(Natural News) In another display of climate change craziness, a multi-sector group in New Zealand called for the imposition of a climate tax on farm animals when they belch or pass gas. The He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) collective was behind the proposal to impose a “farm-level split-gas levy on agricultural emissions, with built-in incentives […]

(Natural News) China is on the verge of grappling with another potentially massive outbreak. According to The Epoch Times, a highly infectious bacterial disease called brucellosis is spreading to farms in neighboring Shaanxi Province, and even as far as Inner Mongolia. The disease initially took hold in China’s northwest Gansu Province last year after a botched sanitation […]

(Natural News) Homesteading and farming can be very rewarding. However, it does come with several responsibilities, not the least of which is protecting your livestock from predation. (h/t to HomesteadAdvisor.com) Classified as “wildlife damage,” predation ?– especially when left unchecked ?– can prove to be a costly problem for farmers and homesteaders in the long run. In […]

(Natural News) While it’s possible to live without most of the conveniences you enjoy when SHTF, living without a consistent source of food is out of the question. All the canned and frozen food you’ve stockpiled will eventually run out. To solve this problem, many preppers raise livestock. The choices range from poultry like chickens […]

(Natural News) Humans can identify and express emotions through the sound and tone of their voice – and it turns out that some animals are capable of this, too. A recent research suggests that goats can detect emotional changes in other goats simply by listening to their vocal calls. Researchers from Queen Mary University of […]

(Natural News) Over the past few days, over 40 inches of snow have fallen on the province of Gilan, which sits in the northern regions of Iran, hugging the Caspian sea and bordering Azerbaijan to the northwest. The unprecedented snowstorm has been so difficult that cars, homes, people and herds of animals have been buried deep in a thick layer […]

(Natural News) The notion that antibiotics are a silver bullet for better health, both for humans and animals, is slowly losing its weight. In meat production, this is reflected in the current restrictions placed on antibiotic growth promoters. In line with the need for ideal alternatives to in-feed antibiotics to fill the gap, scientists from the Mississippi State University and […]

(Natural News) Owning livestock is a huge responsibility. Free-range farmers must ensure that their pigs do not cause permanent harm to the environment. Free-range pig farming is typically associated with a high risk of nitrogen loss in the soil known as leaching, as the pigs cause an uneven distribution of mineral nitrogen in the soil […]

(Natural News) We live in unstable and toxic times where nutrient-rich, non-GMO, and chemical-free foods are becoming scarce. This is why so many people have decided to step away from the globalized, industrialized agricultural system. Concerned about their family’s health and the impact modern farming methods are having on the environment, a growing number of […]

(Natural News) Neonicotinoid pesticides are harming more than just honeybees. Research findings have revealed that wild turkeys are inadvertently consuming seeds coated with the pesticides. Wild turkeys have levels of neonicotinoids in their livers The study, which involved researchers from the University of Guelph in Guelph, Canada, showed that aside from non-pest creatures like honeybees, other animals are coming […]