Pigs
8/31/2009 5:20:55 PM
Rodeo raises chickens and rides a pig on the road to discovering she is a guilt-free omnivore.
8/11/2009 3:37:30 PM
Returning from Ayrshire Farm, in Virginia, Hank Will reflects on a remarkable experience.
6/12/2009 11:30:01 AM
Observation of farm pond is the key to keeping your water sources in top health.
6/11/2009 11:33:15 AM
After a short break, we are back to raising our own pigs.
5/13/2009 4:59:03 PM
True farm friends understand the lure of the lifestyle.
5/5/2009 3:21:25 PM
Pigs are adored at Russ-Stick Acres.
4/30/2009 3:46:41 PM
Russ-Stick Acres first litter of piglets makes an everlasting impression.
4/7/2009 1:22:23 PM
With livestock, adding a slight shock with electric fencing might be the best way to go.
3/30/2009 5:17:40 PM
A hog guide, for you to select the best swine for your farm.
3/26/2009 11:20:49 AM
Richard Manning has Hank all fired up about the benefits of grass finished meat.
3/6/2009 8:57:19 AM
Hank is tickled that Mulefoot pork placed first in flavor.
2/5/2009 4:14:09 PM
Recipes and tips for this tasty treat.
12/16/2008 7:29:47 AM
Hank reports on staining the walls and painting the roofs of the new Mulefoot pig shelter and chicken house.
12/15/2008 3:56:29 PM
Winter offers Deb a time to think and plan for new heirloom breeds and heirloom seeds.
12/15/2008 11:38:05 AM
Hank reports on Mulefoot pig food preferences and Kate makes a movie to document them.
12/4/2008 2:57:31 PM
Hank cobbles up some electric fence so the Mulefoot pigs can roam the woods.
11/20/2008 7:43:33 AM
Hank marvels that Mulefoot pigs prefer rooting for natural forages compared with commercial pellets.
11/17/2008 8:06:22 AM
Hank and Kate build the Mulefoot pigs a new house ... using scraps found in their barn.
11/12/2008 8:16:49 AM
Hank likes to open the day communing with his animals.
10/30/2008 1:54:11 PM
Kate reflects on Mulefoot pigs and other farm creatures.
10/29/2008 11:21:35 AM
Hank has totally fallen for the Mulefoot pigs.
10/27/2008 1:10:49 PM
Hank and Kate add Mulefoot hogs to their Osage County menagerie.
9/30/2008 1:14:12 PM
Storey Publishing’s Illustrated Guide to Sheep, Goats and Cattle, written by Carol Ekarius, covers 163 breeds of cattle, goats, sheep, and swine - from the well-known Guernsey cow to the nearly extinct Guinea hog.
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
One farmer's misadventures in livestock agriculture might be a word to the wise: Be careful what you yearn for.
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Espanola, New Mexico – You have to be careful when you walk in to the Country Farm Supply feed store on the main street here. Maybe you only stopped by for a bag of hen scratch – but you could end up going home with a donkey.
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is embarking upon a new program that seeks to have every single livestock animal in the United States identified, tagged and possibly implanted with a radio chip. The highly controversial National Animal Identification System (NAIS) would require anyone who owns even one livestock animal - such as a pigeon, rabbit, chicken or horse - to register that animal and its location in a federal database.
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Feed Store Franchise
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Life Lessons Learned at the Feed Store
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
When daydreaming about adding livestock to your little piece of heaven in the country, it pays to be careful what you wish for. Someone just might show up at your doorstep with a real-life version of your fantasy when you least expect it. You might go to a poultry swap, on a whim, and end up with a truck full of fowl, or think, like I did, that three little pigs would be easy.