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3 Ways To Transport Trees Home From A Nursery

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What’s the best way to transport trees from a nursery to your farm? There isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution, because the answer depends on many factors.

Control Flies That Bother Sheep In The Summer

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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Summer means flies around the farm, and it's essential to keep these pests away from your flock of sheep. Here are some tips for controlling summer flies.

Welcoming The Winsome Fly, Japanese Beetles’ Bane 

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Permaculture |
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A natural predator introduced to control destructive Japanese beetles, the winsome fly is starting to take off in our environment. Here's how to use this beneficial bug.

Climate Change Complicates Things For Pollinators, Plants

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | News | Permaculture |
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As seasonal conditions change, relationships between plants and pollinators are thrown off. Here's what that means and how you can help.

Recipe: Vegan Mexican Street Corn Salad 

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This corn salad recipe from "Abuela’s Plant-Based Kitchen" by Karla Salinari puts a delicious vegan spin on elote—Mexican street corn.

Video: Building A Platform For A Carry All Frame

Equipment | Farm & Garden | Projects | Video |
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I picked up a carry all frame some years back, and now's the time to build a platform and put it to use. In this video, I show you how I did this project.

Dual-Purpose Animals Flourish At Rocking D Hobby Farm

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Large Animals | Poultry |
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Retired registered nurse Carol Denney tells us how her adventures at Rocking D Hobby Farm are helping to better the local community.

Questions? Your Local County Extension Office Has Answers

Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | News |
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Established in 1914, the cooperative extension agency program provides agricultural expertise to farmers of all stripes—and there's almost certainly an office near you!

Tractor Or Skid Steer: What’s Right For Your Farm?

Equipment | Farm & Garden | Farm Management |
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Choosing between a tractor and skid steer is one of the more common decisions you’ll need to make. Here are some key differences to help you choose.

Simplify Garden Watering With Some Hose Splitters

Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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Have you ever tried to navigate a long hose through a large garden? It’s not nearly as easy as it sounds. That's when hose splitters come to the rescue.

Further Tips For Fighting Flies On Livestock

Animals | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Large Animals | Poultry |
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For livestock animals and their keepers, summer is a time for fighting biting flies, so here are some more tips for keeping bugs off your herd.

3 Flies That Bug Cattle, Other Livestock In Summer

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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Summertime brings the bugs to your farm. Here are three common fly species that impact cattle and other livestock, and how you can work to control them.

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