Year: 2011

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On the Danger List: The Saga to Save the Randall Lineback Cattle Breed

By Martha Herbert Izzi / January 9, 2011
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If passion on the part of a few dedicated champions is the key ingredient to saving a “critically endangered” heritage cattle breed then the Randall Lineback (aka Randall) has a…

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Strategies for Managing Your Property for Wildlife

By Rich Taber / January 9, 2011
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People vary greatly with regards to their preferences for “wildlife”, usually based on their personal experience and interests. For some people, white-tailed deer personify their interest in wildlife. For others,…

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Let the Sun Shine In: Farming Off-the-Grid

By Annie Bass / January 9, 2011
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Seven years ago, Sara and Raymond Luhrman began farming on rented land, serving ten members in a Community Supported Agriculture model (CSA). Two years later, they were up to forty…

I’m Sorry I Made You Cry

By Troy Bishopp / January 9, 2011
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French writer, Antoine Rivarol said, “Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved by the letting of a little water.”  I have seen plenty of this human…

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Health Benefits of Grazing Dairy Heifers

By Fay Benson / January 9, 2011
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  I recently completed a comparison of raising pregnant dairy replacement heifers in Confinement vs. Management Intensive Grazing (MIG). This study showed the animals raised in MIG had far fewer…