Agriculture & Farming

Support the future of food production by learning about how large-scale farming is not practical. We will have to develop more efficient and practical means of food production.

Corn saved the Pilgrims and has since grown into a huge industry.

This article discusses how cottonseeds are used in our products and daily life.

Wool fiber is used to make clothes, bedding and insulation. It is renewable and recyclable unlike its synthetic rivals. Wool is a wonder fabric that keeps you warm in winter and cool in summer.

Tempted to take your horse to a cattle sorting event -- but concerned because he's never met a cow face to face? Here is a low-pressure, safe method to introduce your horse to cattle to ensure future sorting and penning fun.

Biological pest control has important advantages compared to chemical pest control, such as being safer for humans and the environment. It also has some disadvantages. Integrated pest management uses a variety of techniques to control pests.

Permaculture communities work with nature, not against it.

Kombu is used in many rich dietary traditions across the world. See why people are raving about this free to forage species of seaweed.

American farmers got soybeans from China originally, but now soybeans raised in the USA are being sent to China in spectacular volumes

Raising animals for the purpose of human consumption appears to be something of a moral and ethical dilemma, and here's why: Animals including cattle, sheep, chickens, hogs, geese, ducks, goats, and all others are living, thinking, feeling beings...

Oft ignored, sometimes maligned, the humble leghorn is still the queen of the nesting box.

If you want to raise your own high-quality eggs and save money, read on to find out what to grow for feed and forage and how to manage your foraging areas.

Cornish Cross chickens were created to provide meat. If you have any questions about how to raise them yourself as meat birds in your own back yard, this guide will certainly answer any questions you may have about the breed.

My top five picks for egg-laying chicken breeds.

Raising geese is a lot easier than you may think. The effort is well worth it especially if you use the natural tendencies of the geese to benefit you. Read on to learn about weeder geese, pet geese and security alarm geese!

Humans use cow dung as a fertilizer, a fuel, a building material, and an insect repellent. It's also used to produce a biogas and paper and to play games. Other organisms use the dung as well.