www.sare.org resources manure-composting-for-livestock-and-poultry-production Manure Composting for Livestock and Poultry Production Dealing with manure is a reality for animal agriculture, especially when livestock or poultry are confined for any length of time in pens, corrals, lots or barns. This Montana State...
www.sare.org resources trained-sheep-grazing-vineyard-floor Trained Sheep Grazing Vineyard Floor According to researchers, training sheep to have a food aversion is a simple process. However, there are important steps to follow to improve the strength of the aversion. This fact...
www.sare.org resources clean-energy-farming Clean Energy Farming Across the country, as energy prices climb, farmers are turning more and more to clean energy practices. From energy-saving light bulbs to solar panels to fuels grown and processed on...
www.sare.org resources rangeland-management-strategies Rangeland Management Strategies Features innovative SARE-funded research on creating and sustaining a healthy range. Throughout, researchers and ranchers share goals and successes in winter and multi-species grazing, managing forage and other vegetation and protecting...
www.sare.org resources diversifying-cropping-systems Diversifying Cropping Systems Today's crop farmers, with their prices global and their costs local, are ensnared in an ever-tightening profit squeeze. Many of them have begun seeking alternative crops that command higher prices...
www.sare.org resources estrategias-economico-ambientales-en-la-crianza-de-cerdos Estrategias Economico-Ambientales en la Crianza de Cerdos Granjeros que quieren producir puercos con éxito en pequeña escala pueden preservar su independencia de cara a la industria de puercos en proceso de consolidación. Estrategias Económico-Ambientales en la Crianza de...
www.sare.org resources profitable-pork Profitable Pork Farmers who want to successfully produce pork on a small scale can preserve their independence in the face of the consolidating hog industry. Profitable Pork: Alternative Strategies for Hog Producers...
northcentral.sare.org resources perfecting-the-day-range-pastured-poultry-system Perfecting the Day-Range Pastured-Poultry System Raising poultry on pasture instead of in a barn or other permanent structure is an increasingly popular enterprise for hobby and small farmers across the country. This bulletin features the...
southern.sare.org resources the-performance-of-cover-crops-in-minimally-tilled-forage-based-grazing-systems The Performance of Cover Crops in Minimally Tilled Forage-based Grazing Systems Texas plays a major role in agriculture, especially in the beef industry. Cattle production is crucial to the Texas High Plains agriculture community, but production systems that jeopardize the sustainability...
southern.sare.org resources integrating-legumes-with-grass-to-improve-forage-livestock-systems Integrating Legumes with Grass to Improve Forage-Livestock Systems Over the past century, agriculture on the Texas High Plains has evolved into a $20 billion-plus industry centered largely on cotton and finishing beef cattle in feedlots. Agriculture was made...