Tag Archives: Animal welfare

Animal tractor

If you find Inter-row weeds are hard to control OR Animals offer benefits but can cause problems — such as in vegetable gardens OR Orchard pests or ground covers get out of control OR There is more work than you … Continue reading

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Animal-made laneway

If you find Working or driving animals hard increases stress, lowers production and lowers the eating quality of the resulting meat OR Animals want to go in different directions to where you want them to go Then, Animals don’t need … Continue reading

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Should sheep be mulesed?

“Organic farming can be a hot enough topic without the welfare issue added in. And at times animal welfare has been a hotter topic than chemicals in agriculture. There is a lot of public interest in stopping procedures such as … Continue reading

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