How to Keep Farm Dogs Safe

To get your foot in the door for your market and then grow within that market, you need a farm brand that sticks. What is a brand? A lot of new business owners and farmers think a brand is the name of the farm, the logo, and a couple of business cards. A true brand impacts every single interaction that your farm has, from a website visit to a conversation with a local chef. Chris Michael, the first Chief Marketing Officer of Bright Agrotech, explains the spirit of a brand and the effect t

Grown throughout the world, rice is a staple food for more than half of the world’s population. In many countries, it’s grown in small paddies for personal consumption and to sell locally. But in the United States, most people have no idea how to start a rice farm. “Rice is very unique,” said Dustin Harrell, research coordinator at Louisiana State University’s rice research station. “It’s an expensive crop to grow equipment-wise and irrigation-wise.” In the U.S., small-scale rice farms ar

Hotlix is known primarily for its lollipops and other candy containing scorpions, crickets, or worms – the type of novelty treats you’d find in a gift shop on a pier. Though the products might seem a bit silly, the company is quite serious about its insects. “We process them here, to make sure nothing like bacteria gets on them,” says Hotlix owner Larry Peterman. He also manages the farming of the live animals. “We make sure ours are raised w

A sturdy fence keeps a dog from a flower garden. Mans best friends can also be your gardens worst enemy. An untrained dog can maul plants or dig up freshly planted bulbs, flowers or your lawn. Cats wont do as much digging and damage in general, but they love to lie on freshly turned earth where your vegetable seeds were just planted. Both animals can use a garden and lawn as a litter box, making for dead spots in the lawn and very unpleasant surprises for you in the garden. Another concern is