Raising sheep or goats for profit can be a satisfying enterprise. However, there are a number of management skills that each sheep or goat producer should have to be successful. Each livestock enterprise has different resources: land, labor, capital, feed and management. To raise sheep or goats sust...

While summer provides a bounty of fruits, veggies and flowers, it also brings invasive species. Common invasive species that you might find in your garden or landscape often started out as decorative landscape plants. Plants like knotweed, goutweed, burning bush and Japanese barberry were once impor...

August. Summer is in full tilt, while simultaneously slowly fading into the early parts of autumn. This time of year can produce some good days of fishing, and for those willing to bear the heat, produce exceptional results. Bass fishing is an art as much as a skill, but knowing where to target is b...

You know we like to celebrate niche and farm-specific holidays here at Country Culture, and this month may be Editor Courtney’s favorite. August has been designated Goat Cheese Month, and goat cheese is good on pretty much everything. First, you may be asking yourself “How is goat cheese different f...

As if we need a reason to celebrate peaches… August is National Peach Month, and the juicy fruits are so tempting, even other fruit organizations take the time to write about them. For example, check out this great post, courtesy of New England Apples : Few desserts or snacks are as sweet, juicy and...

The U.S. has one of the safest water supplies in the world. Over 90% of Americans get their tap water from community water systems, which are subject to safe drinking water standards. The other 10% includes water from private wells, which a lot of rural homeowners depend on for their water needs. Dr...

August may induce a little anxiety for the kids who live for summer vacation, but that can be eased by taking advantage of what has been designated Family Fun Month. There are still lots of fun summer activities to take advantage of until the school buses show up again. Hiking is always a good optio...

When daylilies are blooming, it officially feels like summer. Daylilies have a celebratory appearance, looking almost like stationary fireworks, reaching for the sun. These flowering fireworks come in many sizes, bloom shapes and colors. The orange-hued common daylily ( Hemerocallis fulva ) is one o...

During the long, hot and dry days of midsummer, nothing hits the juicy spot quite like a slice of watermelon. August 3 is National Watermelon Day, and for good reason. It’sbelieved that watermelon cultivation began in the Nile Valley in northernAfrica as early as the second millennium BCE. Watermelo...