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The 3 Best Goat Feeders in 2020
Are you looking for a feeder for your goats? Here are the best goat feeders that will make feeding time much easier and more productive on your farm.
The 3 Best Egg Cartons for a Chicken Egg Business in 2020
Do you sell eggs or are you wanting to start? Here are the best egg cartons that are sure to give your chicken egg business a professional look.
The 2 Best Chicken Scalders in 2020
Are you needing a scalder to help defeather your chickens? Here are the best chicken scalders to make removing chicken feathers a much easier process.
The 3 Best Poultry Knives for Butchering Chickens in 2020
Are you looking for the perfect knife for processing chickens? Here are the best poultry knives that are sure to make butchering chickens a much easier job.
The 2 Best Chicken Killing Cones in 2020
Are you looking to streamline your chicken butchering process. Here are the best chicken killing cones to make processing chickens much easier for you.
The 3 Best Chicken Pluckers in 2020
Are you looking for a plucker to defeather your chickens, turkeys, ducks, or geese? Here are the best chicken pluckers for any budget that will make removing feathers a much easier job.
The 3 Best Egg Incubators in 2020
Are you wanting to hatch some baby chicks, ducks, or other birds? Here are the best egg incubators that are sure to make hatching chicken eggs, duck eggs, and other bird as easy as possible.
5 Tips for Training Great Pyrenees to Guard Chickens
On our farm we use Great Pyrenees dogs to guard and protect our chickens. If you want to do the same, here are 5 tips for training Great Pyrenees to guard chickens on your farm.
The 5 Best Chicken Coops in 2020
Are you wanting to buy or build a chicken coop for your chickens? Here are the best chicken coops and best chicken coop kits to provide an awesome home for your chickens.
The 2 Best Chicken Wire Fences in 2020
Are you looking for fencing to keep your chickens in and keep predators out? I want to share with you the best chicken wire fences that you can use when building chicken coops, chicken runs, or just fenced in areas for your chickens to free-rage.
The 2 Best Poultry Netting Fences in 2020
Are you wanting to pasture your poultry and keep predators away? I want to share the best poultry netting with you so you can keep your chickens protected and contained while out on pasture.
The 5 Best Feed Scoops in 2020
Are you looking for a feed scoop for your chickens, horses, goats, pigs, cows, dogs, cats, and other farm animals? Here are the best feed scoops based on size and type that will for all your animals.
Build a Joel Salatin Style Eggmobile Mobile Chicken Coop
Are you wanting to build a Joel Salatin style Eggmobile mobile chicken coop? If you are, I want to show you ours and offer you some tips that to help you build your portable chicken coop in a way that will work best for raising your chickens out on pasture.
The 5 Best Heated Chicken Waterers in 2020
Keeping your chicken's drinking water from freezing in the winter shouldn't be a chore. Here are the best heated chicken waterers to make sure your chickens always have fresh drinking water on those cold winter days.
The 5 Best Chicken Feeders in 2020
Are you looking for a new chicken feeder for your flock? Well look no further! Here are the best chicken feeders along with recommendations based on how you raise your chickens.
The 3 Best Electric Fence Lights in 2020
Are you looking for a simple way to tell if your electric fence is on or off? Here are the best electric fence lights so you can rest peacefully knowing your fence is working correctly.
The 5 Best Chicken Waterers in 2020
Do you need a chicken waterer or chicken drinker for your flock? Here are the best chicken waterers to make sure your chickens stay hydrated.
How to Start a Wood Chip Vegetable Garden
Gardening with wood chips has many benefits. If you aren't utilizing wood chips in your garden, I want to show you how to start a wood chip vegetable garden that will make gardening way easier for you.
The 5 Best Farm Weed Eaters & Weed Wackers in 2020
Are you looking for a string trimmer for your farm? Here are the best farm weed eaters and best farm weed wackers that will get the job done.
The 3 Best Electric Fence Tapes & Polytapes in 2020
Are you looking for electric fence tape, or more specifically, polytape? Here are the best electric fence tapes you can buy along with the connectors you'll need in order to connect them together.
How to Keep Grass From Growing Under a Fence
With grass growing into my fences on my farm, I needed a way to control it. Today, I want to show you how to keep grass from growing under a fence.
The 5 Best Electric Fence Insulators in 2020
Do you have your posts picked out but now need insulators? Here are the best electric fence insulators for each type of electric fence post.
The 4 Best Electric Fence Posts in 2020
Are you setting up a new electric fence and needing posts? Here are the best electric fence posts to make sure your fence stands strong.
How to Till a Garden Without a Tiller Using Pigs
Did you know that it's possible to till a garden without a tiller? Today, we are going to look at how I use my favorite farm animal, the pig, to till our garden for us naturally.
How to Set Up an Organic Pig Feed System Using Vegetables
Are you looking for alternative pig feed options for your hogs? Today, I would like to show you how I set up an organic pig feed system using vegetables for my pastured pigs.
The Ultimate Guide for Raising Pigs in 2020
Raising pigs is my favorite farming activity. And because of that, I’ve spent the last several years developing systems that make it much easier to raise hogs and manage them on my farm. If you are wanting to raise pigs yourself, I would love to share everything I know with you and more.
The 5 Best Electric Fence Wires in 2020
Are you looking for polywire, aluminum, steel, high-tinsel, or insulated wire for your electric fence? If so, here are the best electric fence wires this year for all the various fence types.
The 5 Best Electric Fence Testers in 2020
Troubleshooting electric fence problems can be a real pain. But, they don't have to be. Here are the best electric fence testers to help you fix your fence problems.
The 3 Best Solar Electric Fence Chargers in 2020
These are our picks for the best solar electric fence chargers this year. Whether you want to set up an electric fence far away from a power source or just want your fence to be off-grid, these will get the job done.
The 3 Best Piglet Nipples in 2020
Are you looking for piglet nipples for a piglet waterer? Or are you looking for replacements for existing ones? Look no further! Here is our pick for the best piglet nipples in 2020.
The 4 Best Electric Fence Chargers in 2020
Are you setting up an electric fence and looking for the best electric fence charger? Or are you wanting to replace your existing one with a better one? Through personal experience and lots of research, we've put together this list of the 4 best electric fence energizers.
The 3 Best Pig Fences in 2020
Are you looking for fence options for your hogs? Here are the best pig fences in 2020. Whether you are putting your pigs on pasture, building stationary paddocks, or fencing an entire field, we've got you covered.
The Best Pig Feed in 2020
With so many different brands and types of pig feed, finding the right one for your hogs can be tough. The good news is that we've done all the work for you. In this article we not only cover all the different types of pig feed, we will give you a recommendation for each one.
The 2 Best Heated Pig Waterers in 2020
Do you raise pigs and have to deal with freezing water in the winter? Here are the 2 best heated pig waterers in 2020. One is a budget friendly option while the other is the best overall option if you want a great long-term solution.
The 5 Best Pig Feeders in 2020
Whether you are looking for the best pig feeder for a large herd, small herd, piglets, sow, or a single pig, we have carefully selected the best hog feeders available this year. Each feeder has been carefully selected for the different needs you may have depending on how you raise your pigs.
The 3 Best Pig Waterers in 2020
Are you needing a hog waterer or an automatic pig waterer for your pigs? Here are 3 of the best pig waterers that serve 3 different purposes depending on how your raise your pigs.
The Crazy Story of How Tobacco Saved Jamestown
The first permanent English settlement in America was failing. The settlers in Jamestown were barely hanging on. But when John Rolfe, an English settler, arrived with tobacco seeds, everything changed.
105+ Ways to Make Money Farming a Small Farm in 2020
Are you looking for ways to make money farming, even on a small farm with small acreage? I have put together a detailed list of more than 105 ways that you can make money from your own farm along with lots of additional resources to help you get started. With a list this large, some of these will surprise you!
10 Best Farming Magazines in 2020 for a Small Farm
Here are the 10 best farming magazines in 2020 for a small farm, permaculture, sustainable agriculture, and homesteading. Whether you are making money from your farm or just providing for your family, these magazines are for you.
Learn How to Hypnotize a Chicken Today
Want to be the life of your next farm party? Then you must stop what you are doing and learn how to hypnotize a chicken today.
15 Farming Tools That Make Farm Life Way Easier in 2020
There are some essential farming tools that would be hard to live without on my farm. Today, I want to share these farm tools with you and, hopefully, help you have a much easier life on your farm.
How to Seal a Pond Naturally With Pigs (Before & After)
Are you having trouble keeping water in your pond? I would like to show you how to seal a pond naturally with pigs along with some before and after pictures so you can see how well this method really works.
What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus and Our Food System
According to the World Health Organization, coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people. No one is sure which animal the current coronavirus outbreak started with before it was transferred to humans but the search continues. So what conditions allow viruses like this one to flourish in the first place? And what can be done to prevent viruses like this from spreading in the future?
20 Most Beautiful Farm Background Wallpaper of 2020
This is our 2020 roundup of the best farm background pictures from around the web. This collection of the best farm wallpaper includes barns, fields, chickens, goats, sheep, cows, and pigs for you to use for free on your computer. Enjoy!
How to Build a Chicken Brooder out of Almost Anything & Use It as a Mini Chicken Tractor
Today, I want to show you how you can build a chicken brooder out of almost anything and how you can use your chicken brooder as a mini chicken tractor to fertilize your garden for free.
50+ Best Farming Memes, So Funny Your Goat Will Laugh
Do you need a good laugh? We have assembled a collection more than 50 of the best farming memes for your enjoyment. These are truly funny farm memes.
How to Keep Pig & Goat Water From Freezing
Stop dealing with frozen water. Today, I want to show you how I keep my pig and goat water from freezing during the winter with a very simple setup.
How to Make an Automatic Pig Waterer Drinker - Cheap & Easy
Don't buy an expensive pig waterer. Here's how to make an automatic pig drinker using a 55-gallon barrel and some cheap parts.
Find Your Farmer Voice
Being a small farmer can have it’s challenges. At times, it can feel like the modern agricultural policies are stacked against you. This is especially true if you are selling the food you produce on your farm directly to the consumer. Because of this, it is important that you join organizations that support and protect small farmers like yourself and give farmers a voice. Previously, these types of organizations would keep farmers informed through radio, newspaper, and local gatherings. But now in the Internet age, it’s easier than ever to stay informed and reach out for help when you need it. Here are a few these organizations that we really love.
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