Isuzu Dump Truck

We use our four-wheel-drive truck every winter for the purpose of moving hay from one area of the farm to another, and in the aftermath of major snowstorms, it makes all the difference in allowing us to stay productive despite the tough conditions.

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

As an extra measure of safety, I spray painted the 2-inch hitch fluorescent orange as a reminder when hooking up the larger trailer. The load might be as small as a few 50-pound sacks of feed or as large as a 5-ton tractor.

Before you start your urban farm, have a discussion with all parties involved to decide whether having a fence might be an option. Passersby see the trash already on the ground, so they toss empty liquor bottles into the tree wells at the front of the...

That being said, I have never heard of municipally produced compost harming a garden when used appropriately. If you're concerned about its content, like some of my friends, skip using it in the vegetable garden or try it on only a small portion of the...

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. Adding bedding is important because dog- crate floors are slippery.

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 needles, sometimes called pine straw, are sold to landscapers, garden centers and nurseries for use as mulch.

Drain and then smother withbutter and salt to taste. As soon as we started thinking Mothers Day, Dad would pile us kids into his truck and we would scan our favourite swamps, looking for signs of the newly emerging fronds.

Plantings at the base of a slope or in tiered gardens should be monitored closely as cold weather approaches., determine your hardiness zone, then check the table below to see when you could expect the earliest frost, as well as the last frost of the...

Known for the high level of vitamin C, the round, juicy, sweet brightly colored citrus fruit known as oranges provide health benefits and a tasty treat. This method is actually a combination of manual and mechanical picking.All three methods of harvesting...

Little did I know thatit was one of the oldest, most common desserts ever to grace anybody's table. It was all preplanned of course by our church youth leaders, but we didn't know that, we thought everybody was just happy to see us and to listen to us...

A plant with potential for being a huge pain in the asparagus.defined in Gardenology:" A nickname for plants that grow vigorously and choke out less aggressive nearby plants." To expand: A really interesting, pretty plant that grows so easily for you...

The farmer-founded, farme- run mobile market stocks fresh produce, meat, eggs , nuts, cheeses, jams, jellies and sauces — all produced by farmers in south Georgia, including LJ Woods Farm, Bethesda Gardens, Flat Creek Lodge and Walker Organic Farms.

Now that we have refrigerated trucks and interstate shipping and all the other conveniences of modern society, we also have forced bulbs available in supermarkets and chain stores all over the country.

For a easy way to do this cut a 1" square bock of wood and tape it to one end of your 4' level, instant 1/4" per foot drop. Now I had this huge pile of materials in my backyard, do yourself a favor and sort your wood into stacks off the ground and remove...

Toss it all in a bag and off to the dump with it. A bin for compost. They said we wouldn't even notice. Looks tidy now but wait until February when there's a bitter north wind and the steps up to those giant bins are covered in newly fallen snow over...

Leaves are free mulch in the fall, and your neighbors may be glad to bring you plenty. Doing so need not be costly.The cheapest coverup is free. That said, if you want greenery and don't want to plant lawn grass, choose quick-growing evergreen ground...

His secret was mushrooms—that and a layer of free hardwood chips applied periodically to his chicken run. The advantages to having wood chips in your chicken run are for you and your hens: You get a cleaner chicken run and a lower food bill, and your...

If there were more, I could stack them in the truck upright—again like books—and could probably get eight or nine in the truck that way. By my estimates, one pallet lasts almost two days.

Determine the amount of taxes (road and/or shipping taxes), cost of personnel or workers.Multiply the ground transportation number by the number of boxes to be transported, which equals the total cost of transport.

So now the topic has become building some sort of containment system for it so that we might continue to dump organic material there and create a huge compost system instead of tossing stuff over the fence.

However, newer types of wheelbarrows may have ergonomic bar handles and/or two wheels.Wheelbarrows with one wheel are easier to dump and maneuver, but they can also tip over very easily while turning or dumping, or from imbalanced loads.

To complicate matters, contents of the trailer are not covered under these policies. Some were pretty, with striking paint jobs; others were homely, with dings, dents and faded paint.

You'll still need collateral in the form of farm property worth a minimum of the loan amount. The microloans program illustrates a small but significant positive shift in funding opportunities within the FSA as the agency embraces and supports the growth...

Dormant plants are out of the way. Then go inside, whip up some hot chocolate, and skim the seed catalogs. We burn enough calories to justify pie! Tags frank hyman , homemade mulch , Mulch , winter mulch

Some carts are built of criss-crossing metal strips and aren't as good for transporting loose material like dirt, sand, or manure; instead, they're designed for hauling larger objects, like hay bales.

For those like me, fear no more, and rejoice in yet another reason why the Internet is so fabulous: online calculators. Sulfur adds acidity to alkaline soil, thus lowering the pH.: How much fertilizer should I spread on my lawn?