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Bill Summary & Status - 111th Congress (2009 - 2010) - S.510 - All Information - THOMAS (Library of Congress)

Senate is voting on this now. If you web search Senate Bill 510, you'll realize it's...

We're just starting with sheep and I bought a llama and two katadhin ewes to add to my two dorper ewes. The guys we bought them from dropped them off and we put them in the paddock I was keeping...

My pasture coop is built on a flatbed trailer. My intention was to move it around after the cattle to spread out the manure (which they do quite well) and mix into the rotational grazing. First...

I don't recommend access. They pee and crap in the water and you just send your garbage downstream to the next farmer. It's a great way to spread disease and keep people out of the creeks if that's...

We are gearing our farm toward 'sustainable', so we haven't used a lot of traditional methods. We started with Rhode Island Red because I wanted the best brown egg layer for marketability. We...

Frozen yog at places like TCBY is just like soft-serve ice cream to me. I love yogurt with fruit in it (blueberry or boysenberry). I also use it a lot when I cook indian dishes.

So yes!

Pat,

I used my pickup or tractor up until now for any lugging chores. What I was finding difficult was gates, tight turns, shifting gears on the tractor (wife doesn't do manual tranny yet), and...

Do they store well? I was wondering if I grew a bunch, would they sit well in a cool spot and not spoil?

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Just got one of these. We garden at the opposite end of the property, and that combined with all of the other chores...

Cali,
Welcome to MO. Seems like you got some great advice from most here. About the only thing I could add is that you may want to look at a managed grazing program (rotation).

My place is...

I'm in the southwest corner. Hay was OK around here and better west of the I-44. My area is traditionally drier and one good cutting is an OK year.

I'm no vet, but it's my understanding that the...

I suspect the endophyte problem is a little bit inflated in the press. I wouldn't sweat it that much. If you're really worried, cut the pasture REALLY short, rent out the no-till drill from your...

Just my own philosophy (fetish maybe), don't use poison. If nothing else, get a cat or two from the local animal shelter, have them spayed or neutered, and give them a few treats once in a while to...

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I'm most of the way through them now. For a scalder, I bought a barrel from a local vendor that gets them from Kraft and they are originally for cheese. They are thicker steel than the usual 55...

ALBALD1, thanks for the ideas. I actually have a turkey fryer but it's just a propane with no thermostat. As far as egg cartons, I get used ones free in large lots. My only concern was labeling. ...

My garden is about 60' x 200' next to a creek in the middle of a riparian area that gets deer by the truckload. I bought a solar powered electric fence charger and strung 3 strands, one at about 6',...

. . .forgot to mention, I bought one of Dave Schafer's "Featherman Pro" pluckers. As far as butchering, all I lack is the scalder. I'd like to get something temperature controlled because it's...

My intention is to build a rounded farm using natural techniques to the greatest extent possible. I'm trying to build up a small regular customer base. It's all nickel and dime right now, partly...

Supposed to get the chickens in this week. Ordered 50 cornish cross for meat, 25 rhode island red to beef up the egg laying herd, and 15 turkeys. Got all of the brooding cages made up, but I still...

Anybody add yeast to cattle feed to aid in digestion?

I have a heifer that has the squirts, maybe only because of the abundance of spring growth, but I'd like for her not to get in trouble. I...

We tried several things over the last few years. Last year, we laid down newspaper around the plants and in the walkways then covered it with mulch. It passes water, so that was no big deal. I was...

Last year I paid a buck and half per chicken to an amish guy and his sons who occasionally butcher other folks' chickens. I'll be doing my own this year. Just ordered yesterday. 50 cornish cross,...

I'd keep her out of the house.

Mind you this is third hand info, but as I understand it, I can sell processed chickens to individuals for their sole use up to a certain number or dollar amount, which is a lot bigger than I intend...