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Successful Agroforestry Tour and Work Day
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Interested in land stewardship that centers tree and forest health alongside farming? Join us for a tour and discussion of the farm systems Wellspring Forest Farm has been developing and learning from for the past 13 years on 20 acres. They will share successes and failures, and engage folks in discussion and we’ll do a…
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Sheep Management: The Deadly Barber Pole Worm
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When I sell breeding livestock – ewe and ram lambs alike – I now add the following sentence to the sale’s agreement: Seller advises STRONGLY against using Ivomec as a dewormer and recommends Cydectin or Prohibit against barber pole worms and Valbazen against tapeworms. On occasion I receive a phone call, an e-mail, or a…
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Dorper Sheep: Truths and Myths
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After being in the business of raising wool sheep of various kinds for two decades, I decided in 2005 to start with hair sheep. It was a fairly bold move at the time since it meant giving up on the customers who bought breeding stock from me, and since I also didn’t know how well…
sheep management
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