Many semi-rural dwellers keep sheep, so it might help to understand the digestive system of sheep. They belong to the ruminant classification of animals. There […]
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How To Plough
For most smallholders working with low-power tractors, if the soil to be worked is heavy, after the first rains is a good time to plough. […]
The Therapeutic Value of Keeping Chickens
Many smallholders might not have thought about the therapeutic value of keeping chickens. When we picture the average smallholding, we presume that there will be […]
Understand the Basics of Cultivation
The range of activities that can be classified as forming part of cultivation is broad. From hacking away with a hoe at weeds in one’s […]
Keep Your Goats Busy
It’s a really good idea to keep your goats busy. The internet will provide you with any number of DIY or commercially made toys for […]
Animal Traction for the Smallholder
Using animal traction on plots holds many obvious advantages for the smallholder. The benefits of using cattle, donkeys or horses in this way are economic […]
The Use of Chainsaws on Smallholdings
Chainsaws on smallholdings are invaluable. Most smallholdings will have a few fruit trees to prune, and even a couple to fell, and if you are […]
Egg Incubation Information By Species
The object of successful incubation is to match as closely as possible the conditions the egg would experience under a broody mother. This includes constant […]
How To Use An Incubator
Once you are sure that your incubator is able to reach and maintain the correct heat and humidity, you are then ready to start collecting […]
Climate Change Has Reached Crisis Point, New Study finds
In the most dire warning of what the consequences will be if the nations of the world don’t reduce their greenhouse gas emissions drastically and […]