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Simplify Planting Heavy Trees With A Wooden Ramp

Crops & Gardening | Equipment |
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Planting trees from large pots can be difficult, but it need not be an insurmountable challenge as a simple wooden ramp can make moving heavy trees easier.

Katahdins Are A Native, Easy-Keeping Sheep Breed

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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Katahdins are a resilient native sheep breed that do excellent on pasture, bringing benefits from yard management to meat production, milk and more!

Control Parasitic Worms In Sheep With FAMACHA

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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FAMACHA can help you control worms in a sheep flock without overusing medication, and free certification courses ensure you're scoring your animals right.

Painting Antiques & Vintage Farmhouse Furniture Pieces

Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Projects |
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Change up your farmhouse aesthetic by painting older furniture pieces with a fresh coat of color. Here's how to freshen up furniture the right way.

Say Cheese! For Recent Reader Livestock Photos

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals | Poultry |
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These Say Cheese contenders include mischievous goats, a diminutive donkey, pretty pigs and more, so check out this photo roundup from Hobby Farms readers!

The Honest Truth About 5 Popular Chicken Breeds (Pt. 1)

Animals | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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There's a lot of poultry information out there—not all of it true—so our resident chicken expert is sharing decades of experience about popular chicken breeds.

Recipe: Easy, Super Tasty Fermented Green Beans  

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Recipes |
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These simple fermented green beans preserve the garden harvest, make a great snack and go great as a Bloody Mary garnish.

Recycle & Reuse Scrap Metal Around The Farm Or Homestead

Equipment | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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Metal is never trash! In addition to selling scrap for a bit of trash, you can always find a use for discarded or found metal around the homestead.

4 Steps To Prepare For Apple Harvesting Season

Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden |
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Are the apples on your trees starting to ripen? Here are four steps to prepare for a successful (and hopefully bountiful) apple harvesting season.

Grass-Fed Cattle Are Just Plain Better For The Bottom Line

Animals | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Large Animals |
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Grass-finished? Grain-fed? Though there are a lot of confusing terms at play these days, but there's no denying the benefits of raising grass-fed cattle.

Battle of the Bulge (Pt 1): Helping Overweight Livestock

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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Obesity can plague our livestock just as it plagues us, so here are some of the dangers overweight equines face and what to do about the issue.

A Nutty Adventure: Enjoying A Mast Year For Acorns 

Farm & Garden | Foraging | Homesteading |
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It's a mast year for acorns, but why we don't eat these nuts? Zach Loeks set out on a longboard to find the sweetest oaks with hopes of planting more trees with better flavor.

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