Life on the Farm
Consult three different charts on how long garden seeds last in storage and you will find three different sets of answers. That’s because the longevity of stored seed has not been definitively determined. Too much depends on variables that include...
The method for preparing garden seeds for storage depends on whether they dry on the plant or are surrounded by moist pulp. The easiest way to start seed saving is to save garden seeds that naturally dry on the plant....
Judging from the number of published books on the subject, you might get the impression that saving and storing seeds from crops growing in your garden is a complicated affair. That’s certainly the impression I once had. But over the...
While chickens can get coronaviruses, the same viruses do not infect humans. Further, we have no evidence that chickens can get the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. What is a Coronavirus? Viruses are tiny pathogens, so small that millions can travel...
The first practical use we made of our motion activated Reconyx trail camera was to identify a predator that was decimating our Royal Palm turkey flock. The cam confirmed our suspicion: it was a bobcat. (The next job, of course,...
Every now and then I run across a newt, either wandering in the backyard or curled up in some corner of the garden. Here in Tennessee I’m always delighted to spot a bright orange Eastern newt. It never occurred to...
Meningeal deer worm infection requires the presence of both white-tail deer and gatropods (slugs or snails). So it stands to reason that at the top of the list of suggestions for preventing deer worm infection in goats and sheep is...
No controlled studies have determined the best treatment for goats and sheep infected with meningeal deer worm. We know more about deer worm in llamas and alpacas (camelids) than in goats or sheep. The recommended method for treating deer worm...
Knowing how to recognize deer worm infection in goats can be tricky, because not all goats are affected in exactly the same way. Further, signs of deer worm infection can resemble a number of other diseases of goats. But being...
White-tail deer are a common sight on our farm. But seeing one grazing in our goat pasture gives me the willies. Why? Because white-tails can shed a hair-like nematode that causes deer worm infection in goats. In the days when...
