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  Having fresh dairy products on the homestead is great. Fresh milk and cream, cheese, and a host of other healthy products can be enjoyed. Did you know that raw milk is also good for your soil? Over the past ...

Water is a crucial element of life. We sometimes spend hundreds and even thousands of dollars to ensure we have clean pure water for our family. But what about our livestock? How clean is the water you provide for your ...

One of the annual challenges on the homestead farm is keeping a fresh water supply available to livestock during freezing temperatures. Depending on your climate, this can be for a few days of freezing weather — or months of sub-zero ...

Keeping livestock healthy without the use of antibiotics or other off-the-shelf products is much easier if you understand the primary role of sub-therapeutic antibiotics in the livestock industry. Companies add antibiotics to livestock feed to inhibit bacteria in the gut ...

Essential oils can be a great alternative to conventional drugs on the homestead farm. I have used them successfully to treat various illnesses, help control insects and parasites, and increase the growth rates of pigs and poultry. As with anything ...

Growing up on the farm we made lard in an iron kettle over an open fire. That’s the old-fashioned way to melt pig fat. You had to watch it constantly and keep the fire hot. Too hot and you would ...

One of the best ways to ensure you enjoy a good experience with chickens in cold climates is to choose a breed that is known for being winter-hardy. While most chickens are fairly cold-tolerant as a general rule, some breeds ...

Earning some extra income from your livestock can be easy if you give some thought to it and do a little research. It can be as simple as raising an extra calf to sell, or selling your excess eggs to ...

Keeping chickens healthy and comfortable in cold temperatures is easy if you follow these simple tricks. Chickens, of course, are not mammals. They are birds, and thus, they maintain their temperature very efficiently if they are not subjected to extreme ...

You hear a lot of talk these days about grass-fed beef. You might be thinking: What’s the big deal? Don’t all cows eat grass? Well, yes and no. Except in some extreme cases, most cattle get some kind of grass ...