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Tools. Colin Seis. Four Season Farm - Welcome to the site of Eliot Coleman and Barbara Damrosch. Belted Galloway. A Belted Galloway on pasture The Belted Galloway is a heritage beef breed of cattle originating from Galloway in the west side of southern Scotland, adapted to living on the poor upland pastures and windswept moorlands of the region.

Belted Galloway

The exact origin of the breed is unclear although it is often surmised that the white belt that distinguishes these cattle from the native black Galloway cattle may be as a result of cross breeding with Dutch Lakenvelder belted cattle. It is the belt that gives them their name. Belted Galloways are primarily raised for their quality marbled beef, although they are sometimes milked and purchased to adorn pastures due to their striking appearance. Breed history[edit] The origin of the white belt is unknown, but generally presumed to come from cross breeding with Dutch Belted cattle.[2] A Polled Herd Book was started in 1852 which registered both Aberdeen-Angus and Galloways.

Population[edit] Characteristics[edit] Galloway cattle are naturally polled. Welcome to the Frontpage. Wiltshire Horn Sheep are a hardy meat sheep with an ancient heritage which may date back to Roman times.

Welcome to the Frontpage

The breed is characterised by high quality meat production and the ability to shed its wool eliminating the need for shearing, crutching and controversial mulesing. Wiltshire Horn Sheep are ideal for: Terminal Sires: Strong muscling, no shearing, no lice or fly problems, excellent carcass quality, lean meat, superior flavour.Maternal Lines: Fertile with high incidence of twins (triplets and quads common), excellent mothering, good milk, easily managed, low intervention, 180% + annually, low maintenance.Composite Flocks: For meat production, no shearing, mulesing, lice/flies, high carcass quality, high fertility, excellent temperament.Carcass Quality: Good eating from lamb to mutton, lean, high dressing-out percentages, low maintenance, high returns.

This site contains a variety of resource materials available to the general public and includes additional resources for members only. Family Organics. Greenshire Eco Farms. Fresh Eggs Daily® Allsun Farm. Hang your bacon high… October 2, 2013 – 6:00 am Smoking bacon is not as hard as I thought it would be.

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And it is incredibly delicious. Recently I was at Allsun Farm, where all pigs that pass through have a great life tractoring and fattening on the organic market garden vegetable leavings, and cracked pastured eggs. Followed by their requisite one bad day. Crop planning with post-it notes. September 27, 2013 – 7:30 am Last weekend we held our annual Spring Market Garden Masterclass down at Allsun Farm, with the unstoppable forces that are Joyce Wilkie and Michael Plane. This long weekend is always something akin to diving into Joyce + Mike’s heads, and into the crunchy whirlwind that is a small, diverse ‘garden farm’.

Why Movable Greenhouses are a Great Idea September 9, 2013 – 6:00 am Movable greenhouses (on rails, skids or wheels) can be a great idea for the serious backyard grower or small-scale veggie farmer. Continue reading Jam Session: Damson Plums. Taranaki Farm Chicken System (Victoria, Australia) Can a Cow Produce 100 Pounds of Pig Feed a Day? This entry is about cows and pigs.

Can a Cow Produce 100 Pounds of Pig Feed a Day?

But before we get down and dirty let’s start with some basic facts about humans’ and pigs’ nutrition to make sure we’re on the same page. What does it take to fatten pigs efficiency? It is said that all animals need proteins to be fattened efficient. Is it really true? Not entirely — in fact all we really need is a substance which proteins are made of: amino acids. And those amino acids that humans and pigs cannot produce themselves are called essential amino acids. Essential amino acids: phenylalaninevaline threoninetryptophan isoleucinemethionine leucinelysine We shouldn’t forget that children also need two additional amino acids: histidinearginine Here’s where it gets interesting — if we don’t provide our bodies with sufficient amounts of essential amino acids, over time this will lead to amino acid deficiency and that can result in: The same rules apply both to humans and pigs, with which we have a lot in common, especially when it comes to digestion. Primal Pastures. Queensland's primary industries trends.

To help industry improve its competitiveness and plan for the future, we collect data and conduct research on industry performance, consumer behaviour and social and demographic trends.

Queensland's primary industries trends

Queensland AgTrends report 'Queensland AgTrends' includes the latest economic forecasts and trends in Queensland agricultural, fisheries and forestry production. The report provides gross value of production forecasts for each of Queensland's major primary industry commodities, as well as forecasts for first-round processing activities. The main edition of 'Queensland AgTrends' contains initial forecasts for the most recent financial year and is published annually. These forecasts are then reviewed during the year. Key forecasts for the 2013-14 financial year For 2013–14, the total value of Queensland's primary industry commodities (combined gross value of production and first-stage processing) is forecast at $14.71 billion 2013–14 which is three per cent higher than the average for the last five years.