Success StorySmall Family Farm Livestock draft



Small Family Farm Livestock draft

Author: Keenan Bishop

Planning Unit: Franklin County CES

Major Program: Small Farm Diversification

Plan of Work: Increase best practices for urban agriculture, natural resources & local food systems

Outcome: Initial Outcome

Small, diversified family farm selling produce, meats and value added processed. Having acreage for only a small poultry flock, a couple head each of goats, sheep, beef and dairy cattle


Need for a feed & mineral program & stations for multi-specie supplementation and co-grazing.


Single Latino family

No Tractor

4 kids


Other partners (if applicable) 

4H


Program impact or participant response. 

Mud, wasted hay (no feeders)

Improvised low cost fence line feeder






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