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SMALL FARM INFORMATION

Integrated pest management (IPM) for small farms – a beginner’s guide

IPM involves the use of biological, cultural and chemical techniques to manage pests. It offers farmers an alternative to conventional practices where chemicals are often used exclusively. While…

Poultry: Choosing chicken breeds suitable for small farm use

Hearing the clucks and murmurs of a contented hen happily scratching for grubs and insects in the leaf litter under a tree or hedgerow can be one of the more satisfying moments of small farm living…

How to select an ATV / quad bike for hobby farm use

All terrain vehicles (ATVs, also known as quad bikes) are one piece of farm equipment that most farmers can’t do without. Although they are not designed  to be a tractor, on most small farms they can…

News

• Fire plans for livestock
• Watch your cattle - lead poisoning kills
• New sheep worm drench resistance kit makes testing easier

Farmer's Workshop

• Specialist Tools Simplify Tricky Jobs
• Handy Tips for Troublesome Engines
• Preparing the right mix for solid concrete

Planning/Management

• Bushfire Preparation and Management for Small Farms
• Farm security: Preventing crime on hobby farms
• Biosecurity plan for small landholders

Farming Ideas

• Leasing land for small farm expansion
• Part one: Calf rearing – small farmers’ guide to feeding and raising calves
• Part two: Calf housing and bedding requirements for successful calf rearing

Farms For Sale

• Lifestyle property of 13.5 acres and additional 4.5 acre sub-divison
• Farming in style only 2 hours from Sydney
• Platypus, privacy and potential to farm, retire or develop

Getting Started

• Hobby farm tax deductions and business structures in Australia
• Ask the Experts: How can we afford our dream of owning a hobby farm?
• Escape to a rural lifestyle, buy a hobby farm

Live Stock

• Why you should consider chicken tractors
• Managing laminitis in horses on small properties (part 1)
• Spooky Horses? You don’t have enough chickens around!

Self / Sustainability

• Self-sufficient farming: Milking a cow
• Recycling old hay
• Sustainable farming: An introduction to small farm sustainability in Australia

Pastures & Crops

• Grazing herbs for livestock
• Slashing Grass?
• Pasture Development on Small Farms

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