All About Alpaca Farming – Useful Tips for Raising Alpacas

Alpacas are magnificent animals. They are small, very easy to keep and costs are low to maintain. Alpaca farming and breeding can be profitable; their fleece makes strong and valuable fiber and it’s used for various purposes in a wide variety of industries. Alpacas are gentle animals that are native to South America. They naturally inhabit the high Andes Mountains, and are most commonly raised...

Sustainability in Livestock Leads to Sustainable Livestock Nutrition

Sustainability is the concept to endure in the most unadulterated manner. This concept not only means to work with the resources already possessed, but also deliver to the needs of the future of livestock farming. It is a process that envisions a desirable future state. When we discuss sustainability in the industry of livestock, it gives a brief visualization of a picture that depicts how there...

Restoration Agriculture – Need of the Hour!

Is bigger and more always better? Or could better be smaller, local and sustainable? In this brief article we take a look at the history of agriculture in the last century and see if we can start to find answers to these two vital questions involving the future of agriculture on the planet earth. We hope to motivate you to think about this topic just enough that you might want to learn more...

How Performance Reveals the Importance of Affection and Care in Livestock

Despite significant progress of research and technology advancement in the field of livestock we still will always have room for improvement in  livestock production. As we do an analysis on the livestock industry, we see a general situation throughout the world which is a huge increase in the demand for livestock products and not a concurrent increase in the availability of livestock products....

Creating Livestock Feed from Sprouted Fodder System

You can grow your own grasses from sprouting seeds with microgreen fodder system. Grasses grown in microgreen fodder system is an excellent way to supplement your livestock during feed shortages. As fall arrives, you may face difficulty providing feed to your livestock. Hay prices rise and your pastures may not provide enough grass for your animals to forage on. Regardless of what kind of...