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Starting a deer farm or ranch requires energy, innovation and much time spent in research. Once you have considered your options and decided what is right for you, visit established operations and talk to other deer owners who are raising the type of deer you are interested in. I just read a piece on the North American Deer Farmers Association or NADeFA website about general information on deer farming. The main points of this article are knowing the regulations, start up capital, plan, farm layout, fencing, building pens, nutrition, feeding program, herd structure, handling, health care, buying stock, and transportation. The purpose of this site is to give the average person who wants to know about deer farming or a someone who is new to deer farming, the general information needed to deer farm. Some topics or issues covered in this article were Land to live stock ratios, laws that someone would need to know, how to treat illnesses, and how to prepare the land for deer. This article is about the general information needed to deer farm. This source is very useful because of all the solid factual information. Compared to other sites I have used, this provides a good amount of writing and great details about each topic stated throughout this article. This information comes from a good reliable source used by deer farmers all throughout the us to talk with other farmers and to get information from the site itself. I would definitely recommend this site to anyone who wants to learn about deer farming. This site helped me learn a lot about deer farming and the general information you need to know to deer farm. This information made me realize that I want to learn a lot more about deer farming and possibly consider it as future a career. Someone could use this site/article for advice when starting a new deer farm or if someone just wants to know about deer farming in general. This article has made me want to focus one of my learning topics on deer farming.

History Fallow deer are on of the popular exotic species raised in North America. Their domesticated history extends back to the 9th century B.C., when the Phoenicians domesticated them for quality venison. For centuries, the Europeans raised them for food, and today fallow deer continue to yield fine table venison. Fallow deer farming is popular throughout the us depending on where it is legal. I have read a piece written by the NADeFA about fallow deer. The main points of this article are their history, general information, nutrition/health, and reproduction. The purpose of this article is to let people know about fallow deer. Some topics covered in this article are where they are naturally located, when they were first domesticated, looks, size, necessities, hormones, and when they give birth. This article is about fallow deer farming and the basic information about fallow deer. This article is full of good useful information for anyone who wants to know about the history, general information, nutrition, and reproduction of fallow deer. This site has an ok amount of good information. Compared to other sites I have used this article could of had more writing but still answered what I wanted to know about fallow deer. This information is reliable, relevant for my learning, and comes from a good source. I would recommend this site. This source was helpful to me because it answered what I wanted to know about fallow deer. This information had directed my learning by making me want to know more abut fallow deer and the agricultural side to fallow deer. Someone could use this source to find out the basics about fallow deer. This article has given me good reliable information on deer farming and answered what I wanted to know about fallow deer and could make me possibly look into fallow deer farming.

It covers: Farm Machinery and Technology. Transportation Life on the Farm Farmers and the Land Crops and Livestock

This website talks about a John Deere articulator and what the tractor is made for. I would recommend this site to someone who is working on big farm equipment or someone who works for a farm.

The link above is to Harvey Smiths web page for his farm. Although it does not talk about supporting agriculture is has Harvey's contact information and a bio about him. Harvey is the man to ask about farming he is a farmer and talking to people is his job! Harvey is the representative of Addison county and he operates a farm.

"It's not just a job, it's a heritage," Peter James says, sitting in the office of Monument Farm Dairy. Peter's a big, healthy man who looks like someone who spends a fair amount of time outside. He's the grandson of the founder of the Farm, and one of the three grandsons who currently run Monument Farms Dairy.

this is a video of how to farm on under a acre

This is just a list of some great farm-to-table restaurants in the U.S. which I would love to go to some day. Sadly none are in Vermont, but I love how restaurants become so innovative with seasonal and local ingredients, which I feel like every business should strive to achieve.

This website is about the New Holland tractor 8970. It also gives all the information about the tractor like how much horsepower the engine has or what the tractor is used for. I would recommend this site to someone who is working for a New Holland dealer or working on a farm.

All farmers should follow DairyCarrie, because she is real farmer who spends time talking about farming and getting accurate information out into the world. If farmers read this and know how to talk to non-farmers, farmers can show the world that we don't abuse our cows, and that we are good people!

"An overview of the various components required to care for animals properly, including nutrition, movement and medical attention." This is a great read(download the pdf found on the webpage) about why farmers care, it includes what Peta and other animal rights originations dont mention about farmers. It is mostly common sense, once you read it, it will make sense!

This timeline is pretty good and gives you lots of information

This journal publication helps dairyman keep up on new news that is happening in the jersey cattle breed. most of it is farms adds about there cows either on the genomic side or show side. Another part of the publication is show and sale results

Shows a common accident farmers face when on the main roads.

Good resource for agco tractor brand parts and diagrams

Joe, Can you add tags to your diigo posts. For example, "farming", "agriculture", "ag mechanics". Of course you will want to use naming conventions that make sense. This is helpful when others are using our PL Diigo to search for resources. Please do this for all of your posts. Mrs. Deppman

This is a resource I use frequently to catch up on all that's happening in the dairy industry. Hoard's Dairyman talks about everything from the farm bill to crops.

I use this website to look at new products that GEA is coming out with. GEA has robotic milkers,calf feeders, heat detection, and many more ways to help make dairy farmers life less hasle

This was a fundraiser I started to benefit an ashram, organic farm and orphanage that was damaged during the Nepal earthquake.

John Deere 9520 tractor tests