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  During winter, the cold can cause homesteaders numerous headaches, but one that can’t be overlooked is our livestock’s need for water. Ice forms easily on exposed water tanks, buckets freeze up and crack, and fields are often far from ...

Having written a story on growing fodder for livestock some months back, I was able to glean a bit of info on the benefits of sprouting. I learned that barley sprouts are a nutritious alternative to commercial feeds that can ...

Dave and Sky Brown’s dream of having an urban farm has turned into a nightmare. Detroit police and animal control officers seized their three pygmy goats and six chickens last month, and the couple does not know where the animals ...

One animal synonymous with homestead life is the horse. Humans, particularly women it seems, are naturally drawn to these beautiful equines. Many people interested in homesteading grew up watching old Westerns and idolized that way of life. Horses certainly have ...

As someone who raises livestock, I’m always interested in sourcing low-cost feed alternatives.  Duckweed has been gaining a lot of attention in the farming community, owing to its ease of cultivation and the growing proof of its usefulness as a ...

For whatever the reason and whatever the cause, weather extremes seem to be the norm more and more, and as the folks out in California can attest, a drought is always a possibility. The infamous drought of 2012 taught us ...

Popular fears about hydraulic fracking might not be as far-fetched as critics have claimed. A professor at Cornell University has documented dozens of cases of animal deaths in several states that may have been caused by fracking. Fracking may also ...

Livestock are curious, ignorant creatures. Often out on pasture for extended periods of time, they can get into all manner of trouble. Toxic plants, insecticides, herbicides and other poisons can make animals ill or even kill them. Knowing what to ...

Farming methods that have been used in America and throughout the world for centuries are in danger of essentially being banned under proposed regulations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Small and large organic farms alike that sell produce ...

Many Michigan residents will lose their right to keep livestock on their own property due to a new ruling from the state’s Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development. The Commission ruled April 28 that local governments have the right to ...