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Local sea food in Southeast Missouri? It sounds a little out of place but Bill Crites of The Storks aquaculture farm in Chaffee, MO has been raising both Rainbow Trout and Pacific White Shrimp since 2005 in his 4 large ponds. Bill experimented for a few years in a small existing pond and then had [...] “Hey! Come quick! We have a new calf!” yelled Steven as he dashed in from the grassy pasture to the garden where we, Steven’s sisters and families and I, his wife, were gathering the kiddos for an evening picnic. The shock of this good news delayed the family’s stampede only for a moment. We were [...] So, our entire farm is being based on perennial grasses, legumes, and other plants that people may consider weeds. These plants feed the cows, hogs, and chickens to some degree and for the cows it is 100% of their diet. Our overall philosophy is that the more greens we can get the animals to eat, [...] I haven’t had time to write much lately but I’ve got some things in the works. Right now I just want to share a video on mini Dexter Cattle done by the Wall Street Journal. Dexters are small, but it’s important to understand that they aren’t a miniature of any breed, they are an old [...] |
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