Massey Ferguson Square Baler

Besides depending on food they've grown, the couple makes regular trips to the Vallejo Farmers Market to buy ingredients not found in their yard. To learn more about Hoff and Ferguson's grocery-free adventure, click here .

This week, Andrews and six of her students embarked on an extraordinary trip to South Africa, where they have been invited to attend an Youth Entrepreneurship Conference in Soweto.

With each step in the process, engines have burned cleaner with fewer and fewer emissions. “They are manufacturing to the highest possible tolerances. Engines 175 horsepower and more being sold in 2011 meet interim Tier 4 standards, with full compliance...

The M50 comes in twine- or net-wrap models. Fortunately, there are also those for us hobby farmers. When many folks think skid steer, they visualize Bobcat, one of the industry's oldest and largest skid-steer manufacturers.

Leaf Shredders & Wood Chippers Watchcaddy/Flickr There are countless ways that farmers can use organic mulch and wood chips. From meters that test the pH, sunlight and moisture levels to more complex kits that test for nitrogen and phosphorus, there are...

If nitrogen, potassium or potash is needed it is added prior to planting such as manure. Others, who use no-till planting methods, run a sprayer over the field filled with herbicide to kill the weeds.

It has two large steel driving wheels at the front and two smaller wheels at the back, meaning that the rake is supported entirely by its own wheels and doesn't require a tractor to hold up the front end.

Assess your needs. You'll wisely opt for a tractor that starts easily. Because each type of hay is mown when a certain percentage of its flowers have opened–called its “stage of bloom”–you'll need to know exactly when to cut.

Of course, there are setbacks: Last year the tomato plague wiped out that sought-after crop for everyone around here and then after a gangbuster start, a raspberry fungus shut down Amawalk picking about five weeks early.

We need to get them to the right product.” Walk-behind Equipment Sometimes the right product is smaller than 25 horsepower. My pull-behind rough-cut mower works as well behind my ATV as it does behind a compact tractor.

These shops should have the parts that the small tractor will need to make quick repairs, according to "Mother Earth News." So a small tractor that might seem like a good deal could turn out poorly if the tractor turns out to not have parts that are easily...

Hay bales are a common sight on farms, but they have more than one use and purpose.On a large piece of land, the amount of hay that can be gathered and baled by the farmer can be quite large.

With its tires back to their optimum pressure levels, my yard cart returned to its peak form, easily rolling across the ground even when weighed down by similar loads. From tractors, lawn mowers and ATVs to wagons, carts, trailers, hay balers and anything...

“I cooked it the same as the smaller ones I had before, but it had a foul taste. A Three-Course Meal The United Kingdom has cooking-contest shows, just like we do in the U.S. Former contestants of one show, the Great British Bake Off, undertook an edible-insect...

With their wider mower decks, you can mow more land in less time, and additional features like hydraulic steering and four-wheel drive give them an edge over lawn tractors when it comes to versatility and adaptability.

This type of transmission makes it easy to maintain a constant speed; the operator simply puts it in the appropriate gear and lets it go. With the possible exception of a barn, nothing says “farm” quite like a tractor, and for good reason: They're...

But for all its strengths, the three-point hitch hasn't always been a standardized feature for tractors. So the next time you hook up your Brand A plow to your Brand B tractor, with a Brand C brush mower waiting to be used later in the day, don't worry...

Three-Point Hitch A specialized hitch for attaching implements that uses three points of connection to the tractor, offering a stable and simple way to expand your tractor's abilities.

The thumbnail is the Japanese morning glory Ukigumo. The blooms of Japanese morning glories are usually larger, but produced--in my climate at least--in much lower numbers than what purpurea can manage.

The rule of thumb for pricing on these tractors is that they will start at about $300 per hp, but can jump to over $600 per hp ($13,500 to $66,000) depending on the brand and features the tractor comes equipped with.

Draft animals produce manure , which is a free source of fertility for your gardens. Norwegian Fjord: Perhaps among the shortest of draft animals—which has its advantages—the Fjord breed is strong, stout and compact.

You could cut it yourself, rake it yourself , bale it yourself and stack it in the barn yourself, no help required. I bale hay on my northern Wisconsin farm every summer , so here are a few tips to make the baling days proceed as smoothly as possible.

Most anti-composting regulations are less strict. Illegal Rainwater Collection Thanks to a growing awareness of the importance of conservation, most cities allow, even encourage, gardeners and urban farmers to direct downspouts toward landscaped areas...

(For instance, the hay-baler is nearly $10,000.) Used machines can be difficult to come by, as these machines can often last a lifetime with proper maintenance and care. Is It Right For Me?

— Philipp Merker GMOs have been created with only profits in mind—no environmental changes have been thought about, hence no bees. Well, earlier this month, we put our own spin on the game, asking our Facebook fans which they'd choose to eat if backed...