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Monthly Archives: April, 2014

Build a “Bud Box” to Make Livestock Handling a Breeze

The term "Bud Box" describes the kind of handling facility preferred by low-stress livestock handling expert Bud Williams. By moving animals quietly and standing in the right spot, you can quickly and easily move animals into a chute for treatment, weighing or loading. Here's information on how to build your own, including a video showing how it works.

What to Do About Your Broomsedge Now

You can make headway and it's not that hard. Go for it!

Got Pigs? Take Precautions Against PEDV Now!

Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PEDV) has been found in many states. Here's what you need to know to protect your pigs and profits.

The History of the Road to Pastuerized Milk

With the conversation about raw milk heating up recently (no pun intended), and more legislation being introduced to allow it to be sold at...

Mud Season

This is the season when spring, long-awaited, reminds us that with every season there is some discomfort. So, though we may damn mud when we're stuck in it, here's a poem to remind us why we love it too.

How Mob Grazing Works for Dairies in the Northeast

Dairy farmers wanted to know how to implement this practice on their farms the authors took on the task of checking out how it works for farmers using it in Pennsylvania and New York.

DIY Leather Sofa

Ikea's instructions are always so clear that anyone can put anything together!

Grazing to Grow Better Pasture

Though you may not have the same grass species described in this article, you're sure to get some information about how grazing affects plant rooting depth, shading, and nutrient distribution and some good ideas about how to manage your grazing to get the results you'd like.

Low-Stress = More Forage and Higher Weaning Weights

Faced with a reduction in grazing use along streams and riparian areas, a rancher implements low-stress herding and finds the effort is well worth it.

Using Livestock Behavior Makes Improving Landscapes Easier

In Part II of this series summarizing Bob Budd's lessons learned, he describes how understanding and using an animal's natural behavior makes it easier to move them and use them to improve landscapes and create habitat.

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