Hope Amid the Flames: Notre Dame’s Rooster

2024-03-25T21:12:48+00:00

Editor’s Note: Livestock Conservancy member and volunteer Carla Nordland of Montana wrote this blog post for History Month. Any poultry keeper fortunate enough to keep a rooster can appreciate the nuance they bring to the flock. And we are not the first generation to celebrate the qualities of the cock or rooster; they are deeply ... Read more

Hope Amid the Flames: Notre Dame’s Rooster2024-03-25T21:12:48+00:00

Conner Prairie’s Focus: Education and Preservation

2024-03-14T19:32:39+00:00

Editor’s Note: Conner Prairie is a living history museum in Fishers, Indiana (near Indianapolis) which recreates 19th century life. Stephanie Buchanan, Director of Ag Initiatives for Conner Prairie, shares the museum’s reasons and approaches to working with livestock Conservation Priority List breeds including Tunis sheep, Arapawa goats, American rabbits, Ossabaw hogs and Randall cattle. Conner ... Read more

Conner Prairie’s Focus: Education and Preservation2024-03-14T19:32:39+00:00

Selecting heritage breed wool for fiber projects

2024-02-27T16:49:15+00:00

By Cindra Kerscher, The Livestock Conservancy (All photos by Deb Robson) Do you want to knit some hard-wearing socks or crochet a super soft baby blanket? Perhaps you are planning to weave a shawl or table runner? Maybe you’re inclined to felt a vessel, vest or rug. How do you choose the best wool for ... Read more

Selecting heritage breed wool for fiber projects2024-02-27T16:49:15+00:00

The Livestock Conservancy Awards 2024 Microgrants

2024-02-05T20:41:48+00:00

Renae Clark Livestock Conservancy Microgrants help farmers, ranchers, shepherds, homesteaders and breed groups in saving Conservation Priority List breeds from extinction. Microgrants up to $2,000 each are awarded in three categories: National Microgrants for adult individuals; Youth Microgrants for teens; and Breed Association Grants to improve membership services, marketing materials, gene banking and ... Read more

The Livestock Conservancy Awards 2024 Microgrants2024-02-05T20:41:48+00:00

Gifts for the Duck (or Chicken) Lover in Your Life

2024-01-16T11:32:07+00:00

Gifts for the Duck (or Chicken) Lover in Your Life Stuck on what to get a loved one for an upcoming holiday or their birthday? We've compiled a few ideas they'll love! Poultry Books A classic book on raising ducks, Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks Dave ... Read more

Gifts for the Duck (or Chicken) Lover in Your Life2024-01-16T11:32:07+00:00

Celebrating a Century of Exmoor Ponies

2022-11-30T20:15:07+00:00

By Sue Burger, Exmoor Pony Society Exmoor, home to one of the United Kingdom’s rarest equine breeds, is a wild upland area of 430 square miles, straddling the counties of Somerset and Devon in South West England. Managed by the Exmoor National Park Authority, its northern boundary is made up of craggy cliffs overlooking ... Read more

Celebrating a Century of Exmoor Ponies2022-11-30T20:15:07+00:00
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