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Getting Started with Livestock Part 4: Breed

August 26, 2019 by hsotr

Getting Started with Livestock Part 4: Breed

Pointers and resources for choosing animal breeds that will thrive on your farm.

Filed Under: The Farm Tagged With: Breeding, Cattle, Goats, Horses, Livestock, Poultry, Rabbits, Sheep, Swine

Getting Started With Livestock Part 3: Diet

August 19, 2019 by hsotr

Getting Started with Livestock Part 3: Diet

Keeping your animals on pasture obviously has financial benefits, and you’ve probably heard of the numerous health benefits, as well. Even nonruminants like pigs and poultry can derive a great portion of their diet from the pasture, although they will need some type of supplemental feed. So how do you make it all work? Pasture […]

Filed Under: The Farm Tagged With: Animal Health, Cattle, Dairy, Goats, Horses, Livestock, Nutrition, Pastures, Poultry, Sheep, Stewardship, Swine

Getting Started with Livestock Part 2: Fencing & Facilities

August 12, 2019 by hsotr

Getting Started with Livestock Part 2: Fencing & Facilities

There really is no one right way to fence and shelter your animals. It’s a subject that will largely depend on your individual circumstances. But it’s also a subject that must be addressed, so here goes. Fencing What type of fencing and where to put it is going to depend a great deal on what […]

Filed Under: The Farm Tagged With: Animal Housing, Cattle, Exotic Livestock, Fencing, Goats, Horses, Livestock, Llamas, Poultry, Sheep

Getting Started With Livestock Part 1: Water

August 5, 2019 by hsotr

Getting Started with Livestock Part 1: Water

When it comes to keeping livestock, the water supply of your land base can be a major limiting factor. Therefore, before you invest any money in farm animals, it is crucial that you take stock of your water situation first. Supply Let’s start by examining the water resources you have available: What water sources do […]

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Top 10 Reader-Favorite Cattle Breeds

July 15, 2019 by hsotr

Top 10 Reader-Favorite Cattle Breeds

Looking for the right cattle breed for your small farm or ranch? We have plenty of resources to help you make that selection, including our online guide to cattle breeds and the first book in our new Practical Country Living series—Choosing a Breed of Cattle by Michelle Lindsey. But if you’re curious to know what […]

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Choosing a Breed of Cattle

March 25, 2019 by hsotr

Choosing a Breed of Cattle

Define your expectations, and then arm yourself with key information on 40 common cattle breeds, including beef, dairy, and multipurpose types.

Filed Under: The Farm Tagged With: Books, Breeding, Cattle, Dairy, Draft Animals, Livestock

Adding Value to Milk

March 18, 2019 by hsotr

Adding Value to Milk

Looking for ways to expand your small-farm dairy business? Milk offers many opportunities for diversifying your product offerings!

Filed Under: The Business Tagged With: Cattle, Dairy, Enterprises, Food, Goats, Livestock, Marketing, Sheep

What are Animal Units?

February 28, 2019 by hsotr

What Are Animal Units?

When extension centers and other information sources discuss stocking rates, they usually make their recommendations in acres per animal (or animals per acre, depending on the climate and the type of animal). For instance, you might read a factsheet that advocates 5 cow-calf pairs to the acre. There’s one problem with this method of calculating […]

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Beef Tenderness and the Shear Force Test

February 6, 2019 by hsotr

Beef Tenderness and the Shear Force Test

Tenderness is critical to the meat-eating experience—nobody enjoys sinking their teeth into a tough steak. A tried-and-true method of testing beef tenderness is the plain old taste test. These days, however, there are ways to objectively measure the precise tenderness of a cut of beef. The Warner-Bratzler Shear Force Test The Warner-Bratzler shear force test […]

Filed Under: The Farm Tagged With: Animal Health, Breeding, Cattle, Food, Livestock, Nutrition

Beef Cattle Talk: A Glosssary

October 17, 2018 by hsotr

Beef Cattle Talk: A Glossary

From 3 in 1 to heterosis to yield grade, all those confusing cattle terms you have wondered about.

Filed Under: The Farm Tagged With: Animal Health, Breeding, Cattle, Glossary, Livestock, Marketing, Nutrition, The West

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