Every year, I try to include at least one new tomato variety in my garden. However, I always make sure to keep one favorite in my collection of seeds - the Mortgage Lifter. This beefy tomato is a ...
What Are Parasitic Plants and Should You Consider Growing Them?
Most people have heard about plants like the Venus Flytrap, which feed on insects to generate energy. However, did you know that there are plants that actually draw sustenance from each other, ...
The Importance of Amino Acids for Pigs & How to Supplement Their Feed Correctly
The importance of amino acids for pigs, and how to correctly supplement this in their feed. If you raise pigs, you probably already know the basics. You know what to feed them, how to house ...
What Are Farrowing Crates and Are They Ethical or Not?
In the last couple of years, we’ve gone back and forth about the best ways to ensure that both our piglets and sows remain healthy, comfortable, and most importantly, alive, during the farrowing ...
What Is Pumpkin Mosaic Virus and How to Best Prevent & Treat It
Last year, I discovered just how much fun it is to grow those odd, “ugly” varieties of gourds and pumpkins. You know what I’m talking about - the ones covered in strange colors, bumps, ...
How to Save and Care for Drought-Stressed Plants
It’s a hot summer day and your plants are looking...not so healthy. They’re wilting, they’re drooping - they might even be dry and crunchy. It doesn’t take an expert gardener to recognize the signs ...
15 Plants That Are Poisonous to Sheep & Other Toxic Things to Avoid
If you’re new to raising sheep, you might find yourself looking around your pastures in a panic. Will that unidentifiable weed growing in the corner be safe for your sheep to eat? What happens if they ...
Caseous Lymphadenitis in Sheep and Goats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention Tips
Whenever I get sick, I notice that my lymph nodes tend to get swollen. It doesn’t matter whether I have strep throat, the flu, or the common cold. Like clockwork, my lymph nodes become inflamed and ...
Jacob Sheep Breed Information: Excellent Wool-Producing Sheep with Remarkable Horns
When you think of animals with spots, what comes to mind? Dalmations? Appaloosas? Jaguars? What about sheep? Spotted sheep might not be the first animals on your list when you’re trying to ...