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Minerals for Sheep
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by Ulf Kintzel Many farm stores offer ready-to-use minerals for sheep in a loose form in a bag. If you are happy with those minerals and if you can afford buying them, read no further. If you find them too pricey or if you are astonished how much of them are consumed by your sheep…
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Planting a Small Silvopasture to Benefit Farm and Livestock
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If you have an overgrown woodlot, a strong back, a chainsaw, a small tractor with a mower, a pile of grass and clover seed, and a rake, then you can start establishing a small silvopasture on your land. To help you think about getting started, I will describe my own experience with planting a small-scale…
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For Rent: Cheap Grazing Land?
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With over 3 million idle acres in NY , maybe there’s some out there for you. by Nancy Glazier Undeveloped rural land in New York is generally classified into three categories: active agricultural, forest, or idle. Over 3 million acres of vacant land lay idle, waiting for an opportunity. Not all of this land should…
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Part Time Farmer, Full Time Mom
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Farming with a toddler gives “family farm” a new meaning by Sara Edelman It is 5:50am. My alarm is going off, but I have already been awake for nearly 20 minutes, desperately trying to go back to sleep. Thank you, toddler of mine, for being so keen on routine. I hit snooze with the hopes…
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New York Dairy Farm Business Summary for 2014
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Each year, the Cornell Dairy Farm Business Summary and Analysis (DFBS) Program analyzes data from dairy farms across the state and provides the participating farmers with information to assist in improving the financial management of their business. This data is also summarized across the state and publications are generated for different aspects of the…
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Hot Topic: Improving Water Quality on Dairy Farms in Vermont
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by Rachel Carter Vermont in summer; blue skies, mountain breezes, and dairy cows dappling the working landscape—a source of both heritage and economic growth for Vermonters. The hottest of Vermont summer days are the perfect excuse to skip out of life’s everyday responsibilities and dunk in a stream, dip in a pond, or dive in…
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Kinderhook Farm: Sheep of Leisure Flock Together
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by Angelique Pinet Anna Hodson is the shepherd at Kinderhook Farm in Valatie, NY, located on over 1,000 acres of rolling pastures at the heart of the fertile Hudson Valley. When she and her husband moved to the farm in 2009, there were only about 20 Dorper ewes—now she tends to a flock of over…
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Small Ruminant Grazing: The Trouble With Worms
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by Sam Anderson If you have raised sheep or goats on pasture for at least a couple of years, or have been to a few sheep or goat workshops, or have read very much at all about pasture-based sheep or goat farming, you probably know a bit about the problem of internal parasites, aka “worms.”…
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Copper Poisoning and Copper Deficiency in Sheep
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by Ulf Kintzel Articles warning of copper poisoning in sheep appear frequently in various publications. This leads people often to believe that sheep should have no copper in their diet. However, copper is essential for a sheep to even exist. So how likely is copper poisoning? Let’s examine why sheep are more likely to get…
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Vital Signs: Split-Second Animal Performance Monitoring for Cows
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by Meg Grzeskiewicz Before I launch into my first SFQ article, I’d like to introduce myself. I am the owner of Rhinestone Cattle Co, a grassfed beef and grazing consulting operation in Western New York. After I graduated from West Virginia University in 2012, I worked as an intern for expert grazier Greg Judy in Missouri.…
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