Animal Husbandry

In Dirt to Soil, Gabe Brown tells the story of his ranch's amazing journey and offers a wealth of innovative solutions to our most pressing and complex contemporary agricultural challenge - restoring the soil....

This book is for anyone wondering how our farmers and ranchers can raise cattle while also caring for the local and global environment. It includes a foreword by Gabe Brown, the bestselling author of Dirt to Soil....

Much like nature, this audiobook is both simple and complex. Zietsman has taken great care to create both a simple technical guide as well as a philosophic declaration about complex human and environmental nuances, all in one volume....

Easy beekeeping for new-bees. Wouldn’t it be great to raise your own bees, have a fresh supply of honey, and bring thousands of healthy pollinators into your yard? Beekeeping for Beginners is a simple, step-by-step guide that helps you learn the fundamentals....

This practical guide gives you easy-to-follow and customizable plans for building the backyard chicken coop that works best for you. You'll get the basic construction know-how and key information you need to design and build a coop tailored to your flock....

The Profitable Hobby Farm provides sound, friendly start-up advice on a variety of topics essential to making an initial foray into a local-foods venture. A supplemental PDF is included with this audiobook....

Raise goats and reap the rewards. Raising Goats for Dummies provides you with an introduction to all aspects of owning, caring for, and the day-to-day benefits of raising goats....

Acclaimed health journalist and National Geographic contributor Maryn McKenna documents how antibiotics transformed chicken from local delicacy to industrial commodity - and human health threat - uncovering the ways we can make America's favorite meat safer again....

Do you know the new rules for profit in today's land and livestock game? Using successful grass farmers as examples, Allan explains how leasing land can add up to profits with lower risk than ownership, and can be a means for young people to get into grassland agriculture today....

Are you looking for guidance on how to raise and care for chickens of your own? Are you thinking of starting a backyard homestead? If you're worried about the rising cost and availability of food, especially with all the supply chain issues, then you should consider raising chickens....

Have you been looking for a resource that will take you through the ins and outs of livestock from start to finish? If so, this audiobook Raising Livestock: The Ultimate Guide to Raising Horses, Donkeys, Beef Cattle, Llamas, Pigs, Sheep, and Goats is exactly what you need....

Brigit Strawbridge Howard was shocked the day she realized she knew more about the French Revolution than she did about her native trees. And birds. And wildflowers. And bees....

For decades, it has been nearly universal dogma among environmentalists and health advocates that cattle and beef are public enemy number one. But is the matter really so clear? Hardly, argues environmental lawyer turned rancher Nicolette Hahn Niman in her new book, Defending Beef....

Lesser Beasts turns a spotlight on the humble creature that, perhaps more than any other, has been a mainstay of civilization since its very beginnings - whether we like it or not....

In The Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen describes how a rebellious girl from Huddersfield, who always wanted to be a shepherdess, achieved her dreams....

What appeals to you about beekeeping? Is it the prospect of producing your own honey and having the delicious natural product fresh on your breakfast...

Healthy chickens are happy chickens. This one-of-a-kind reference book covers the health problems that plague chickens of all breeds and ages....

Every person living off the grid has a common goal of being self-sufficient. Raising farm animals is a great first step toward that self-reliance, but which animals do you need? This book is specifically designed to answer that question.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Green Grass in the Spring: A Cowboy's Guide for Saving the World and learn about land stewardship and holistic land management....

When he purchased four acres of land on Vashon Island, Kurt Timmermeister was only looking for an affordable home near the restaurants he ran in Seattle....

How do dogs think? Do they fantasize? Do they dream? What do their barks, whines, and growls tell...

Farm animals have been disappearing from our fields as the production of food has become a global industry....

Dirty Chick chronicles Antonia's first year of life as an artisan farmer....

This audiobook is an introduction to homesteading and turning your space into a self sufficient environment. However big or small it may be, this audiobook will guide you through the steps needed to get you well informed on what to expect in the beginning, during and after stages....

From high heels to welly boots–one woman’s misadventures in becoming a farmer, raising a family, and making a living from the land....