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Homestead Cows: The Complete Guide to Raising Healthy, Happy Cattle

Homestead Cows: The Complete Guide to Raising Healthy, Happy Cattle - Paperback

by Callene Rapp, Eric Rapp
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Availability:In StockContributor:Callene Rapp, Eric RappPublish date:2021-06-29Pages:176
Language:EnglishPublisher:New Society PublishersISBN-13:9780865719477ISBN-10:865719470UPC:9780865719477Book Category:Technology & Engineering, MedicalBook Subcategory:Agriculture, Veterinary MedicineBook Topic:Animal Husbandry, Food Animal, Sustainable AgricultureSize:10.20 x 7.70 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.7606Product ID:SCV3ZEFAQG

Every farm needs a cow - open the gates!

With an approach built around investing for the long term, Homestead Cows prepares homesteaders and small farmers to open the farm gate to cattle, whether a single milk cow or a small beef herd.

Homestead Cows covers the A to Z of husbandry:

  • Cow history, biology, diet, and nutrition
  • Understanding what you want, what's involved, and creating a plan
  • Selecting breeds and determining herd size
  • Housing and facilities, transportation, and equipment
  • Financial management and the dollars and cents of cows
  • Breeding and reproduction
  • Cow health and happiness, including safety, handling, and good husbandry
  • Processing, products, and cooking.

Cattle are the most productive, versatile, and low-input sources of food and revenue on the farm and can help regenerate and build soil. The secret to success is excellent management, and Homestead Cows distills decades of hard-won, practical knowledge into an essential guide to successful small-scale cattle farming for every homesteader and farmer.

Language:EnglishPublisher:New Society PublishersISBN-13:9780865719477ISBN-10:865719470UPC:9780865719477Book Category:Technology & Engineering, MedicalBook Subcategory:Agriculture, Veterinary MedicineBook Topic:Animal Husbandry, Food Animal, Sustainable AgricultureSize:10.20 x 7.70 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.7606Product ID:SCV3ZEFAQG

Callene and Eric Rapp have owned and operated the award-winning Rare Hare Barn since 2005, the largest heritage-breed meat-rabbit enterprise in the United States. In addition to their conservation work with rabbits, they have a large herd of heritage-breed Pineywoods cattle, and work with the critically endangered Palmer-Dunn strain. Callene has also worked with a variety of cattle breeds at the Sedgwick County Zoo, and Eric has had experience with his family's own cow-calf operation. They have over 50 years of combined experience handling nearly every species of domestic livestock and are active members of the Livestock Conservancy. Callene is also a regular contributor to Grit Magazine. Authors of Raising Rabbits for Meat, they live and farm in Leon, Kansas.


Publisher: New Society Publishers

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Callene Rapp, Eric Rapp

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Callene Rapp, Eric Rapp

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