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Why Every Hobby Farmer Needs a Farm Truck
You probably won't drive your tractor 20 miles to pick up a load of lumber or your new goats—your farm truck is obviously the better choice. If you need to bring home lumber or other supplies, what's simpler than driving them straight to the site of...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Highway Bill\'s Farm-truck Exemption Awaits House Approval
“Farmers who transport their product outside the state should be exempted from some regulatory burdens, just like other farmers who don't live near state borders.” Kent Bacus, NCBA's associate director of legislative affairs echoes Johnson's sentiments.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Let It Tow: Choose the Correct Vehicle for Towing Your Loads
On the other hand, a loaded stock trailer with a gross weight of 12,000 pounds requires a more substantial category V, or gooseneck, hitch as well as a truck capable to pulling it safely.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Take Advantage of Free Compost
I do think this is a valid concern, but when composting on such a large scale, the temperature of the pile or windrow is sustained above 165 degrees F for long periods of time. « More Dirt on Gardening » Tags leaf compost , vegetable garden
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Traveling with Livestock
You don't need a livestock trailer to transport small animals like sheep, goats, pigs and calves, but it's trickier to haul them in a truck or van. Requirements vary from species to species and state to state, so check with your vet to know what IDs and...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Metamorphosis of a School Butterfly Garden
Gather the documentation to demonstrate where the butterfly garden would be locatedapply for the grant. Working in teams, the junior high students dug holes, and the kindergarten through third graders inserted the selected plants, under the guidance of...
California
El Segundo
Fiddleheads!!!
A few days of unseasonably warm weather and they can spring up, becoming too far gone almost overnight it seems. Fiddleheads, one of the first forest delicacies to emerge in the spring.
California
El Segundo
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By the middle 1800s in America, food was more plentiful, and it wasn't necessary to stretch a grain/liquid/meat combination to feed an entire family as it had been in the past. Tear up bread in bite size pieces in baking dish (about 1 and 1/2 quart size).
California
El Segundo
A Moveable Feast - Urban Farm Online
“Many of these towns don't even have full-service grocery stores,” explains Rebecca Thistlethwaite, director of Gorge Grown, a non-profit promoting local food. You don't have to wake up early on Saturday mornings to buy locally grown foods.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
The tete-a-tete daffodil - enjoy it twice, once in a pot and forever in your garden!
It was supposed to be for the whole family, but none of us noticed whether it was getting watered or not, and eventually ... I'm Supermom, not Putter-around-the-house-with-bulbs-mom.
California
El Segundo
Recycled Building Projects, How to build a deck for $150
You never know when all this stuff might come in handy.Just keep in mind a few projects you want to get done in the next year or two and start collecting!I found a 1500 sq ft cedar deck free for the dismantling.
California
El Segundo
How do I Calculate Transport Costs?
There are other methods of transport such as air and sea. Transporting several different agricultural products like peppers and fruit can affect the total of transport costs due to the variable in weight and volume in containers.
California
Santa Monica
Trailers: To Hitch or to Haul
As a rule of thumb, the tongue weight for a hitch is one tenth the maximum GTWR. And president of the National Association of Trailer Manufacturers, recommends that before you buy a tow vehicle or a trailer, determine what you are going to do with the...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
How to Sell Pine Straw
Avoid using a rake with metal prongs because they are more likely to damage the soft earth beneath the needles.Shovel the pine straw into a wheelbarrow or large yard waste bag. Also ask if they will rake and bale the pine straw for you or if you should...
California
Santa Monica
What The Microloans Program Can Do For You
A microloan could be what you need. “This new truck now helps us improve the quality and freshness of our farm produce when we deliver into the Chicago market,” explains Peg Sheaffer.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
UF Hack: Save Your Autumn Leaves
The reward is a garden that is host to a wider range of local life, and in a couple years, the leaf mold becomes an excellent addition to garden soil. Bojan Rantasa/Flickr If collecting leaves and deadheads is a necessary part of your autumnal routine,...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Old Patio, New Patios
I was having a hard time feeling good about sending all those pavers to the landfill in order to have the new patio put in, so I asked our contractor if he wanted them to use on another job.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Frac-sand Mine to Open Across Wisconsin High School
The school, which sits along the majestic Mississippi River, in the bluffs, is home to hundreds of pre-K through 12th-grade children and adolescents. An estimate of as many as 1,000 truck trips a day past the school is expected.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
How Are Oranges Harvested?
Unlike the canopy shake method, which uses a catch cloth to catch the falling oranges, the tractor shake method simply uses a tractor to shake the oranges free from the tree. Workers lean ladders against the tree, or stand it up near the tree, and climb...
California
Santa Monica
Plow Snow With Your Lawn Mower Or ATV/UTV
But plowing snow with these machines isn't quite as simple as attaching a plow and heading off down your driveway—here are a few things to keep in mind. Give your farm machine an extra workout by putting it to use this winter to help clear snow.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Watch Out! Rams And Bucks Are In Rut
Instead, reach out and grab his beard, then yank. Remember: Even sweet and gentle intact males sometimes react out of character. Her doctor said she had a sprained shoulder, a broken and dislocated carpal bone with ligament tears, a chipped radius, three...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Snow Blower, Snow Plow or Both: Which Do You Need?
The season officially began a few days ago, but on my northern Wisconsin farm, it has been here to stay for the better part of three weeks. Both machines have pros and cons that make them better suited to some tasks over others.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Water: The Fuel Frontier?
“Everything now is experimental, but we are getting some very good results,” Lutz says. Courtesy Dan Lutz Dan Lutz and Marc Anderson of Beloit, Wis., are performing experiments to fuel cars with water broken down into hydrogen and oxygen molecules.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
The Plant I Cherished Is Gone
Our gardens are full of plants we absolutely love and in this mix of our most loved are plants that carry a very special, personal meaning. The ivies probably would not object that much to this but the orchid and violas certainly would.
California
El Segundo
Evergreen Shrubs by Size
Best results are achieved when given average water and grown in well drained, average garden soil in full sun. Choose the right evergreen shrubs for any given area by knowing whether they are small, medium or large when mature.
California
El Segundo
A Cheap Fix to Cover Up Dirt in a Backyard
Exposed soil attracts weeds at an alarming rate. The most common ones are annuals. Often, tree-pruning companies will deliver wood chips to your yard for free. For best results, lay down a light-blocking barrier before putting on the mulch.
California
Santa Monica
What Is Khorasan Wheat: Where Does Khorasan Wheat Grow
An ancient relative of durum wheat (), khorasan wheat nutrition contains 20-40% more protein than ordinary. Khorasan wheat nutrition also is significantly higher in lipids, amino acids, vitamins and minerals.
Ohio
Willoughby