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Farm Visit: During a week of Wisconsin’s -10° F weather we enjoyed a visitor from Bamako, Mali, West Africa. Drissa visited Wisconsin to learn how to produce value added meat products and to work with a chef as part of the Common Pastures project. Although we generally have lambs and kids in the spring a few […]
GPS tracking of livestock is being used more frequently by U.S. farmers to monitor the movements of their animals as they evaluate land utilization and improvement through grazing. GPS tracking data helps farmers understand a great deal about how pastured animals interaction with the land. This is important for land preservation and recovery activities. In […]
This question is often asked in various forms: “What do you (sheep and goat producers from Wisconsin) have to offer sheep producers in Mali?” Sometimes the tone of the question is curious, or amused, or sarcastic. Sometimes the question is asked just by a questioning look. Often the question is followed by a puzzled but isn’t […]
The remarkable Bali-Bali is a hair sheep native to the Mali and Niger boundary and highly desired for breeding stock across Western Africa. It has a noble appearance due to their distinctive foreheads, lopping ears, elegant legs and body structure. The long straight tail also differentiates it from fat tailed sheep. Rams display a long […]
Lunch simple but elegant. Sometimes stewed chicken is added. One lunch (right corner image) using chicken, egg and cucumbers was especially delightful. The seeds and centers of the cucumbers were removed prior to sauteing with tomatoes and onions. The meat was browned and stewed with a spicy sauce and placed on the prepared vegetables. The chicken revealed […]
Lofiné, Mali is approximately 100 km south of Sikasso and 30 km from the Ivory Coast border. This is traditionally a poor region of Mali but not because of encroaching desert or arid conditions. The rain is heavy from May through September and continues through December. This heavy rainfall results in a wet, humid environment […]
Lofine, Mali, West Africa: Life in the village is a mixture of technologies. Homes may be 1 room with dirt floors and clothes washed by hand in the river flowage but a solar collector provides energy to pump water that is transported by pipe and stored in a water tower for drinking. Cell phones ring […]