Isuzu Trucks

Although tractors (and lately, ATVs and UTVs ) tend to take the spotlight when discussing workaholic farm vehicles, I'll venture to say that no farm—hobby or otherwise—is truly complete without a tried-and-true, tough-as-nails farm truck to serve...

“Farmers who transport their product outside the state should be exempted from some regulatory burdens, just like other farmers who don't live near state borders.” Kent Bacus, NCBA's associate director of legislative affairs echoes Johnson's sentiments.

The two important factors here are gross weight, which is the weight of the trailer plus the load, and tongue weight, which is the downward force that the trailer coupler places on the hitch ball.

And don't forget, compost is good for the lawn, too, especially if you can screen it first. That being said, I have never heard of municipally produced compost harming a garden when used appropriately.

Sheep must be wearing USDA-approved scrapie ear tags, or if they're micro-chipped, you must have your own micro-chip reader along on the trip. They traveled in a covered goat tote in the back of our truck.

Some people like a dash of vinegar or lemon juice. Fiddleheads are best eaten soon after picking, bring them home and rinse them a few times in cold water to remove any chaffe and grit.

By the middle 1800s in America, food was more plentiful, and it wasn't necessary to stretch a grain/liquid/meat combination to feed an entire family as it had been in the past. It was gone in a heartbeat, and you better believe I had my share.

Scheduled stops are posted on its website and Facebook each week. 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...

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.

You can go less but it wont drain as well. Welcome in the $150 deck, I know I can hear you saying "how is that possible?". Well it isn't as easy as taking the truck down to your local home improvement store and loading up several hundred (or thousand)...

When farmers take their product to market they pay a transport cost. Transporting several different agricultural products like peppers and fruit can affect the total of transport costs due to the variable in weight and volume in containers.

How far will you be going? Class 4 – All types of tag-along trailers over 6,000 lbs. The combination trailers cost more than all-steel models and less than all-aluminum trailers.

Avoid using a rake with metal prongs because they are more likely to damage the soft earth beneath the needles.Shovel the pine straw into a wheelbarrow or large yard waste bag. Landowners growing pine trees to sell for timber may not realize they have...

“We needed this truck and would have figured out a way to purchase it eventually, but thanks to this new microloans program, we were able to do it quicker and take advantage of terrific terms and interest rates.” For more information, contact your...

In essence, many beneficial insects need a place to live over winter, and disposing of raked-up leaf fall in autumn may well be disposing of the creatures hibernating within it. Autumn leaves can be collected and piled to make into leaf mold for the garden...

It is made from about a million brick pavers, each of which weighs about 5 pounds. I was having a hard time feeling good about sending all those pavers to the landfill in order to have the new patio put in, so I asked our contractor if he wanted them...

Silica sand is normally used for making glass and fiber-optics, as well as stoneware, porcelain and some cements. Photo by Jim Tittle/www.nocfcfracplant.com Glacier Sands, LLC recently obtained a conditional permit to build a 325-acre frac dry-sand plant...

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.

Because chances are good that you already own a lawn tractor or ATV/UTV, enhancing your machine with an attachment can be an appealing option. While snow can be cleared with a snowblower , plow truck or even an old-fashioned snow shovel, there's another...

It also means that if you have studly bucks and rams on your farm, you should be extra careful this time of year. He charged her, knocked her down and then continually bashed her. Instead, reach out and grab his beard, then yank.

Expecting a lot of snowfall this winter? Winter is upon us; there's no denying it now. A snow blower, a snow plow (or both) can help keep your farm operational during snow season. After all, we can't let the daily farm activities grind to a halt because...

Lutz and Marc Anderson, a University of Wisconsin engineering professor, are experimenting with hydrogen-based fuels in some of Beloit's vehicles, including a police cruiser, several municipal pickup trucks and a garbage truck.

What a menagerie I must say! I don't have a physical photograph but in my mind I can still see the rows of pots nestled tightly together in the bed of my truck. All I could do was hope for the best.Several hours later we arrived in Denver and the weather...

The shrubs below are listed by size. Blooms are white-near white and appear from12 to 18 inches and needs 9 to 12 inches to spread. A trip home from the local nursery with a pick-up truck load of healthy happy shrubs is exciting--you can see your landscape...

Choices include crimson clover (Trifolium pratense), annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) or hairy vetch (Vicia villosa). They also require frequent weeding until the plants mature.

If this form of carton is not available, pack the avocados in a way so they will not shake, move around and become bruised, such as wrapping them in paper.Place the carton of avocados in a container that is safe to contain dry ice and add the dry ice.

My woodstove is big enough that I only have to cut a stack of bookends in half with one cut. To wash them off efficiently, flip a pallet off the truck so one edge is on the ground and the other is leaning against the open tailgate and blast the exposed...