Hobby Farms Beef Cattle: Keeping a Small-Scale Herd for Pleasure and Profit, written by Ann Larkin Hansen, serves as an excellent introduction to raising cows for food or simply to graze while mowing and fertilizing the pasture. This colorful guide offers experienced hobby farmers and beginners all of the essential information necessary to purchase and maintain a small herd of beef cattle. While managing her own hobby farm in Wisconsin, Hansen shares...

"Use electric fencing to protect your livestock, poultry, beehives, and garden. Portable electric fencing is key to successful rotational grazing, while permanent electric fencing effectively protects gardens and orchards and secures large pastures. Through clear instructions accessible to everyone, you{u2019}ll learn when to use these methods or a combination of the two, plus how to plan for, build, and maintain your electric fencing. This crucial...

Provides information about turtles and how to feed and care for, house and handle them, and keep them as pets.

"Your success depends on your timing. Whether it's pruning your apple trees or tuning up your tractor, knowing when to do each chore is key to a well-run farm. Ann Larkin Hansen divides each season into early, mid, and late sections and details what needs to be done during each to keep your garden, field, pasture, orchard, beeyard, barn, coop, equipment shed, woodlot, and wildlife habitat in good order. After setting seasonal priorities, every chapter...

Suggests what to consider in choosing a cat for a pet; then offers advice on how to understand, train, feed, and generally care for this amazing creature.