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This is the second of a five-part series on veal production for small-scale farms and why educated eaters dedicated to local foods and sustainable agriculture should be eating veal as well as beef. Here Sandra covers veal-raising facilities and equipment, where to get your calves, and how to feed and transport them.

Financial advisor and television host, Suze Orman said it's impossible to map out a route to your destination if you don't know where you're...

Here's how one farmer/agency staffer perseveres in spreading the gospel of grass.

This is the first in a series of posts regarding veal production for small-scale farms and why educated eaters dedicated to local foods and sustainable agriculture should be eating veal more than beef.

Multiflora rose is one of our more beautiful "mistakes." It was originally introduced from Japan as rootstock for ornamental roses. In the 1930s the...

As I was doing research for the article on competition from imported grass-fed beef, I found a very interesting story being told about Uruguayan...

If you don't know what to be this Hallowe'en, here's something you can make with items you have around the farm!

An entrepreneur in Ohio is producing 225 pounds of clean, safe feed per day in a 3-foot by 5-foot space he calls "The Love Shack." See how black soldier fly larvae might be in your livestock's future. And don't miss the Barry White video we included!

Strange as it may seem, cattle producers, particularly dairy farmers, have been trying to reduce cow flatus and eructations (farts and burps) for decades...

A recent report on NPR noted that grass fed beef is becoming more and more popular. In fact, George Seimon, a founder of Organic Valley,...

Dave Scott has been taking us through setting up an intensive grazing system that works, especially if you're working with irrigated pasture. He's already covered recovery periods and grazing periods, so now he takes us through stocking rates, adjusting for mother nature, and keeping track of where we've been.

We want to know what you think of this practice, and what you do in your dairy, so be sure to check out the survey at the end of the article!

Have you ever noticed how chickens and some other birds can hold their heads in one position while their bodies move up and down...

Dave Scott of ATTRA-NCAT does another great job of outlining how to make intensive grazing work for you in just a few simple steps. Here he covers figuring out grazing periods so you get the most out of your pastures. Enjoy!

Last Saturday, at our local farmers market, I met a man selling bread and pastries.  He told me that his Denver bakery has no...