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So how do you put a farm truck to proper use? Regardless of how much snow or mud is on the ground, farmers must get around and complete their chores. The only requirements in my mind are that the vehicle must be able to carry a large load in the back...

“Hauling livestock to market two times a year is hardly the same as hauling goods across the country on a daily basis,” Bacus says. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), has been supported by a number of agriculture organizations, including the American Farm Bureau...

I do all sorts of things with my ATV , I borrow smaller tractors and equipment that works with my 120 acres of field and forest, and I spend time in my shop. I hadn't thought about the complications of watching three monitor screens, leveling the header...

For towing a gross weight of 2 tons or less, you can get by with a two-wheel-drive, half-ton truck or SUV with a category III receiver hitch. Extended mirrors provide better visibility around the trailer.

I had a lunch date with some gardening friends last week, and as it tends to do with this group, the conversation eventually turned to compost . Sometimes they use chipped tree trimmings and grass clippings from local parks and other open spaces, as well.

Don't, however, take any chances—secure them carefully using sturdy tie-down straps. Another way to haul small livestock in a van is to halter and tie each animal to something sturdy.

When I finally found them, twas like discovering gold. There is a small window of opportunity when it comes to these little delicacies. So much so, that Vermont has made them their State vegetable.Discover the Ostrich Fern, extremely well suited to the...

The mixture should cover the bread very well. My family used whatever dried but chewy fruit they had available. As unlikely as it might seem, the basic methods of making meat pudding, and those of making sweet custard converged at about the same time...

“Residents often have to drive 50 miles round trip to go to buy their groceries.” Gorge Grown came up with a solution: a mobile market that brought fresh produce to food deserts in the region.

But if you have an opportunity to pick up a lot of these once-flowered beauties on the cheap, do it! I'm planning to stalk the halls of my father's assisted living center and see if any other dutiful daughters said it with daffodils this winter.

When you get all your boards screwed down you can wash your new (Used) deck down with some laundry detergent in warm water and a stiff broom. Now I had this huge pile of materials in my backyard, do yourself a favor and sort your wood into stacks off...

Mistakes are expensive.Calculate the cost of ground transportation. This may include cost per container (or weight per container), road taxes, tolls, fuel and maintenance fees. There are many variables that determine the final cost, such as payment to...

An “older” farmer (probably not too much older than I am today) saw me studying the trailers, and struck up a conversation. All-aluminum trailers have higher resale values, but they cost as much as 50 percent more up front than a comparable steel...

If you have access to a truck, cart the pine straw to the truck and dump it out.Drive to the pine straw producer you've chosen. Pine straw mulch remains loose and allows air and water to infiltrate the ground below, unlike firmer mulches that tend to...

Looking for a boost to your farm business? The Farmers' Legal Action Group also offers a free Farmers' Guide to the Farm Service Agency Microloan Program , written by farmers to help navigate the microloan process.

I had to concentrate on the field before me, and the eyestrain was considerable. When the weather is good, you work…all day and into the night. There is so much to get done and seemingly so little time to do it.

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. Ladybugs often shelter in groups under fallen sticks and plant matter or under bark.

So a friend, her father and I spent five hours yesterday lifting the pavers, stacking them in the tractor cart and loading them into her truck. The worst part is that after all that hauling and four pickup-truck loads, we only managed to remove about...

An estimate of as many as 1,000 truck trips a day past the school is expected. This not-too-uncommon-in-Wisconsin facility will be located between Kamrowski Road and Bensel Pond, and will be the main distribution center for frac-sand […]

The owner of a small orange grove typically will choose to hire workers to manually harvest the oranges, while a large orange grove is more likely to depend on one of the mechanical harvesting methods or at least combine the two to save time and money.

Lawn mower tires aren't designed for use in snow, so you might need to purchase some tire chains (as their name implies, chains that wrap around tires) to give your machine better grip.

Mom says that's because we're “testosterone-driven beasts.” It doesn't sound complementary, but it's true—not only of us but of other kinds of intact male livestock, like stallions, boars and bulls.

After all, we're farmers—and we're always looking for a good excuse to get some new equipment, right? Cons: A small plow truck (or an ATV/UTV with a snow plow attachment ) might have trouble moving large amounts of wet, heavy snow, in which case a slow,...

The rubber nubbed fingers “comb” the grass to uniform perfection. Farm utility vehicles, also known as cargo all-terrain vehicles (CATV), or simply, “utes,” are the latest “must have” item for family farmers, ranchers and growers.

Splitting water requires energy, which comes from electricity furnished by a battery and alternator combination. Lutz and Marc Anderson, a University of Wisconsin engineering professor, are experimenting with hydrogen-based fuels in some of Beloit's vehicles,...

I shook off as much of the old dirt as I could and then I prayed.The larger ivy seemed to respond positively to this as did Andrew's ivy. The significance of this was that very evening it dropped below freezing and when I awoke and checked on the plants,...

Choose the right evergreen shrubs for any given area by knowing whether they are small, medium or large when mature. Hardy in USDA in zones 8a to 10b but this will vary depending on microclimates where shrub is planted.