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I really like "Greener Pasturse on Your side of the fence" by Bill Murphy. You could also look at MIG, "Management-Intensive Grazing" by Jim Gerrish. Both are available at...

I used lots of wheat straw. When they overpower it, I put it in the garden for mulch.

We are doing extensive remodeling, so I got bids on a zoned Central air system.

3 Seer 13 Heat Pumps were recommended from vendors ranging from Lennox to Trane.

The prices ranged from 13...

No offense intended, but if the builders didn't bother to trap the shower I wonder whether they properly vented the system.

Did you check that?

You have two issues to deal with:

1). High nitrogen content in the chicken poop.
2). Denuding through grazing.

Bermuda grass was invented for high nitrogen situations and is tough enough to...

Not sure how the link got truncated, but this one
http://www.mercola.com/2005/nov/8/soy_milk_may_be_tied_to_infant_deaths.htm

will take you to the ENTIRE Article.

The quote says it is the "gist" of the article, not the entire thing. An attributory link is also provided, thus not only ensuring that the doctor gets his credit, but actually broadening his...

Soy Milk Suspected in Infant Deaths

MikePA: Removed copyrighted material and corrected original link.

My plumbing supply people told me about a new way to connect copper, PVC, PEX. It's a coupling device called a "Sharbite" connector. See...

There are several books at both The Stockman Grass Farmer and AcresUSA that address your question.

Try Alan Nation's "Pasture Profits with Stocker Cattle" (See...

Carla Emery, the author of "The Encyclopedia of Country Living" died yesterday of an apparent heart attack.

Her website mentions the heart attack. See http://www.carlaemery.com/

Her work was...

Alabama has a pretty strong Boer Goat program. Contact the county Ag guys or someone at Alabama A&M. I doubt that kudzu alone would be enough and you didn't say what kind of fencing you have.

It has always seemed capricious and presumptuous for people to deem certain plants "weeds", thereby implying that they are a nuisance and have no value. This gorgeous "weed" volunteered in the middle...

The neighbor's Jersey came by for a visit.
http://www.foggybottomfarms.com/Images/MeetTheCow.jpg

I really enjoy the beauty of fresh hay in summer.

http://www.foggybottomfarms.com/Images/HayDay.jpg

Contact "The Stockman Grass Farmer" for a free copy.
See http://www.stockmangrassfarmer.com/sgf/sample.html

They also have a great bookshelf that could guide you....

We do hay for "halves" with our friends 5 miles down the road.
We just cut 25 acres and got 120 rolls.
It was important to our guy that we prepare the land.
So, we first got a soil analysis which...

Are your birds infected with some kind of bug that you would need to take such a drastic measure as Sevin dust? Just plain dry dirt works great. DE works fine. Most truly free-range birds are...

Check either http://www.prairienursery.com/

or These guys may know where to look.

http://www.tallgrass.org/prairie.html

I paid $54.00/yd for a 10 yd load that they drove 42 miles to deliver.

The threads on this were several years old, so I want to ask again. Does anyone have experience with the "tankless" hot water heater. Our old electric unit is starting to leak, so it won't be long...

Pat, were they available in at least a 1 inch pipe fitting?
I need the extra volume to keep the water pressure up.

Read Charles Walter's book on "Weeds" or either "Eco-Farm".
Both books diagnose what the presence of certain weeds are telling you about your soil deficiency.

We had them all in a field that was...

Ducklings can swim as early as two weeks, but she be attended to make sure they don't get waterlogged and sink.
They need to be able to put their heads under water to keep their bill clean and open.

I would be interested in your experience if you get one.
I have the GE whole house filter from Home Depot. The thing will clog up in as little 2 weeks when the sediment is moving.
At other times...