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These channels, which don't necessarily have to be large or permanent, are designed to provide an outlet for puddles of water to drain to a more appropriate—and less troublesome—location.

These products have been tested and proven safe for use near livestock and farm pets. This could affect you if you have enough land to subdivide. Their sole purpose is to stop the reproductive cycles of house and stable flies.

Pastureland Wilderness farms that contain pastureland and intend to graze animals upon it must ensure that they do not overburden the pasture by allowing too many animals to feed there.

Other Uses For Evergreens You also should overlook the uses for your evergreens that go beyond Christmas trees. Top Christmas Tree Varieties jon hayes/Flickr There are more than 600 conifer tree species in the world, yet Americans know only a few as Christmas...

Organizing a Cooperative David Owen/Flickr Depending on the kind of farm cooperative you are looking for and your goals in working cooperatively, you might decide to form one—though, I won't lie, it's not for the faint of heart.

Ideally, pores in the soil should hold equal amounts of water and oxygen, which are both essential for seed germination and growth. For more than 60 years, no-till farming has shown itself to be a viable way to prevent erosion while enriching the soil.

Once opened and exposed to the elements, large round bales start to spoil. If you decide to stack large bales, arrange them the same way, but only if you have a tractor capable of lifting the bales.

Bringing the Forest Home Before you do anything, learn what you've got. Branching Out Your property has boundaries, but your woodland projects don't have to. Here, we offer ideas to help you step into the woods with a keen eye for opportunities.

Alfalfa is a notoriously fertilizer-hungry crop, requiring fertilizer application to meet its potassium and phosphorus needs—a trait that meets the needs of pig pasture remediation well.

He started at the age of 17 on the insistence of his grandfather who– concerned that he was going to turn into a ne'er-do-well teenager–managed to get him interested in the aquaculture program at Kentucky State University.

Tags hobby farm Use this visual diagram of an aquaculture pond to consider the best way to build your operation. Then pick up the November/December 2011 issue of Hobby Farms for more complete information on starting an aquaculture operation with catfish...

While we view forest treats as supplemental to the rations we provide, we're also very happy to shave down the feed bill when our animals add pounds walking the woods. And because we have so much more woods than pasture, silvopasturing is a major component...

Lettuce Both head lettuce and cut lettuce are ideal intercrops. That way, we are taking advantage of all the space something as thin as a leek leaves unused. What I have had better results with is using just two of the three, especially dent or sweet...

Outline Your Plan Make a chart of each plot number and each season, like the example in step 3. Group those crops by family and season of planting and harvest. Some crops will be in the field for more than one season.

For example, preparation number 500 is called horn-manure and is created by filling the horn of a cow with cow manure and burying it in the ground in the autumn. Viewing the farm as an organism involves seeing the farm become more self-sufficient in terms...

The Snohomish (Wash.) Conservation District suggests: “Pick a location adjacent to the barn, manure storage and feeding area to make it easier to care for livestock and manage the sacrifice area.

When George Owens and his wife, Pat, became the owners of his family's farm in 1971, it wasn't sustainable. Silvopastures are not an easy solution or an alternative for every landowner.

Another study in 2003 by researchers at U.C. Davis found more natural antioxidants in organically grown berries and corn than in conventionally grown. In one study, published in the February 2006 Environmental Health Perspectives, researchers substituted...

If you're weighing the necessity of a manure-management plan for a farm of your scale, the answer is yes—even if you only have a few animals, a manure-management plan is an important element to your overall farm plan.

If you provide habitat for native pollinators, you will be rewarded with the literal fruits—and vegetables—of your labors. Maddock is practicing loosening the reigns on this community garden as she prepares to move to Australia with her family.

According to the Michigan State University Extension, keep sections of uncultivated land next to pastures and fields instead of row crops, woodlots and residential areas to maximize the number of bird species that can nest in an area.

As an added bonus, the fish won't need to be fed. Buy New Troughs I love buying farm equipment used, but water buckets and troughs are something I always buy new. It doesn't often get thought of or labeled as a nutrient, but it most certainly is.

When our county agent, a kind and deeply well-informed man on whom we soon grew to rely, stepped out of the truck, he scanned the two pastures and said, “Very nice. Focus on seeding warm-weather grasses (C3 species) in one pasture during the waning...

Career options span the world. Unlike a pig bound for market, whose job it is to gain weight and wallow in the mud, horses are athletes that have a lot of moving parts that are susceptible to sprain, strain and injury.

Some plants need minimal support while others need heavy duty structures; the amount of support matches the weight of what you're growing. Crop and Variety Choices There are literally hundreds of varieties of fruits, vegetables and flowers that work perfectly...

Then of course, there are several great books. Draft Horse Resources Before running out and buying a team of horses, it is never a bad idea to attend a class or two on farming with draft animals.

Working the land might be your main passion, but by keeping accurate records of your planting and husbandry activities, you can keep tabs on the farm and plan for the future. Dave Benjamin, vice president of business development at EasyKeeper, says his...