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Our Pasture Management Plan & Planning Considerations for Your Farm
We are very fortunate to have access to about 61 acres of land. Of course it's not a convenient shape to allow for a simple layout plan lik
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- Jul 2, 2020
- 10 min
Build a Home on Your Farm, Part 5 - The Step-By-Step Process for Construction
You've decided on the land, the design of the house, and you know all the people you will work with. Now it's time to get down to business
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EB
- Jun 29, 2020
- 7 min
Build a Home on Your Farm, Part 4 - The People You Will Work With to Build Your Home
In this article we discuss WHO is involved in the process. The people and organizations who play a role in getting your house built. The n
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- Jun 6, 2020
- 5 min
Build a Home on Your Farm, Part 3 - Design and Site Planning
There are several important variables to consider before deciding on a home site and home design. Working with a good residential architect
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- May 28, 2020
- 7 min
Build a Home on Your Farm, Part 2 - Types of Farm Homes
We knew how we are wired, and we wanted to ask no one for permission to paint our house a certain color or if we can plant a tree in our fro
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- May 21, 2020
- 8 min
Building a Home on Your Farm, Part 1 - Why Build a Home
So you've found the perfect piece of land, a place you want to grow vegetables and raise animals. And more importantly a place you want to
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- May 13, 2020
- 8 min
Bad Ideas For Saving Money On Your Livestock Fence Project
Are you getting ready to build a fence on your farm or homestead? If you haven't done so before, I'll let you in on the inconvenient truth
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- Apr 30, 2020
- 9 min
Pasture Grazing Management Methods
We all want our livestock to be healthy and get the most nutrition possible from our pastures. And for the most part producers agree that
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- Apr 23, 2020
- 9 min
8 Ways to Improve Your Farm Skills
We always want to be doing something, and we want to improve our operation. But have you ever stopped and asked how to really improve?
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- Apr 16, 2020
- 4 min
4 Reasons to Employ Regenerative Ag on Your Small Farm
Regenerative agriculture is one of those terms we hear more and more frequently when it comes to farming. It may be tempting to dismiss it a
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EB
- Apr 9, 2020
- 9 min
11 Ways to Save Money on Livestock Fencing (Without Sacrificing Quality)
Building or even repairing fence line can be a pricey endeavor. You should construct your fence with the idea of containing and safekeeping
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- Mar 25, 2020
- 6 min
Should You Buy or Rent Farm Land?
You've seen it. We all have. Maybe on a postcard, maybe on Instagram, but it's all the same. Rolling hills, big skies, happy animals,
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- Mar 19, 2020
- 2 min
Oh, The Things A Goat Will Eat
Proper planning is necessary when building a livestock fence. Determining fencing requirements, locating utilities and property boundaries,
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- Mar 12, 2020
- 3 min
6 Things to Do Before You Build Your Livestock Fence
Proper planning is necessary when building a livestock fence. Determining fencing requirements, locating utilities and property boundaries,
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EB
- Mar 5, 2020
- 4 min
Resource Hi-Light: The National Map
The USGS National Map is a free resource that provides a wide range of useful information for small farms and homesteads, especially topogra
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- Feb 27, 2020
- 9 min
Tools You Need For Building a Livestock Fence
Allowing our goats to give birth on pasture is a management decision, and you should decide how to manage your herd's kidding. Video.
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- Feb 27, 2020
- 2 min
Goat Birth
Allowing our goats to give birth on pasture is a management decision, and you should decide how to manage your herd's kidding. Video.
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- Feb 13, 2020
- 7 min
8 Reasons to Create a Business Plan For Your Small Farm
There are several reasons that small farms should write a business plan for their operations. Business plans serve as planning tools, help
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- Feb 6, 2020
- 9 min
10 Considerations Before Raising Goats
Goats are rewarding to raise, but like any livestock, they present unique challenges you should consider before you decide to raise them.
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- Jan 30, 2020
- 8 min
Cost to Install Goat Fencing
When installing a new fence to contain goats, expect to pay up to $2.00 per linear foot of fence line. There are variables that may increase
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