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The least practical is to actually place the tree on a scale, which usually involves uprooting and destroying it first. In this photograph, which should be shot in high resolution, include a separate small marker of known width and height, directly facing...

Manual or hydraulic dump beds are standard on most models, and tow hitches can be added for greater versatility. Steve Reed owns a John Deere dealership in Stockton, Calif. Of course not all models offer all options, so you may have to decide between...

Best of all, this easy little accessory takes less than 5 minutes to make, leaving more time for all that summer fun. Repeat with the second strip Step 4 Gather all four ends, and layer them to be sewn together.

If desired, the same scoring system can be used for meat goats. Don't let your animals fall behind this winter. Horse owners should use the Henneke Horse Body Condition Score , which utilizes a range of 1 to 9, with 1 being extremely emaciated and 9 being...

There's a reason beef cattle are most commonly finished in feedlots. He rotates his finishing cattle more often than his breeding herd. Pasture irrigation in the dry months and supplemental hay feeding round out the peaks and valleys of finishing cattle...

Fixing a tree hit by car is a wait and see prospect, as sometimes the injury repairs itself but more often limbs and other parts of the tree need to be taken off and some finger crossing has to happen to see if the entire plant will survive the mutilation.It...

Add a Water Collection and Dispensing System Vehicles with sloping roofs can benefit from a gutter system that directs water to a tank mounted to the front or rear. Take a structure that already has wheels—the bed of a pickup truck, an old Volkswagen...

It will let you start cultivating your fields to prepare them for planting crops or a garden. Catching Calves If you want to simplify the process of catching young cattle for tagging, vaccinating and so on, your ATV or UTV might be able to help.

This is the go-to truck for many farmers because it will do pretty much anything required of it. Pickup and flatbed trucks have handled such farm tasks for nearly a century. A heavy-duty suspension helps you maintain control on rough roads.

One of the most common mistakes is overfilling the oil. This is a safety issue; you want the throttle to go back to an idle any time you let go. Go with your dealer's advice on this.

The registry preferred the Black Angus to the Red and barred the color from the registry. Noted for their fast weight gain and well-marbled meat, Angus cattle first came to the United States from Scotland.

An ATV will also tow in the area of 500 to 800 pounds, also depending on the displacement and manufacturer. Some of these usable implements come in packages combining two or more tools in one towable unit.

You'll also discover that when digging fence post holes, the amount of dirt you remove from the ground is rarely enough to fill the hole again, even once the post has been added. An ATV can make this task easy, speeding up the process of patrolling the...

Supporting Fruit Tree Branches Sometimes fruit trees can become so eager to grow an abundant crop of large fruit that they produce more than their branches can handle, with the weight of the fruit causing the branches to droop severely or even break.

Reuse items to breathe new life into them. Jim Long, owner of Long Creek Herbs, entertains large groups of people for tours and herbal tastings. There are many types of rain barrels available, ranging from fancy models to plain, old 55-gallon plastic...

Yum! The tasty ingredient in Nutella could likely be a gateway drug into restoration agriculture: We're talking about hazelnuts. We decided to try planting some hazelnuts, and they have done well.

The focus of this article will be the ‘botanical' tulips; the wild species and selections from them. Over 100 years of hybridizing has given rise to hundreds of hybrids, most which are far different from their more humble ancestors; in fact, we do not...

“It doesn't come unhitched by itself—you just forgot to latch it! If the hitch is properly latched, it will not separate from the ball.” Make sure safety cables and chains are securely connected.

Manage hay costs and your horse's weight with these two apps from the University of Minnesota. Android versions are in development. Ideal body weight and a body weight score are also calculated for Arabians, ponies and stock horses.

That is the case of unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs. Farmers around the world are using this ttechnology to improve their growing methods. But today, the possibility of an unmanned aerial vehicle floating over a farm taking pictures or video is a reality.There...

Instantly, the T-22 springs into action, training weaponry on the invader and dooming it quickly to a vapory oblivion..." Science fiction? You want the entire root system to be protected and a plant in vigorous growth can outstrip the ability of the fungus...

Here's what you need to know about overfeeding sheep to keep your flock healthy and svelte. It impairs mammary gland development. Acidosis is caused by the overfeeding of grain, specifically.

In two recent articles, I've examined the basics of Integrated Pest Management, better known as IPM. You can?t keep your kids in a bubble. Eventually, the government backed an IPM approach and banned 56 insecticides from being used on rice.

Then post this quote on Facebook or Pinterest. No race can prosper till it learns there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. Across cultures, one can find many differences in the way people act, think and talk, but one thing all...

We have four kinds on our farm! Modo and Spike , the homeless goats who joined us last year, are a Mini Myotonic and a mixed breed miniature goat. If you want to raise miniature livestock, there are plenty of species and breeds to choose from.

<< More Shop Talk >> Tags garage , Jim Ruen , tools , workshop Even great ideas can have a downside. Where I once slipped out the door to the garage, I headed out across the lawn. I'll also be beefing up my in-house tool kit.

A well-designed arch automatically lifts a log as it's pulled and drops the log to provide drag when going downhill. They're available with their own gas motors, so you just attach them behind your vehicle and you're ready to go.