How to Manage Q Fever
December 21, 2012Keep your livestock and yourself safe from Q fever with these management tips.
Meet Sweetie, the Pygmy Goat
November 12, 2012One of Mom’s friends rescued Sweetie, the Pygmy goat, but now Sweetie needs a home so she’s come to live with us on our farm.
Researchers ID Disease-carrying Aphids
May 30, 2012Nine aphid-cell proteins indicate aphids’ plant-virus-carrying capabilities, a USDA study finds.
Tomato Plant Fungal Diseases
January 23, 2012Learn what to do about fungal diseases before they destroy your tomato crop.
Disease-Resistant Tomatoes
January 20, 2012Excerpt from the Popular Farming Series magabook Organic Farm & Garden with permission from its publisher, BowTie magazines, a division of BowTie Inc. Purchase Organic Farm & Garden here. America’s favorite backyard crop, tomatoes, is a favorite food for pests. The tomato plant can fall prey to insects, slugs and fungal diseases, so tomatoes need […]
Diminish Spring Garden Stress
April 15, 2011Courtesy Hemera Technologies/AbleStock.com/Thinkstock When choosing plants this spring, try to find disease-resistant varieties in order to reduce garden-related stress. Starting a garden in the spring can bring loads of rewards throughout the gardening season, but can be intimidating for the urban dweller without loads of experience under his belt. Along with the fruits of labor […]
How to Dispose of Chicken Carcasses
February 11, 2011Take caution when disposing of chicken carcasses so as not to spread disease.
APOXalypse Now
November 15, 2010Last week, my youngest hen, Baby Jo, came down with the fowl pox virus. Since then, another one of my hens, Bobbi Jo, was also stricken by this nasty disease.
