Posted by SLN Staff on Nov 21st, 2013 | 1 comment
Getting the proper feed for your livestock is very important for production of healthy livestock and farm products. Most farmers today have also become environmentally conscious and are inclined towards growing farms with organic and environmentally safe products and methods of farming, rather than conventional farming methods. The modern sustainable farming methods involve minimal use of...
Posted by SLN Staff on Nov 14th, 2013 | 1 comment
The term sustainable agriculture refers to methods of farming in which the environment is not disturbed or harmed. When we produce food in sustainable methods we do not disturb the ecological balance in the environment and we do not add any harmful chemicals or toxic compounds into the nature, meaning all the elements in the sustainable method of farming is derived from organic compounds. In...
Posted by SLN Staff on Oct 29th, 2013 | Comments Off on Sustainable Organic Farming – A Better Way Of Livestock Production
We have heard the old saying that “we are what we eat.” This saying has a great significance because what we eat has a great impact on how we live. It is closely related to our health and environment. In recent years, there has been an increased demand for food that is ethically produced and also sustainable. Along with an increase in the amount of organically grown farm lands around the world...
Posted by SLN Staff on Oct 21st, 2013 | 1 comment
Many of us have done this as a child. We have clipped a part of a plant and kept it in water hoping that the plant will grow with roots coming out. This works with some plants. You are able to see roots grow from the clipped piece and soon it starts to grow into a complete plant. This is hydroponics, and we have done this without knowing that it is a part of agriculture. The term...
Posted by SLN Staff on Aug 12th, 2012 | Comments Off on Manage Water & Feed for Low Stress Livestock Farming
Managing water and feed is very important in livestock farming during the hot days of late spring and summer. As the days get warmer, your animals will be more prone to heat stress. Heat stress will affect your livestock growth. As their body temperature rises, their natural reaction will be to reduce food intake. Proper feeding and water management is needed to reduce heat stress, improve...