Factory Conveyor Systems

You never know when a piece of rock might chip off and fly toward you. Needless to say, there's going to be some mud! And while mud is an expected side effect of the spring thaw , that doesn't mean that we have to stand aside and let mud puddles take...

Swarming, biting flies make barn chores more unpleasant, grooming animals an exercise in spraying and swatting, and summer shorts out of the question. Consider fly management on your farm as a standard chore that lessens in frequency if carried out regularly.

Before one considers setting up a farm in the wilderness, several considerations need to be addressed No two sites are quite alike when devising a farmscaping plan. Does water from neighboring properties flow through the proposed wild farm site?

Environmental Effect Of Christmas Tree Farms You can view the environmental effect of Christmas tree farms from a positive or negative angle. Christmas tree production is a relatively low-maintenance farm enterprise that can provide income in the winter...

Those resources may include sample contracts and a host of other materials that you didn't even know you needed. Larger co-ops, like my supply cooperative, are generally run by a board that is elected by members.

Planting directly into the stubble/residue from former crops also enhances the soil's ability to hold moisture, drain excess water and fight compaction. Bottom Line Benefits In their four-year study, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln found that the no-till...

Hay is highly flammable, so you don't want it overhead if your main barn catches fire. Do's and Don'ts of Hay Storage Indoor Storage Protect valuable hay from the elements by storing it under cover in a building that doesn't leak and has good ventilation.

Some people use birch bark to make baskets. Traditionally, farmers kept woodlots for timber and firewood supplies, for use as fencing materials, or for producing other products, such as maple syrup.

Do Your Research Of course, the plants listed above are neither exclusive nor exhaustive. Clover The end goal of pasture remediation is, of course, healthy land packed full of highly nutritive feed for future animals.

Very few outside dangers exist. Facing the Challenges of Aquaculture Compared to other more traditional crops, the investment returns can be much higher on a per acre basis. There are different categories: tropical, warm, cool and cold water and climate...

Tags hobby farm 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...

“Supplemental” is the key word regarding acorns because oaks yield wildly inconsistent fruitings from year to year, making over-reliance on an abundance of acorns unwise. Pasturing is a common complexity demanding careful monitoring of open, tended...

This will allow the corn to outcompete the beans and not get overtaken. What I have had better results with is using just two of the three, especially dent or sweet corn and dry beans together.

Rotating plant families through your garden reduces pest pressure, improves soil nutrition and increases your harvest. Each year, Parson moves the plans for each plot up one space.

Introduced to Biodynamic agriculture as a high school senior, Steffen reminds us that an explanation is “not easy to put into sound bites, and it is complicated. Biodynamic techniques were brought to the United States in the 1930s by Steiner's associate...

Because you're confining livestock to an area smaller than where they normally live, you need to pick up after them. There could even be NRCS grant money available for related conservation projects on the farm.

In 2003, Evans created his first silvopasture. Silvopasture not only provides an economic boost, but it's also a respected conservation practice . “Well-managed forage helps control or keep out invasive plant species,” says Richard Straight, technology...

There is a significant expense to being certified, Scowcroft admits. I savor crisp, organic salad every day for nearly a week, sure that my body and the Earth are just a bit healthier for it.

The basic premise of composting is to achieve a balance of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and moisture through adding the right mix of ingredients with regular aeration. Allow poultry to range the area, too, to break up manure clumps and dine on the parasites...

Last night we sat outside, and I looked at Asian pears and green figs, and I said, ‘You know, we're watching fruit grow that we will not eat. Most birds are not year-round seed-eaters; rather, they eat soft grubs and caterpillars in the spring, so,...

Unfortunately, their habitat is being threatened dramatically by the spread of human development, both rural and urban—the Wildlife Conservation Society acknowledges that these birds are the most threatened group of species on the continent.

If the trough starts out clean and you keep it that way, it's much less prone to growing algae. Most common issues with water stem from poor management, so you need to incorporate a trough-cleaning strategy into your regular chore routine.

When our county agent, a kind and deeply well-informed man on whom we soon grew to rely, stepped out of the truck, he scanned the two pastures and said, “Very nice. Then start cows in your pasture with cool-weather grasses (C4 species) when spring has...

After owning horses, caring for others' horses, keeping horses on my own farm and boarding horses on multiple other farms for more than 20 years, I know this to be true. There are also performance-horse facilities that have indoor riding arenas to be...

Less Soil Because you only need enough soil for the root system of the plant, you have smaller beds to prepare and maintain with fewer amendments needed. Avoid sites shaded by trees, barns or other structures.

This all-in-one equipment may be the ideal place for beginners to start. If you can do a year apprenticeship first, even better. And they can pull logs outs of dense woods and up hills that tractors would need a road to access—that may come in handy...

Dave Benjamin, vice president of business development at EasyKeeper, says his company's program can ultimately add value to livestock because of the time saved and the accuracy of record-keeping.