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Raising happy chickens
What is happiness to a bird? Living out its days scratching, pecking, drinking, eating, clucking, and (if you’re a hen) laying eggs? Amy Hogue has a few tips that will keep your flock happy and healthy. Read more
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Talking turkey
These much-maligned birds are curious and social and not as dense as they might seem Read more
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Disbudding goat kids
Should you? What are the options? Read more
NEWS
Missing links?
This 4th edition of Home Sausage Making contains more than 100 recipes for sausages from around the world, such as Vietnamese pork and lemongrass sausage, Moroccan goat sausage, and fried chicken sausage. Read more
Cover crops and wet spring weather
A solution investigated involved letting the cover crop grow, planting crops into the living cover crop and then killing the cover crop a week later. Read more
What lives on your apples?
All parts of an apple contain bacteria and we consume about 114 million bacterial cells with every apple we eat. Read more
Closing the loop on the P cycle
Keeping an adequate supply of Phosphorus (P) in soil Read more
The magic of marigolds
Marigolds provide a powerful repellent to whiteflies when planted among vegetables Read more
FEATURES
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Cut flowers: what your farm needs this year
(And why Canada is a great place to get started) Read more
Repairs made simple
Save money by fixing farm machinery yourself. With a few basic tools, a positive attitude and a supply of hand cleaner and shop towels, great things can be accomplished. Read more
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Lights out!
Power outages are never welcome. But when you're prepared, you'll stay well fed, warm and comfortable. Read more
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Rating runner beans
One summer, 11 varieties , and the winners are… Read more
Permaculture comes of age
Can a growing system with high environmental principles be viable commercially? Read more
Equipment
Cable news
With a few simple tools, anyone can do basic rewiring on equipment Read more
Linked — All about chains
There are as many types of chain as there are uses for it – and all have specific criteria to meet with generally a very limited amount of maintenance to keep them working. Read more
Poultry
Home butchering 101
It’s important to ensure everything is set up ahead of time, using a well thought out assembly-line system so the job runs smoothly from start to finish. Read more
A poultry success story
Merrifield Farms is an excellent example of small farm innovation and excellence Read more
Could your birds make you sick?
Regular contributor Amy Hogue, looks at five health risks that could be living in your coop Read more
Dead on: Straight talk about euthanizing poultry
Euthanasia can be a tough subject for a farmer who has dedicated months and sometimes years to nurturing their birds, Read more
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