Description

Features:

• A Day at the Beach…Muleskinner Style: by Shannon Hoffman. A group takes their mules and wagons on a trip to Sunset Beach, N.C., to cross the last free-floating drawbridge on the East Coast
• Trout Fishing at Milking Time: by Philip Odden. Reminiscing about stealing a few moments at the trout stream between milking times
• Bruce Matthews – Old Tools & New Philosophies: by Bethany Caskey.  Farrier Bruce Matthews’ methods for working with draft horses and mules
• Gullies, Ditches and Erosion Control: by Bethany Caskey. Using contour trenches to stop erosion and restore a pasture
• USDA Looks to Start Final Push on NAIS: by Karin Bergener.  An overview of the lastest federal bills, listening sessions and state action regarding NAIS
• Twin Percheron Foals: by Ann Egan.  An overview of the lastest federal bills, listening sessions and state action regarding NAIS
• A One-of-a-kind Bull: by Deborah Baldwin. Memories of Sparkle Wondrous Jester, a linebred Jersey bull
• More than Saving the Family Farm: by Karen Kirsch. Green Field Farms, an Amish-owned, organic cooperative in Ohio
• Fly Control: by Charles Edwards. Controlling flies without insecticides
• Elin Pendleton – A Legacy of Sharing: by Bethany Caskey. Profile of artist Elin Pendleton
• Letters from Dogpatch: by Barb Lee. An epidemic of Equine Metabolic Disease and why nutrient deficient hay may be the culprit
• Equine Vaccinations: by Jerald Rice DVM. How vaccines work, core vaccines needed and working with your vet
  Starting a Team VI – Putting on the Harness: by Dave Feltenberger. The easiest way to pick up and carry farm harness and to transfer the load to the back of the horse
• The Wisdom of Cattle: What’s That Smell: by Philip Henderson. When you are so important you will not join the tough battles with those you lead — you will lose respect
• Farm Fresh: Royal Remembrances: by Alina Rice. Memories of Royal the Standardbred gelding
• Do It Yourself: Trunnels – A Square Peg in a Round Hole: by Pete Cecil. Making your own trunnels, or tree nails, and using them for wooden floor decking
• Let’s Talk Rusy Iron : Oxen vs. Horse Power: by Sam Moore. Evaluating the benefits of oxen versus horse power