variety of ways to help with farm tasks.

Sunflowers Bring Out the Beauty of Our Farm’s Wildlife

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening |
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I love sunflowers as well as the birds and pollinators they attract, so they will always be part of my garden.

5 Easy Ways to Improve Your Farm’s Instagram

Farm Management
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Photographing the right things at the right time, and labeling them correctly, can bring you new customers through Instagram.

Get Eggs From Your Chickens All Year Round

Animals | Farm Management | Poultry |
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By having the right chicken breeds and adding proper light, you can continue to produce and collect farm-fresh eggs through winter.

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