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Well, let me introduce you to a fun tidbit I found while reading Stephen Leslie's excellent new book Horse-Powered Farming for the 21st Century (Chelsea Green, 2015): “Over 25,000 farmers do their daily farm work in the United States with horses.
“Fescue stockpiling is simple,” Bates says. “Small grains and ryegrass, often with an annual clover , are planted on a prepared seedbed.” Cool-season clovers provide winter forage and reduce your fertilizer bill.
These channels, which don't necessarily have to be large or permanent, are designed to provide an outlet for puddles of water to drain to a more appropriate—and less troublesome—location.
While effective, full traps can be ugly and smelly. Spray Repellents A variety of aerosol sprays can be used to treat your barn. Exposing this detritus to the sun and wind by thinly spreading it on your fields is a practical method to reduce the fly population...
It includes such principles and farming methods as permaculture , agroforestry and, of course, sustainable agriculture. Wildlife Corridors Wildlife corridors need to be maintained on wild farms.
Starting in the second year, prune trees annually into the iconic cone shape using a machete or shearing knife. History Of The Christmas Tree Tradition While putting evergreen trees in a home during the winter season is considered a Christian tradition,...
Why Join A Farm Co-op? An informal alternative is to form a small group of farmers willing to pool dollars to do small-scale advertising with a common goal. Here's a great profile on City Commons , a cooperative CSA in Detroit.
“Tilling the soil can result in a loss of 1/2 to 3/4 inch of soil moisture with each trip.” They add that after multiple tillage passes, the loss of soil moisture could result in germination that's not uniform.
Orient rows north and south so prevailing winds won't create snow drifts and so both sides of the row receive sunlight for drying. It's possible to remove individual feedings by gradually unwinding the bale and forking them off, but it's hard work and...
A good first step is to meet with a local naturalist or forester to walk through your woods. At the edge of your pasture, a darker, wilder place looms: the forest. A view out your kitchen window encompasses a lot of life.
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There are many reasons why soil pH levels might be out of balance, such as application of chemical fertilizer or disturbance of the surface. After you receive your soil report, the soil-management process begins.
Aquaculture's ecological footprint is pretty small. It's hard when problems arise to find others with the expertise to help. Facing the Challenges of Aquaculture Compared to other more traditional crops, the investment returns can be much higher on a...
Prices by the job or by the hour . We can clear underbrush , briers ,and up to 8in diameter trees with our 100hp forestry mulching machine. Please call A.G. Barwick for more info and pricing.
Then pick up the November/December 2011 issue of Hobby Farms for more complete information on starting an aquaculture operation with catfish or prawns. To wrap your head around the construction of an aquaculture pond, use the diagram below to jog the...
Here are three of common forest forages we've noticed our hogs enjoying. There are, of course, justifiable ways to complicate the endeavor. Raising pigs is easy. After reading that European farmers of old routinely finished hogs in persimmon groves, we...
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I am seeking a farm to board 4 horses preferably with the option to live on the property with dogs and a cat. I am familiar with all aspects of running a farm, summer camps, lessons, and trails.
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Your yields may vary depending on season and variety, but you will almost certainly get two crops for the price of one. Head lettuce is nice because generally you are transplanting it into a row with maybe 30 days or so left until it's ready to harvest.
Hogs and chickens allowed to free-range a compost area are also useful for turning and adding nutrients to compost piles. This article originally appeared in the November/December 2013 issue of Hobby Farms.
A mix of alfalfa, rye, clover and/or whatever else strikes you as having potential would improve damaged soil and produce a healthy, delicious pasture for future packs of pigs to wander through, dining on flowers and leafy shoots—and wrecking things...
