Prepare Livestock Guardian Dogs for Summer and More!
Our May/June 2017 issue of sheep! is NOW AVAILABLE. Learn why this magazine is the leading source for sheep information for the modern flockmaster seeking to raise sheep for profit or personal use....
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Get to Know Pigeons
Pigeons are remarkable for so many reasons. A true cosmopolitan, long after humans have left this Earth, only cockroaches, rats, and pigeons will remain. Humans and pigeons have been sharing living...
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Eggs as a Business
Whether you are a backyard chicken keeper looking to expand your flock into a business or a total newbie to chickens hoping to create a livestock business, there are a lot of factors to consider when...
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Agritourism: A Money-Making Agriculture Business
By Heidi Kerr-Schlaefer, Colorado Can inviting farm visitors fuel a successful money making agriculture business? It’s called agritourism and yes, it can! The words, “fun on the farm,” were probably...
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All About Heavy Goose Breeds
By Christine Heinrichs – Geese, long ago domesticated and a companion to human agriculture, are losing ground. Backyard chickens are popular and easy to keep, but breeding full-size traditional geese,...
View ArticleRaising Sheep For Profit: A Cattle Man’s View
By Thayne Mackey – Sheep are a wonderful little beast. They provide food, fiber and all manner of agitation. This keeps the blood flowing and the arteries from clogging. I know this because we are...
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Increase Return on Your Dairy Goat Investment
By Alexandria Becker Return on investment. Profits. Two terms that a college student in the Business field learns practically right off the bat. The thing is, both these terms mean things that the...
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The Importance of Conservation Easements
Story and photos by Karin Deneke – How can we protect our productive land and open space from the never-ending encroachment by urban sprawl, especially prime farmland on the fringes of our great...
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Kids and Coopworths: Sheep Camp at Owens Farm
By Caroline Owens What do you get when you combine summer, kids, and Coopworth sheep? Sheep Camp! The 1st of February is a critically important day for Owens Farm in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. That’s when...
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Old and New Methods of Agriculture in The San Luis Valley
By Karin Deneke, Photos by Chuck Reel and Karin Deneke The San Luis Valley’s farming legacy includes old and new methods of agriculture within a historically sustainable alpine location. You cannot...
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How to Shear a Sheep and Other Fiber Animals
Learning how to shear a sheep takes practice and time. Before you head out to buy sheep shearing supplies try to observe a professional sheep shearer and ask questions. The first few times are going to...
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Wool-Yielding Animals for Yarn and Fiber
Yarn weights are considerations when deciding which fiber breed or species to raise for your yarn. Wool, fleece, and fiber can be harvested from a number of wool-yielding animals, including sheep,...
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Tips for New Dairy Goat Buyers
By Alexis Griffee, New Mexico New dairy goat buyers should remember housing, breed traits, feed, and health before bringing animals home. Although being a dairy farmer comes with its own unique set of...
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Starting a Petting Zoo Business
By Angela von Weber-Hahnsberg Have you ever thought of starting a petting zoo business? Have you ever smiled at the sight of a teen’s cool facade vanishing, as they tentatively cup their hands to hold...
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Show Preparation Leads to Success
By Alexandria Becker Preparation is the key to success. Like so many other little rules or suggestions in life, this phrase works quite well with showing dairy goats, or showing in general. Without...
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Sheep Breeds for Fiber, Meat or Dairy
There are numerous sheep breeds in the world and raising sheep serves many purposes. Some sheep breeds lend themselves to provide the whole range of products, Rambouillet sheep, Dorset sheep and some...
View ArticleWhat is Your Livestock Guardian Dog’s Bark Trying to Tell You?
Our July/August 2017 issue of sheep! is NOW AVAILABLE, featuring stories that answer questions like, what is your livestock guardian dog’s bark trying to tell you? Learn why this magazine is the...
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Selling Homemade Food: Laws and Considerations
Cottage food law is the legal permission or ban on selling homemade food. And it’s gotten a lot of attention lately. Within the past few years, states have either tightened or loosened their laws...
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Small-Scale Agritourism Ideas to Boost Profits
By Barbara Berst Adams – On-farm visitors can help even the smallest farms increase the bottom line. Whether a farm is full-time or part-time, many very small farms are coming up with agritourism ideas...
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Egg Sizes and Other Details When Selling Eggs
When getting into selling eggs as a business there are many details to consider such as egg sizes, packaging, labeling, and storage requirements. Each state has specific laws about these factors as...
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