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Livestock Guardian Animals95

Livestock Guardian Animals

Large predators such as wolves, bears, and cougars are one sign of a healthy ecosystem and their presence in a region has the potential to bring millions of dollars of revenue from tourism and other activities. One study found, for example, that...

11 comments    dogs agriculture working dogs
List of Small Business Ideas for Farmers and Gardeners96

List of Small Business Ideas for Farmers and Gardeners

Small farmers, homesteaders, acreage owners, and even suburban gardeners can make extra money at home with small businesses raising vegetables, fruits, flowers, small livestock, and other specialty products in their own backyards! List of Small...

24 comments    business ideas urban farming
Benefits of Raising Beef Cattle91

Benefits of Raising Beef Cattle

Growing up on a dairy farm, I have always enjoyed livestock. This past spring, I decided to use the benefit of having a few extra acres at our home to raise a few beef cattle. Not only to make a little bit of extra money, but to keep the grass cut...

1 comment    water animals salt
The Mexican Gray Wolf91

The Mexican Gray Wolf

The Mexican Gray Wolf is an endangered species of wolf that used to be native to Arizona, New Mexico, Mexico, and Texas. It is always in danger of capitalist ranchers who presume that their income from beef consumption is more important than is the...

49 comments    united states mexico new mexico
Raising Guinea Fowl For Tick Control90

Raising Guinea Fowl For Tick Control

Ticks are one of the most annoying, disgusting, and dangerous insect pests across much of the United States. These little bloodsuckers not only make it difficult to enjoy gardening, hiking, and other outdoor activities in the summer time, they can...

7 comments    pest control poultry ticks
Small Livestock: All About the Different Kinds of 'Miniature'  (or just plain small)Farm Animals88

Small Livestock: All About the Different Kinds of 'Miniature' (or just plain small)Farm Animals

Don't Have much space for a large farm with large farm animals? Well, I have gathered information on many species of livestock that are 'smaller' than your average breed, or they are just small in general. The animals include, pygmy goats, Dexter...

0 comments    stock live small
Cattle Raising in Philippines86

Cattle Raising in Philippines

Popular foods in the Philippines are made from beef such as kaldereta , nilagang bulalo , corned beef, mechado , and other delicious dishes. Yet the fact remains that cattle production in the Philippines is essentially small-scale. If adequate...

7 comments    cattle raising cattle production
Raising Red Composting Worms Outdoors in Car Tires87

Raising Red Composting Worms Outdoors in Car Tires

Red composting worms (Eisenia Fetida) are the best composters of all the worms. Though my online stumbling into these worms over a year ago had nothing to do with composting or being environmental as a primary objective, it had everything to do with...

1 comment    garden chickens rabbits
Chicken coops and chicken runs87

Chicken coops and chicken runs

A chicken coop also known as a hen house is a building that chicken are kept. A coop could either be purchased as pre-built kits or they could also be made from scratch. Proper chicken coops should have the following features; chicken runs, the hen...

2 comments    animals chicken chicken coop
How to scare away cows to avoid being trampled to death85

How to scare away cows to avoid being trampled to death

Hundreds of people are killed around the world each year after being trampled by cows. Learn a few basic ways to scare off the cows should you ever be faced with a charging herd.

12 comments    outrun cows cows charging
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