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New Capture Apparatus for Deer
Common Sense Agriculture, Conservation and Energy | 20 hours ago by Panhandle Poet
Overfishing Salmon Can be the Next Eco-Problem
Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green | July 25th 2008 by Max Lee
Fish is a good alternative to meat and chicken. Aside from being a healthy dish if cooked in the right way, salmon is certainly among the common food preference of people these days. But while we know that there are plenty of fish in the sea, we shou read more
LIVESTOCK for Friday, July 25th
TimothySykes.com | July 25th 2008 by Timothy Sykes
If you missed LIVESTOCK today, you can watch it on demand below. read more
Milagro the Duck (or, Never Give Up!)
Lehman's Country Life | July 25th 2008 by Greg
It took 36 hours. That's an eternity for a child. Or for a hatchling. And that's the reason the new member of our family got her special name. Our new duckling is called "Milagro"-the Spanish word for "miracle"-because she had a lot of trouble making read more
Protect Animals from Summer Heat
Lehman's Country Life | July 25th 2008 by Greg
Without a doubt, the summer heat can be hard on humans. But remember, livestock and animals can become sick in the summer heat just like we can. It can be a time consuming chore to care for your livestock and animals in the heat. For those who have l read more
Cow Poop: More Electric Power Potential than Wind and Solar?
Ecolocalizer | July 25th 2008 by Lucille Chi
Converting the U.S.’s ample and renewable volumes of cow manure into biogas could provide as much as 3 percent of the nation’s electricity needs, say two researchers at the University of Texas at Austin. In a new study published in the on read more
CRP Decision and Consequences
Common Sense Agriculture, Conservation and Energy | July 25th 2008 by Panhandle Poet
Guess My New Laptop & Win TIMalerts, Winner To Be Announced On Li…
TimothySykes.com | July 24th 2008 by Timothy Sykes
Just leave your guess in the comments section below…first one to guess it wins 1 free month of TIMalerts…trust me, you want TIMalerts, I’m like 17 for 17 since inception on June 10th, average gain of 20% within 1-2 days, there are t read more
The Cows of Wonthaggi
Nearly-Dr Ferox | July 22nd 2008 by Ferox
Wonthaggi was fantastic. As most of you know, I spent two weeks there on work experience. I was hoping to see a lot of calvings, and was richly rewarded in the second week. Being so close to Phillip Island, there was also some wildlife work including read more
EPA Ruling on Waiver Delayed
Common Sense Agriculture, Conservation and Energy | July 22nd 2008 by Panhandle Poet
Gary Francione on SupremeMasterTV
Alistair Dark's blog | July 22nd 2008 by Alistair Dark
A while back I introduced Gary, a law academic, and his “abolitionist approach” idea. I find myself agreeing with his principles more and more. I was so please to find that Supreme Master TV (my favourite postie news channel) had intervie read more
Cows With Leaky Teats or Should You Buy a Leaky Faucet?
Lehman's Country Life | July 21st 2008 by Greg
Someone recently asked ; although I can’t remember who as forgetting names is one of the quirks of aging ; should they buy a beautiful doe eyed Jersey whose only obvious flaw is she had a leaky teat ? They also wanted to know why teats leak and read more
Hen-house not finished yet
The Spicy Cauldron | July 21st 2008
We worked solidly over the weekend but have yet to finish the new hen-house. We’ve built the run, put the walls of the house together, painted everything, and made their little door. We still need to install the windows and perches, and put on read more
Veg Diet is Essential for the Future
Alistair Dark's blog | July 20th 2008 by Alistair Dark
Supreme Master Ching Hai speaks with her students in London Alternatively, you can download the video files from the SupremeMasterTV website: 1 & 2 read more
The quality of air
The Spicy Cauldron | July 19th 2008
It occurred to me yesterday, those of us who rescue ex-battery hens often talk of how they can then enjoy sky, sun, weather, worms, and so on… But we never make mention of the air. Whether we keep chickens in towns and cities or the countryside read more
Live From NYC, It’s LiveStock Tomorrow 1-2PM EST
TimothySykes.com | July 17th 2008 by Timothy Sykes
Tune in HERE…with your host Timothy Sykes: And special mystery guests: Remember, last week I talked all episode long about … [visit site to read more] read more
A cattle vaccine with human health benefit - who should pay?
Food and Farming Canada | July 17th 2008 by Lilian Schaer
The following article was first published in Ontario Beef Farmer magazine, July 2008: It sickens thousands of people every year, killing some and leaving others with permanent health damage. But it doesn’t affect the animals that harbour and shed t read more
Eating Disorders Among Beef Cattle on the Rise
Future Update: Humorous Headlines of Tomorrow | July 16th 2008 by Skip Dekades
July 16, 2028 — People Advocating for the Proper Weight of Animals (PAPWA) issued a report yesterday calling on the U.S. livestock industry to address the growing prevalence of eating disorders among beef cattle. “I know we all want leaner and le read more
The sad and happy story of one ex-battery hen
The Spicy Cauldron | July 16th 2008
I noticed yesterday that Hyacinth, one of our ex-battery hens, was sleeping during the day, which is quite unusual, out in the enclosure. She was clearly not in any pain, eyes closed, close to the ground, while the other hens wandered around her. She read more
Economic and Environmental Meltdown
Alistair Dark's blog | July 13th 2008 by Alistair Dark
I was eighteen when I realised that the lifestyles in countries like Australia are driving the world to a calamitic meltdown and tragic aftermath. It seems that this is entering common knowledge with experts speaking of “inevitable” econo read more
LIVESTOCK on Demand
TimothySykes.com | July 11th 2008 by Timothy Sykes
If you missed LIVESTOCK today, you can watch it on demand below. Comments on how to improve the show are always welcome! read more
Our poor girls! Damn this country and its crazy weather!
The Spicy Cauldron | July 11th 2008
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Potential Use for Ethanol Coproduct
Common Sense Agriculture, Conservation and Energy | July 11th 2008 by Panhandle Poet
LiveStock Returns Tomorrow 1-2PM EST, Help Me Get Playboy’s Hot…
TimothySykes.com | July 10th 2008 by Timothy Sykes
Oh yes, another week, another all new live episode of LiveStock tomorrow from 1-2PM EST. Definitely tune in at http://www.mogulus.com/livestock and feel free to ask me any questions whatsoever! (Try to ask some in advance in the comments section of t read more
Garnaut and the Farmers
Alistair Dark's blog | July 9th 2008 by Alistair Dark
I’ve been waiting pensively for this article to appear. Basically the farmers agribusiness has realized three things the devastating impact of their trade on the environment and global climate the cost that will bring under comprehensive emis read more
The Abolitionist Approach?
Alistair Dark's blog | July 8th 2008 by Alistair Dark
While I have tremendous respect for all people who campaign to reduce the suffering of animals, I must say, the work of Gary Francione has opened my eyes to a contradiction that’s been lingering in my mind for a while. Gary runs a website repr read more
Farm Technology Days - Wisconsin Farm Trade Show
Agriculture Blog by Alex Tiller | July 7th 2008 by Alex Tiller
It doesn’t look like I’ll be able to make it up to the Wisconsin Farm Technology Days this year, unfortunately. It’s too bad because Farm Technology Days is an excellent place to see the newest farm technology on display from equipment manufact read more
Infected Elk Targeted At Yellowstone
Desert Rat Blog | July 6th 2008 by Marshall MacFarlane
From this AP Story posted on FoxNews.com: Yellowstone Elk targeted for removal. Infected Elk Targeted at Yellowstone National Park Sunday, July 06, 2008 BILLINGS, Montana — Federal officials are considering a tentative proposal that calls for capt read more
Anyone else having trouble getting food for your dog?
Tricia's Musings | July 5th 2008 by Tricia
The last few months we’ve been having a terrible time getting a steady supply of the two brands of dry dog food that we feed our Labrador Retriever puppy. The first few months were ok, but by March one of the brands that we were feeding our dog read more
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