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4 Features To Consider When Buying Bungee Cords

Beginning Farmers | Equipment | Farm & Garden |
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Bungee cords can be put to use in many ways. But what features should you look for when shopping for bungee cords? Here are four questions to keep in mind.

Documents Your Sheep Breeder Should Provide At Sale

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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Sheep breeders should follow a handful of best practices when selling animals, so make sure you receive these documents when you buy an animal.

The When, Where & Hows Of Pastured Pigs

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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Pastured pigs need more than just outside air—they need living grass to supplement their diets. Luckily, modern developments have made good porcine pasture management easier.

Operation Cycles For Market Garden Crop Succession

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Homesteading | Permaculture |
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Crop succession, especially in smaller market garden spaces, requires plenty of planning. These 10 operation cycles steps will help you get the job done.

Recipe: Delectable Homemade Maple Sugar Candies

Farm & Garden | Food | Recipes |
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This recipe for delicate, homemade maple syrup candies puts maple syrup—whether bought or collected and made at home—to delicious use.

Mastering Turkey Massages With Gentile Acres

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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Carol Gentile of Gentile Acres tells us how the COVID-19 pandemic prompted her family to start on a path towards turkeys and self-sufficiency.

Video: Sew A Feed-Bag Shopping Tote

Animals | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Homesteading | Poultry | Projects | Video |
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From chicken feed to bird seed, the empty plastic bags add up—but they don't have to end up in the landfill. Here's how to make your own feed-bag tote.

A Field Guide To Types Of Chicken Combs

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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Chicken combs come in a variety of shapes and sizes, depending on the breed. Whether you're choosing for climate or aesthetics, here's a quick primer on combs!

Keeping Chickens Safe During Spring Cold Snaps

Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Health & Nutrition | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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Spring weather can be very unpredictable, so when springtime cold weather hits, protect your chickens and other poultry from the frosty effects.

The Great Chicken Bedding Debate

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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Though bedding material used in chicken coops may vary by geography and availability, the purpose of providing bedding remains the same: to manage waste and to provide a soft place for chickens to lay eggs.

Planning A Deer Fence Repair Isn’t So Easy

Equipment | Farm & Garden | Farm Management |
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A strong winter storm blew down a lengthy section of a wooden deer fence. Much of the material can be salvaged, but doing so requires careful planning.

Answering Important Questions About Hoof Trimming in Sheep

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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Hoof trimming for sheep is important, but why exactly is that so? What do you need to trim hooves, and how do you do it? We have answers.

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