Category: Animals and Livestock

We raise A lot of pigs here and do so without any commercial feed. Biochar is one of our secrets to good animal growth. How Does Biochar Benefit Pigs? Adding biochar to a pig's diet shows...

I have made a lot of biochar for our farm because there are so many valuable uses for it. Here are my favorites. This ditch at the edge of our pig pen gets manure runoff when it rains. Biochar...

I've learned that conventional corn/soy hog feed is not the best option for health, growth, and yields on a pig. Oats Oats have been shown to improve the growth rate of piglets and feeder...

I guarantee you that I have tried every cheep feed option I could think of. Chickens can eat sweet feed and it especially compliments a free-range diet. But, chickens raised on sweet feed tend to...

We operate on a small property so I have to understand the more profitable animals. Specialty Hogs Specialty breed pigs are the most profitable livestock to raise per acre in my experience. I...

I've raised pure Kunekune pigs and Kuekune crosses. They're good animals but you need to know what you are getting into. Kunekune pigs should be raised outdoors, fed a vegetation-heavy diet, and...