As we start to enter the harvest season, it is also a good time to think about completing soil testing for the upcoming growing season. The publication A4034 Soil Fertility Guidelines for Pastures in Wisconsin provides some context about where to test in pastures, where NOT to test, and some general guidelines about liming and […]
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Are you getting short on pasture? Take a look at publication A3902, Extending grazing and reducing stored feed needs.
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Alpaca pasture management can be a challenge due to the grazing pattern behavior. Learn more about how to get the most out of your pasture with the “Alpaca Pastures in Wisconsin” factsheet.
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This is the time of year that many farmers dread: the culmination of a year of receipts, tax season! You painstakingly keep track of purchases, livestock sold, crop sold, depreciation on equipment, etc. All of this hard work and effort cumulates into the famed schedule F (and other forms) to complete your taxes. Whew! Another season under the belt. Wait, don’t stop there.
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At some point in the course of raising animals, whether that is poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, horses, or some other critter, you will inevitably be moving them around your property. One of the easy mistakes to make as an animal owner is in how you approach animal handling. Mistakes in animal handling can lead to cuts, scrapes, bruises, broken bones, or worse. When working with animals, “slow is fast”.
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Check out the llama and alpaca resources in the links at the right of this page. Know a good educational resource for raising llamas or alpacas? Feel free to make a suggestion to Lyssa at 608-297-3141.
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