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Plant fruit trees now and you'll eat from them by year five

Rootstock, spacing, deer, and the two mistakes that turn a thirty-dollar bare-root tree into a dead stick by August.

GuideBoys & GirlsSam OrtizSep 23, 20265 min

Stop Rescuing Your Kids From Boredom

The whining is the toll booth, not the destination. What to say, what to stock the house with, and why the first two weeks are so loud.

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GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

The sale barn is harder on clothes than the hayfield

Rubber over leather, a chest pocket for your bidder number, and a contractor bag in the truck for the ride home.

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Start With Sheep, Not Goats, and Nobody Wants to Hear It

Everything nobody tells you about running a small flock, from the fence that actually holds to the worm that kills more animals than coyotes do.

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GuideBRO for HerRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

The account isn't the investment

Most first-time investors do the hard part, then stop one click short of the thing that actually matters. The order of operations, in plain English.

GuideFoodDean ShawSep 22, 20266 min

One roast chicken and the four dinners it should give you

Get the bird right, strip it while it's still hot, and you've bought yourself three more dinners and a pot of stock.

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GuideCountry BroWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Coyotes, deer and bears don't care that you bought the place

Most wildlife trouble on an acreage is a food problem wearing a fur coat. Fix the attractants first, then fence, then reach for the rifle.

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GuideCountry BroWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Twenty-Five Meat Birds and One Long Saturday

What it actually takes to raise Cornish Cross from chick to freezer, including the part nobody puts in the hatchery catalog.

GuideCountry BroWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Your first hive won't make honey, and that's fine

Order the bees in January, buy two hives instead of one, and learn to count mites before you ever dream about a honey harvest.

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GuideCountry BroWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Keeping a few head of cattle on ten acres

Stocking rate, hay math, water in January, and the handling setup you'll wish you built before the vet showed up.

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GuideCountry BroWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The first year with chickens, without losing half the flock

Hardware cloth, six birds, and the January morning that tells you whether you're actually a chicken person.

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GuideCountry BroWes DunbarSep 22, 20265 min

The real cost of a dozen backyard eggs

Chickens are easy to keep and easy to lose money on. Run the numbers before you pour the slab.

GuideCountry BroWes DunbarSep 22, 20266 min

What Freezes First on a Property and How to Stop It

Wellheads, hydrants, pump houses and stock tanks all fail in predictable places. Find yours in October, not at 4am in February.

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GuideCountry BroWes DunbarSep 22, 20266 min

The corner posts decide whether your fence lasts twenty years

Most paddock fences fail at the ends, not in the middle. Build the assemblies right and the rest is just wire and patience.

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