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There are many ways backyard hens can die. If you raise them long enough, you’ll see your share. But buff Orpington chickens tend to be survivors. My first clue to their talent for living came when a ...

DebK of Rosemount reports: “Taxman recently completed the tax documents for my chicken and sheep operations here at St. Isidore Farm. From the first, Taxman has had doubts about my fitness to operate ...

Dogs make great pets. So do cats. But chickens? Chicken coops are popping up in more area backyards as the farm-to-table movement comes back in a big way. Raechel Murphy hands her daughter Esther a ...

Let’s talk numbers. Of the 35 farms participating in ASAP’s upcoming Farm Tour, 14 are new stops this year — some of which are also new to farming and trying new things on their farms. To get to know ...