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Your Success Depends on Your Timing Whether it's pruning your apple trees or tuning up your tractor, knowing when to do each chore is key to a well-run farm. Ann Larkin Hansen divides each season into early, mid, and late sections and details what needs to be done during each to keep your garden, field, pasture, orchard, beeyard, barn, coop, equipment shed, woodlot, and wildlife habitate in good order. After setting seasonal priorities, every ...

Exactly What You Need to KnowPut your idle fields to work. Organic farmer Ann Larkin Hansen clearly and simply explains the five steps to the age-old art of making hay to feed livestock. This complete guide covers how to suit the hay to your animals and the haying equipment to your farm operation, how to judge the weather and the crop, and precisely how to cut, rake, dry, gather, and store a winter's supply of hay to be fed to your animals or ...

Separate wildlife from your livestock and crops with electric fencing. Cost-effective and versatile, portable electric fencing is an essential tool for successful rotational grazing, and it can be used to protect everything from seedling trees to beehives and chickens. Ann Larkin Hansen, an experienced farmer and author, offers practical advice for choosing the right fencing for your needs, planning and installing your fence, and performing on...

EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW The invisible partner on a successful farm is smooth-running equipment. And to make that possible, you need good maintenance, the ability to spot and diagnose problems before they get out of hand, and the tools and knowledge to make basic repairs. In this beginner's guide, experienced farmers Steve and Ann Larkin Hansen cover it all. With their clear instructions and troubleshooting tips, you will save money on re...

Electric Fencing Made Easy, Safe, and Economical Whether you're a gardener, rancher, farmer, homesteader, or beekeeper, you'll find all the answers to your fencing questions in this practical guide. Author Ann Larkin Hansen draws on her decades of farming experience to teach you how to select the most appropriate posts and energizer size for your electric fencing needs, then determine the best locations for your gates, the proper number of ins...

Hobby Farms Beef Cattle: Keeping a Small-Scale Herd for Pleasure and Profit, written by Ann Larkin Hansen, serves as an excellent introduction to raising cows for food or simply to graze while mowing and fertilizing the pasture. This colorful guide offers experienced hobby farmers and beginners all of the essential information necessary to purchase and maintain a small herd of beef cattle. While managing her own hobby farm in Wisconsin, Hansen...