For People On The Verge Of Starting Their Own Farming Business

Tips For Starting A Home Based Farming Business   Are you looking for a way to make money from home that doesn’t require working for someone else? Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit in you? If so, starting a home based farming business could be a great career choice. Growing and selling plants from your own home can be an extremely lucrative business. However, it is not without its...

3 Surprising Things Cows are Fed That You Didn’t Know

You might be surprised to find out what cows are being fed at the feedlots. In addition to the old soy and corn, animals are being fed garbage like saw dust, candy wrappers, and fish guts. Suppose you bought a pound of meat from the supermarket. It is more than likely that your beef came from a feedlot raised cow. Do you know what was fed to the animal before it was turned into packaged beef?...

Grazing Techniques that Reduce Feeding Costs

Utilizing your forage resources and making the best use of your pasture will reduce your feeding cost. For livestock farmers, managing pastures and grazing efficiently is critical for cutting costs.    Forages supply over 80% of the annual feed requirement of any livestock farm. Profit from a livestock farm or cow-calf operation often depends on how efficiently animals are grazed and how well...

Steps You Should Take for Sustainable Livestock Production

With the world population growing rapidly, there is an increased need for efficient food production. Sustainable livestock production will play a key role in meeting the future demands for food around the globe. With rapid urbanization and growing population, there are several problems that the food producers are facing today. The demand for safe food grown in organic farms is increasing rapidly...

Hydroponics – What Is It And How It May Work For You

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...