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Spring on the Farm: Essential Tips to Prepare Your Land, Crops, and Livestock

Spring is a busy season on the farm, bringing longer days, warmer weather, and the promise of a productive year ahead. To ensure success, now is the time to prepare your fields, care for your livestock, and maintain your equipment. Here are some essential tips to help you get your farm ready for...

Spring Fling: Pet Care Tips for a Season of Renewal

As the world awakens from winter slumber, spring brings a burst of life, color, and energy. For pet owners, this season of renewal brings unique opportunities and challenges. In this blog, we'll explore a range of springtime pet care tips to ensure your furry companions enjoy the season safely and...

Dental Care Tips for Your Pet

Healthy teeth and gums are essential for all pets, from chewing and eating to grooming, defense and clean breath. With just a few steps, pet owners can keep their pet's mouth healthy and avoid a range of unpleasant and dangerous health issues that result from poor dental care. Know the Signs The...

Learning About Different Bird Seeds

There are many different types of birdseed, but which is best for your birds and feeders? Understanding the different options and which birds prefer them can help you choose just the right treats for your backyard buffet. 8 Top Birdseeds There are several types of seeds you can choose to fill your...

Holiday Pet Safety

Tis the season to be jolly! It is also the season to be more diligent at keeping our pets safe and healthy over the holidays. With holiday parties, trees, tinsel, candles and presents, our pets are at a greater risk to get into trouble. Here are a few holiday safety tips to keep them safe. The...

November Garden Ideas

Late fall and early winter may not seem like great times to be active in the garden, but in many areas, there are still tasks that need to be completed. In regions with milder climates, November can be a great time for wrapping up autumn gardening chores, and every gardener should take steps to...

Fall Pet Safety Tips

Fall is a fun season to get out and about with your pets, but before you jump into that first pile of leaves, sip that first pumpkin spice latte, or walk down that first fall trail, it is important to keep your pets safe. Understanding autumn hazards and how to avoid them is essential for both you...

Fall Gardening Tips: What to Plant and How to Prepare Your Garden for Winter

As the days grow shorter and the temperatures begin to cool, many gardeners think of winding down their gardening efforts. However, fall is an excellent time to both plant and prepare your garden for the coming winter. With the right strategies, you can enjoy a bountiful harvest well into the fall...

August Garden Tips

August is a tough time for gardeners. However, as many know when the going gets tough, the tough get going. This is the time of the year after a hot summer where many anticipate production and harvesting to come to an end. For the experienced gardener, it’s a time to get even more out of your...

Using Nutrition to Manage Horses with Gastric Ulcers

A horse owner recently contacted us about changing her horse’s diet. She stated that they are ¾ of the way through show season and he is just “off his game”. It seems that the horse was showing a lack of appetite and not finishing his grain. In addition, his disposition became rather grumpy and his...

Keeping Our Feathered Friends Fed: Essential Bird Feeder Maintenance Tips

Bird feeders are not only a delightful addition to any backyard, but they also provide essential nourishment for our feathered friends, especially during times when food is scarce. To ensure that our avian visitors stay healthy and happy, it's crucial to maintain our bird feeders properly. In this...

May Garden Tips

Late spring is ideal for gardening, and while May can be warmer or cooler depending on where you live and what your general climate is like, these May garden tips can help you keep your flowerbeds, lawn, vegetable garden, and containers in peak condition for fabulous foliage, perfect plants, and...

Knowing When You Can Plant in the Spring

Quite often, your soil can be either too hard or wet in the spring to even consider trying to plant. Eventually you’ll be able to plant something, but when? Here’s an excellent suggestion to figure out if your soil is ready to be worked: Just a few stepsIf you step onto your soil and your feet...

Springtime Pet Care Tips

Spring is a time of renewal and rejuvenation, not only for nature but for our pets as well. As the weather warms up and the days grow longer, it's important to take some steps to ensure our furry friends are happy and healthy. Here are some springtime pet care tips to keep in mind: Protect against...

Considering Chickens? Q&A Just for You!

Q: What breed of chicken should I get? A: Consider the right birds for your climate! For cold climates, choose cold-hardy, dual-purpose birds, such as the Barred Rock, Buff Orpginton, and Wyandotte. Their smaller combs and wattles prevent heat loss. For warm climates, consider Mediterranean breeds...

Maintaining Your Pet’s Healthy Weight

While your dog or cat's quality and length of life depend on various factors like age, disease, and breed, one often overlooked component is weight. If your cat or dog is overweight, it could potentially raise the risk of various diseases and injuries, and overall, make it harder for your pet to...

Keep Your Flock Happy and Healthy

Whether you have just a few chickens or a large, widely varied flock, a happy, healthy flock will be better socialized and will be more productive layers. Fortunately, happy and healthy go together and it is easy to keep chickens in superb condition with just a few easy steps. Provide Appropriate...

Cold Weather Safety for Pets

When temperatures drop, we layer up in warm clothes, turn up the furnace, enjoy hot drinks, and take other steps to stay warm and safe. But what about our pets? Practicing good cold weather safety for pets is essential to keep all our furry, scaled, and feathered family members safe and comfortable...

Tips On Fly Control For Your Cattle

Every year spring brings new beginnings. The sun shines, livestock begin to breed, and the grass begins to turn green again. With all that beauty also comes some disadvantages. The one disadvantage you should be aware of is fly season. Flies can torment your cattle and drain profits in pastures...

How a Hen Makes an Egg

The laying cycle is an important part of a hen’s life. An egg, or ovum, starts in the ovary, high in the bird’s body, near the spine. The ovary looks like a cluster of grapes, with some ova larger than others. As the ova mature, they are released into the reproductive tract or oviduct. If there is...

Keeping Your Cattle, Horses, and Backyard Flock Hydrated

Proper hydration is essential to keep all your livestock healthy in any season, from the blistering summer months to the icy depths of winter. By knowing how best to keep your cattle, horses, and backyard flock hydrated, you can protect their health and ensure every animal has adequate access to...

June Garden Tips

June is a great season for gardeners, and though much of the early season planting is already finished by June 1, there is much more care a garden needs throughout the month to have the best results for top produce, pungent herbs, and the most beautiful blooms. In the garden, June is the time...

Choosing the Right Chick Feed

Did you know that choosing the right chick feed can help your chicks develop healthy digestive systems? A healthy digestive system is key to a healthy chicken. It aids in the development of the immune system and promotes absorption of nutrients. Professionally formulated feeds provide your birds...

Winter Livestock Management

The dead of winter is rapidly approaching, and this could mean doom and gloom for your livestock. If proper steps are taken to manage their health, shelter and nutrition, however, your animals can survive the winter with minimal strife. Follow these three tips to ensure that this year's winter is a...

Cold Weather Safety

Last weekend we had the first snow of the season in northern New York. It did not last more than 24 hours, but it was a reminder that winter and cold weather are on the way, and we need to think about cold-weather precautions for our pets. Here are some safety tips: Know your pet’s limits: Pets,...

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Recent Blog Posts

Spring on the Farm: Essential Tips to Prepare Your Land, Crops, and Livestock

Spring Fling: Pet Care Tips for a Season of Renewal

Dental Care Tips for Your Pet

Learning About Different Bird Seeds

Holiday Pet Safety

November Garden Ideas

Fall Pet Safety Tips

Fall Gardening Tips: What to Plant and How to Prepare Your Garden for Winter

August Garden Tips

Using Nutrition to Manage Horses with Gastric Ulcers

Keeping Our Feathered Friends Fed: Essential Bird Feeder Maintenance Tips

May Garden Tips

Knowing When You Can Plant in the Spring

Springtime Pet Care Tips

Considering Chickens? Q&A Just for You!

Maintaining Your Pet’s Healthy Weight

Keep Your Flock Happy and Healthy

Cold Weather Safety for Pets

Tips On Fly Control For Your Cattle

How a Hen Makes an Egg

Keeping Your Cattle, Horses, and Backyard Flock Hydrated

June Garden Tips

Choosing the Right Chick Feed

Winter Livestock Management

Cold Weather Safety