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Record-Keeping Is Essential For Farm Operations

Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Farm Management |
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Good record-keeping can make a huge difference when operating a small farm, so check out these six tips for keeping great growing records this year.

Recipe: Make Fun-To-Eat Blueberry Apple Fruit Leather 

Farm & Garden | Food | Recipes |
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Take advantage of the waning days of blueberry season with this quick, easy-to-store and fun-to-eat blueberry apple fruit leather recipe!

Feisty Pickled Peppers From Austin’s Flat Brim Farmer

Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Food |
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We talk to Trey Gonzalez from the Austin-based Flat Brim Farmer operation about his journey to pickling success and his love for habaneros, jalapeños and more.

Grow Peppers To Spice Things Up At Dinner & Market

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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Peppers bring color, flavor and sometimes tons of heat to both the dinner table and market stand, so go ahead and grow some in your farm garden.

What Should You Do After An Unexpected Chicken Death?

Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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Try as we might to care for each chicken in our flock, sometimes unexpected death occurs. Here's how to respond if one of your hens should die.

Bale Hay Right With Equipment, Safety & Storage Advice

Equipment | Farm & Garden |
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Are you interested in tackling small-scale hay production on your farm? We’ve rounded up 20 of our past articles on the topic, sorting them into categories.

Preparing Facilities & Feed Plans For Beef Cattle

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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Before bringing home cattle for the first time, you should make sure your facilities are stocked and you have an adequate feed regimen. You'll need to re-evaluate now and again, as well.

When Is The Best Time For Weaning Lambs?

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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When is the right time for weaning lambs? The answer depends a lot on your farm conditions and what you, as a shepherd, can do to keep stress low.

Love My Breed: Glou­cestershire Old Spots Pigs

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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We asked Hobby Farms readers to tell us what they love about Glou­cestershire Old Spots, a docile pig with excellent meat. Check out what one keeper had to say!

Benefits Of Probiotic B. Apis On Malnourished Bees

Beekeeping | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | News |
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New findings could mean access to powerful nutritional supplement in the form of probiotic microbe B. apis for honeybees to bolster strength.

Video: How To Plant & Grow Potatoes In A Container

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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Potatoes are pretty much the perfect garden crop to grow in containers, so check out this video to learn how you can grow your own taters in a tub.

With All Due Restraint: How To Restrain Livestock

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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When you keep livestock, it's sometimes necessary to restrain animals to administer care. Learn about some of the common pieces of equipment for safe restraint.

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