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» Poisonous Plants and Farming (April 2008)
by Carolyn Ross Tomlin
Stay safe, don’t scratch!
...s to turn a herd of goats loose on the plants. With their ability to climb, they’ll also clean ditch banks and gullies where it would be difficult to use machinery. Animals are not allergic to the plant, only people. Plus, the goats work f...

» Chickens in the Asparagus (April 2008)
by Kathleen Hatt
Animals and plants work together
... the soil. Pigs and goats together are great at making plowable land following clearcutting, much as was done in colonial times. Pigs are extremely respectful of electric fencing; goats are respectful of no fence, and will eat down suckers on fresh s...

» Calendar (April 2008)
...oat Program’s Goat Knowledge Day. University of Connecticut, Hartford. Call Jen Elman at 860-236-2425 for more information. Maine April 5 3rd Annual Local Foods and Sustainable Agriculture Conference. Contact Food for Maine’s Future a...

» Lessons From a Master Livestock Dealer (April 2008)
by Judith M. Powell
What do you need to know?
...ine, sheep and meat goats with a strong emphasis on market meat goats and market lambs. He has worked with many county, regional and state livestock shows to encourage the addition of meat goat shows to their program. He has served as a livestock jud...

» Ag News (April 2008)
...eeders The Small Ruminant Dairy Project at the UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture and UVM Department of Animal Science are sponsoring and overseeing the publication of the Dairy/Meat Goat and Dairy Sheep Directory in c...

» Irrigation, Water & Waste Management (March 2008)
... Convert alpaca, goat, sheep, horse and cow manure into garden mulch with the Large Compost Tumbler. Sizes range from 250 to 20,000 gallons. Leon’s Mfg. Four models of the 2008 Leon V...

» Calendar (February 2008)
...erence. The Colony Inn, Vernon. For more information, contact Extension Specialist Michal Lunak at 603-787-6944. Maine March 18 New England Dairy Conference. The Elks Club, Waterville. For more information, contact Extension Specialist Micha...

» N.H. Farm & Forest Expo (February 2008)
February 8-9, Manchester, N.H.
...ixed knot sheep and goat fence measures 48 inches high, has a vertical spacing of 3 inches and comes in 165-foot rolls. Show Hours Friday, February 89 a.m. - 8 p.m.Saturday, Februar...

» New York Farm Show (February 2008)
February 21-23, Syracuse, N.Y.
...February 21-23, Syracuse, N.Y....

» Celebrating Local Foods and Farms (February 2008)
by Judith M. Powell
Kilkelly connects Manhattan with Maine
...d Joe Murray raise goats and run their successful catering business. Marge Kilkelly moves easily between two distinctively different worlds. One is her Manhattan, N.Y., office in the bustling financial district whe...

» Guide to Advertisers (January 2008)
...etal RoofingAdirondack Gold Maple FarmAdirondack Maple FarmsAdvancing Alternatives, Inc.AET ConsultingAgri Fab & Repair, Inc.Agri SC/D&DAiken Trailer & TractorAlpha American Co/Palisade Mfg.Alternative Fuel Boilers, Inc.Alternative Heatin...

» Farming for the Future Conference (January 2008)
by Vern Grubinger
Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture
...Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture...

» Advice on Ag-Tourism (January 2008)
by Anthony Hall
From farmers for farmers
...ked up to 110 goats, but have cut back in recent years to 55, having figured out they could buy the milk needed to produce their chevre, feta and blue cheese. They market to health food stores and some supermarket chains. But, ...

» New Products (December 2007)
...r calves, lambs and goats. All feeders feature the exclusive MilkBar nipple which promotes salivation by slowing down the nursing process. Coburn offers four versions of the MilkBar nipple: calf, calf colostrum, goat/lamb and goat/lamb colostrum. ...

» Got a Farm Innovation? (December 2007)
by Vern Grubinger
Get the money you need to test it
...ord (such as “goats”, “corn”, “marketing,” etc.) to bring up summaries of past projects. You may also want to visit the Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas Web site at www.attra.org to see what kinds of...

» Working Every Angle (December 2007)
by Kathleen Hatt
Peaked Mountain Farm markets sheep cheese and more
...y purchasing cow or goat milk to add to sheep’s milk in some of the farm’s cheeses (such as Ewe Jersey), Ann is able to increase cheese production without increasing the flock or the farm’s facilities. The process of making cheese...

» Buying Guide to Maple Equipment and Products (December 2007)
...TAGO manufactures refractometers. The newly introduced PAL-Maple features a wide Brix range, from 0 to 85 percent, for quality assurance. The Bacon Jug Company Customizable maple syrup jugs; ...

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