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2020 threw people for a loop in many ways, but one thing hasn’t changed—animals still produce manure that needs to be managed.

Kinesthetic learners may be considered active and on the move. They learn best by doing and can’t wait to get going so they can actively explore the world around them.

We retain 10 percent of what we see, 30-40 percent of what we see and hear and 90 percent of what we see, hear and do. Adults and children all have a great capacity to learn new skills and enjoy learning in a variety of settings; however, we all have a preferred manner in which we are most comfortable learning.

he auditory learner is typically a good listener who is able to pick things up when they hear them.

While horse hooves grow more slowly in winter, farrier care is still important.

This article highlights why you might need a safe deposit box and what items should and should not be stored in it.

Starting or working with an equine 4-H club can boost your business and give you involvement with the local youth.

How you and your family choose to manage change can determine how much stress you experience.

Consider the pros and cons of working and not working when about to retire. Also have a fallback strategy ready if you realize you need to go back to work.

The seeds of the boxelder tree (Acer negundo) containing the toxin hypoglycin A have been associated with seasonal pasture myopathy in horses.

Small ruminants, such as goats, are effective at defoliating invasive plant species. Defoliation of underbrush allows for time efficient clean-up and clearing work to reclaim a once established equine pasture.

There is no shortage of credit cards from which a consumer can choose. Credit card promotions can be found everywhere from social media to brick and mortar institutions. According to Michigan State University Extension, analyzing your own payments and spending patterns will help you pick the right card for your lifestyles.

Small farms can choose to spread or store manure. Rather than collect the manure and bedding daily, load it in a spreader and spread it immediately, farm owners may choose to store the manure until it can be spread or hauled away.

Before you hit the road with horses this season, spending some time on horse trailer maintenance will take you a long way toward staying safe.

Many people have horses that crib, but there is still some confusion as to what exactly is cribbing and why it happens.

With a damp spring just around the corner, now is an ideal time to consider some common springtime woes for horse owners. Thrush is the destruction of a portion of the frog in the horse’s hoof.

Are you planning a housing move, car purchase, landmark family celebration, dream vacation or education toward a better job? Commit to saving small amounts now to make it easier to fit into your spending plan.

Many areas of our country are experiencing a winter that brought colder than normal temperatures and higher than normal snowfall totals. This means when things begin to thaw out in the coming weeks, we will be faced with a muddy mess!

Careful management in the spring will increase the grazing potential of your pasture.

Killing off a wasp's nest is tricky business. As many of us know, the occupants of these nests tend to resist any effort to kill them by stinging the daylights out of those attempting to do so.