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A New Look at the Economics of Livestock Guardian Dogs
Last month, between dog food and vaccines, we spent just over $103 on our three livestock...
2022 Nevada-Placer-Yuba Disaster Livestock Access Program
With the month of May upon us, wildfire season (at least here in the Sierra foothills) is just...
The Right Dog for the Job - or the Right Job for the Dog?
When it comes to livestock protection tools, there are no "silver bullets".... I want to start...
Resources for Backyard Chicken Producers
Like many people in the rural areas of the Sierra foothills, my family raises chickens. Our dozen...
Tastes Awful and is Less Filling: Observations on Drought in the Foothills
I invite you to travel back in time with me - clear back to late October 2021! We'd...