Farming Chart

Nitrogen testing is a basic aspect of soil management that most gardeners overlook until their plants shows signs of stunted growth (or even turning more … Read more

A good pollinator garden isn’t something you create simply by growing nice-looking blooms. It’s the stuff that goes on behind the scenes: identifying which pollinators … Read more

But then you consider all decisions that are made between leaf and cup, and it suddenley becomes clear: tea making isn’t so simple. Whether you’ve … Read more

Breeding, for dairy farmers, is not a one-time choice. It is a series of timing decisions that starts when a cow calves and continues until … Read more

When it comes to breeding beef cows, success begin with attention to condition and timing. Small management decisions several months beforehand make all the difference … Read more

To candle a canary egg, you’re looking at seeing through the shell but not actualy cracking it open. That’s important with canaries since their hatching … Read more

You can learn to candle your parakeet eggs to see what is going on inside them. That way you don’t have to guess but rather … Read more

And then there’s raising male chickens. You just learn a lot about keep male chickens as you go along. For example you start out with … Read more

Rhode Island Reds are consistent dual-purpose birds. They lay well and grow steady. They take changing weather in stride and don’t fuss all the time. … Read more

Patience and keen observation pay off when raising Leghorns, which grow rapidly but in a series of stages, each one different than the last. You … Read more

Raising chickens goes from day-old fluff to the first egg. The time seems like it’s whizzing by and then dragging out when raising your own … Read more