At the Ontario Sheep Field Day, farmers compared Rappa’s ATV fencing system and Gallagher’s SmartFence. Both aim to cut labour, speed up grazing moves, and expand access to pasture while working with solar energizers. The post Sheep producers weigh mobile fencing options at Ontario Sheep Field Day appeared first on Farmtario.| FarmtarioLivestock | Farmtario
Jenny Schlecht was never all-in on things like balling a steer’s tail or fluffing a sheep’s legs. But she has a strong appreciation for the real-world lessons 4-H provides.| Perham Focus
Jenny Schlecht was never all-in on things like balling a steer’s tail or fluffing a sheep’s legs. But she has a strong appreciation for the real-world lessons 4-H provides.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Having the basic skills and self-confidence to assist an animal that’s uncomfortable not only improves the animal’s welfare but can be the difference between calling the vet or not.| Country Guide
Jenny Schlecht was never all-in on things like balling a steer’s tail or fluffing a sheep’s legs. But she has a strong appreciation for the real-world lessons 4-H provides.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
Jenny Schlecht was never all-in on things like balling a steer’s tail or fluffing a sheep’s legs. But she has a strong appreciation for the real-world lessons 4-H provides.| Bemidji Pioneer
Jenny Schlecht was never all-in on things like balling a steer’s tail or fluffing a sheep’s legs. But she has a strong appreciation for the real-world lessons 4-H provides.| Alexandria Echo Press
Jenny Schlecht was never all-in on things like balling a steer’s tail or fluffing a sheep’s legs. But she has a strong appreciation for the real-world lessons 4-H provides.| Grand Forks Herald
It’s remarkable how unexpected connections occur sometimes. During the COVID pandemic, when we were still living in Kamakura, I was hiking in the hills above the coast and ran into an older American who turned out to be a Catholic nun. She’d had a fascinating life in Japan working for the Maryknoll Sisters, who devote their lives to charitable service around the world.| Randomwire
Can’t wait for you to enjoy another round-up we lovingly refer to as a Creative Spins Showcase – and this one is the Spring Edition! Flowers are blooming, birds are chirping, and Easter is just around the corner, which means it’s the perfect time for a little crafty goodness! Y’all have been busy with your... The post Creative Spins Showcase – Spring Edition appeared first on .|
Soft, squishy, and completely no-sew—this tiny lamb is as easy as it gets! The Mini Palm Plushie No Sew Lamb Crochet Pattern works up in... The post Free No Sew Lamb Crochet Pattern – Mini Palm Plushie appeared first on Darling Maple Designs.| Darling Maple Designs
Anna Hunter’s new book, The True Cost of Wool, explores current wool production systems in Canada and pitches more robust local manufacturing| Manitoba Co-operator
Breeding season is almost here! This year we’re experimenting with ram effect. By putting the rams adjacent to the ewes (with a strong fence between them!) 7-10 days prior to turning them in together, the ewes should be stimulated to ovulate and their estrus cycles should be relatively synced up. This will help to maximize conception rates and shorten the lambing burst to a narrower time span. The post The Ram Effect appeared first on Paicines Ranch.| Paicines Ranch
For the past week they’ve been grazing in “Palm Springs” (pasture, that is). There’s tons of good forage left: rye, kale, vetch and clover as well as all their favorite volunteer plants including mustard, prickly lettuce, and purslane. However, after months of waiting the CrustBuster no-till drill has arrived. That means it was time to move the sheep to new pastures so they can clean up the residual and volunteer grasses and forbs to prepare the ground for “crust busting” and seed...| Paicines Ranch
If you’re anything like me when I was starting out, when you think of raising sheep, you probably think of huge, gently rolling pastures that play as a home to an immense flock of sheep. It really is an idyllic image! But it’s one that isn’t entirely founded in reality, and it kept me from […] The post 9 Tips to Raise Sheep on a Small Homestead appeared first on The Homesteading Hippy.| The Homesteading Hippy
Heartland Livestock Services in Virden and Grunthal Auction Mart in Grunthal have offered farmers in fire-threatened areas a safe place to evacuate their livestock.| Manitoba Co-operator
Our favourite easy and fun sheep crafts for kids, perfect for spring, Easter and farm units with ideas for preschool and toddlers to tweens.| Crafts on Sea
Carla and Tyrone Borsa had already put a lot of research into their sheep operation before the first set of hooves hit their pasture in 2022.| Country Guide
Center of the Nation Wool, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, moves about 20% of the nation's wool commodity through its doors every year.| Agweek
A viral video of sheep sprinting through Bushwick has residents questioning the source of the escape and reigniting the conversation about live poultry markets in the neighborhood.| Bushwick Daily
As consumers, we hope that the animals that provide our meat, milk, eggs, etc. are well cared-for and are kept in good welfare conditions. But what does this really mean in practice? This is the second of a pair of episodes that explore different aspects of farm animal welfare. In this episode, Naturally Speaking’s Taya […]| Naturally Speaking
Maasai pastoralist livestock keepers in northern Tanzania have become increasingly concerned about a disease that is causing strange behaviour in their sheep and goats – a disease these animals are…| Naturally Speaking
This charming sheep planter immediately grabbed my attention on the aisles of Dollar General! It was asking for a farmhouse style makeover!| hammonsnest.com
Sheep exhibit many behavioral cues that you can learn to read, greatly facilitating and easing your interactions with them. #sheep #homesteading| The Homesteading Hippy
Whether sheep, goat or cattle, all ruminants are prone to worms. You can use this safe & natural schedule to guard against parasites & deworming sheep.| Abundant Permaculture
Our first guest is Zoe Fletcher, who we really had to start with given that she wrote her PhD on the 72 British sheep breeds! Zoe has created a Designer Toolkit to share knowledge and her research …| Wovember
