Tornado Hurricane Livestock Farm Dealing With Weather Extremes On the Homestead The daily, weekly or yearly weather conditions on your homestead can be your best friend or greatest foe. Every year the earth's weather affects the productivity and viability of the farms and homesteads
Livestock Herd Farm Wheaten terrier Border collie Homestead Working With Herding Dogs On a Homestead The herding dog has evolved over many centuries into the various breeds now associated with herding livestock. Border Collie, Australian Cattle Dog and Australian Kelpie are a few of the breeds of commonly
Garden Livestock Pasture Homestead Lamb Sheep Raising Lambs on the Homestead With the ending of summer and the start of fall it was time to once again part with my lambs before they became sheep. Like previously years, I have purchased 10 lambs in
Garden Livestock Homestead Is Beekeeping on a Homestead a Good Choice? I have long had an orchard and garden at our current home, and intend to greatly expand these areas on our homestead. In recent years I have noticed a reduction in the numbers
Garden Livestock Homestead Mechanical control Pesticide Alternatives For Homestead Farming Before the use of man-made chemicals to attack all the various pests farms, experienced homesteaders relied on natural techniques to keep their crops healthy and productive. These control systems are not always as
Livestock Herd Farm Understanding Livestock Handling On a Homestead Anyone with animals on their homestead will need to handle them at some point. Injuries caused by livestock on the homestead are very common. Improperly handled, animals can cause the homesteader to be