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Get A Leg Up On Apple Picking With An Orchard Ladder

Beginning Farmers | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Homesteading |
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An orchard ladder is specially designed for safety and efficiency while picking apples or other fruit in the orchard. Here's what you should know.

A Lawn Mower Can Shred Leaves, But Be Careful How Many

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Shredded leaves add nutrients to garden beds, and a lawn mower can help you shred those leaves. Just be careful how many leaves you try to mow at once.

Let Your John Deere Gator Drive With AutoTrac

Beginning Farmers | Equipment | Farm & Garden | News |
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John Deere has added AutoTrac, a smart hand-free steering system, to several new 2023 Gators—and older Gators can get in on the fun, too!

Flush Feeding Maximizes Sheep Breeding Success

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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Sheep breeders can improve chances for fertility and multiples by increasing quality feed (known as flush feeding) strategically before breeding time.

This Family Lives & Loves Off-Grid Homesteading In Vermont

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Teri Page never intended to be an off-grid homesteader, but she and her family now live (and love) their self-sustaining Vermont life.

Autumn Is For Apples At Oren Wooden’s Apple House

Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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At Orren Wooden's Apple House near Pikeville, Tennesse, it's all apples all the time, with a marketing program designed to show fruit.

Flowers, Succulent Pumpkins Star At Midtown Bramble & Bloom

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Urban Farming |
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Marisa Mender-Franklin, owner of Memphis micro-flower farm Midtown Bramble & Bloom, tells us how flowers help to build community.

Solar Power Basics, From Financing To Installation (& More)

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From financing and tax credits to choosing a good contractor to install your system, here are some solar power basics you need to know.

Protect Your Chickens Against These Common Predators

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Health & Nutrition | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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There are plenty of wild critters eager to make a meal out of your chickens, so get to know common predators and effective deterrents for each.

Video: Security Tips Heading Into Sheep Breeding Season

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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It's sheep breeding season, and we have some tips for getting sheep ready, as well as security tips so you know which ewes have been bred.

Celebrating Joys Of Pumpkins On National Pumpkin Day

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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Oct. 26 is National Pumpkin Day, a perfect opportunity to stop and appreciate the multifaceted fun of growing, eating, carving, and even painting pumpkins.

Chicken Chat: Escaped Chickens Evade Numerous Threats

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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When chickens escape their coop and make a run for it, it's a matter of life or death as they evade a handful of immediate threats.

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