Why use Hydroponic Livestock Feed at your Farm

Livestock owners know how difficult it is to feed your animals with fresh, nutritious and stable rations. If they are properly fed, animals are going to be happier, they are going to be healthier, and they are going to provide you a better quality milk.   Who wouldn’t like to feed their cattle high quality, fresh sprouted barley, loaded with vitamins, each and every day? This might help...

Teddy Bears and Dreadlocks. The Two Types of Alpacas

Teddy Bears and Dreadlocks Have you ever seen an alpaca and thought, whoa. That looks different than the one I’ve seen before? There’s actually only two types of alpacas; suri alpacas and huacaya alpacas. Suri’s fleece’s look like dreadlocks and huacaya’s have the fluffy qualities of a teddy bear! Here we looked around the web to find a couple of great resources that explain some history...

DIY Hydroponics – Grow your own Sustainable Livestock Feed

How you can successfully grow your own feed and save yourself some money Feeding livestock is one of the most expensive things that people have to do when they own a farm. The problem is a lot of people are not aware that they are able to save quite a bit of money on their food cost by using some of the DIY livestock feed hydroponic options that are available for them. By knowing about these...

Spring Pasture Management Tips for Horses

Spring is fast approaching and this time of the year, timing is everything. Grasses grow fast as the weather warms up, and so, grazing horses and spring pasture management is crucial. It might be tempting to graze your horses out onto your field at the first sight of green spring grasses. However, it’s important to time and manage your pasture grazing. Below are a few tips to consider before you...

All you need to know before you buy an Alpaca

So, you have chosen to purchase an alpaca? Excellent! Alpacas are indeed exceptional animals as pets as well as for farming. They are great companions, and also excellent for  their fiber and meat. They are also great animals for raising in your home farm, so in case you are  thinking about starting your own homestead, consider buying some alpacas for alpaca farming. They do well in any state...