Basically, there are four categories of crops, and even thou we will mention them in this article, our focus will be on what are cash crops and food crops, and how do they differ from one another. Food crops are any plants intentionally grown with the primary purpose of being eaten by humans or animals, while cash crops are an agricultural product that makes the profit in return of selling by grown of crops. So, as we said, there are four categories of crops: Food Crops (Wheat, Maize, Ric

For the best success with seeds, we need to understand them and how they work. Seeds come in as many different packages as the plants that produce them. They may be enormous and clunky or tiny like specks of dust. Some have extremely hard protective coatings, and others are soft and oily. The common link among all plant seeds is that they are dormant embryos that will, in the right conditions, germinate and sprout one or two tiny leaves and the beginning of a root. If favorable conditions

I’m happiest around animals. So are our children [ages 9 and 12]. We bought a 12-acre farm near our New Jersey home, which we’re turning into an animal sanctuary. We already have four pigs, two horses, and two dogs. We plan to develop educational programming that allows people to have an experience with the animals. I’ve learned what I didn’t want to learn. Gene Baur’s first book [Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About A

All the principles of sustainable grazing management can be summarized in one rather strange statement: your cattle should appear not to have legs!  Their short legs should be hidden in tall grass. Both animal genetics and pasture management contribute to this philosophy. In this article, I’ll start with cattle selection and care protocols. In Part 2, I will cover forage considerations. Genetics: Breed for small, stocky cattle with short legs. For optimum grass efficiency, you should be breedi