Types Of Farm Gates

To determine the best way to approach the job, you have to know the size of the trees you're dealing with. A pair of pruning shears will do a fantastic job, but don't skimp on size—get a large, strong, powerful pair that will last a long time and cut...

Non-Leguminous Cover Crops Fertility, of course, is not just about fixing nitrogen. Much like comfrey, it heats up fast as it decomposes, making it a great addition to kickstart a cold or below temperature compost pile.

For example, faced with a bunch of short seedlings six to 12 inches tall, I'll consider skipping the first step (cutting them down with pruning loppers) and skip directly to mowing them down with my string trimmer mower, which is powerful enough to shred...

Take Really Great Notes Certifiers love to see that you're organized, but they also need to see your activity. Get A Yearly Soil Test Every year your inspector will ask for a soil test .

Another option for sensitive electronics, such as desktop computers, is an inverter run on a 12V battery or an uninterrupted power supply (UPS) that will give you time to at least save what you are doing and close the computer down.

Think about choosing the clothing for a farm job by considering what the job requires, along with the environment. Squatting down repeatedly to harvest spring greens would be easier in flexible athletic shoes.

Whether you plant an acre in a day or in a year is up to you. Several years ago, we planted a mix of native and non-native perennials on the slope between the lower two terraces. The logs will eventually break down.

Replacing mechanized equipment with these human-powered tools reduces your fossil-fuel use and lets you tread more carefully on your land. While this has a heavier impact on soil than the broadfork, it doesn't compare to the damage to soil structure and...

It's Lightweight And Portable Because it's small and lightweight, you can easily toss this item into a tool box and carry it to whatever project you might be working on. It's arguably easier to use than a household stapler.

With the bumpers in place, the panels fit perfectly over the pipe, and when lowered to the surface of the workbench below, they're held securely in place. My plan was to secure the panels with a latch, magnets or some other system at the ridgepole.

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If you go with a manual spray system, consider one that can be pumped with either the right or left arm. Ernie Zimmerman of CropCare Equipment advises assessing the type of spraying to be done, size of individual jobs and time available to spray.

With Thanksgiving Day just around the corner, the season of turkeys and parades and giving thanks is upon us, and there's no better time of year for counting blessings. Tractors What would we do without tractors?

Before you head out to clean up your tree line, make sure you have all the gear you need. If you have trees on your farm—or better yet, a wooded area on the edge of your fields—you might be amazed at how rapidly you can upgrade the appearance of your...

Brent makes a really good point on quality. However, I often struggle with buying a high-priced, high-quality tool versus one that will get the job done when it will be seldom used and lightly at that.

Thanks to a heavy snowfall a few days prior, a lot of snow inhabited the roof above the door, to the point that it was hanging over the edge of the roof and threatening to fall down on anyone who entered the building.

So the next time I have a need to measure a long distance—perhaps the length of a new garden or pasture —perhaps I'll get out my measuring wheel and give it a try. Modern measuring wheels with digital odometers can tell you exactly how far the wheel...

Bolt cutters, as their name implies, will cut through modest-size bolts if you need to, along with all sorts of similar items—chains, padlocks, and so on. But as useful as wire cutters might be, bolt cutters are even better.

In the meantime, I'll use it as needed. Either way, it has served a purpose. Again, for the most part they will be things that I see a purpose in and know I will use. I don't do mortise and tenons.

Gravity still rules, but when using a chainsaw in dense woods, always expect the unexpected. I expected it to fall straight ahead. What had appeared to be two cedar branches extending past an ash in fact extended into and through the ash.

If you take pride in your lawn and want to keep it as healthy as possible, you might want to add a lawn aerator to your collection of equipment. If you take pride in your lawn and want to keep it as healthy and vibrant as possible , you might want to...

All require 30 to 35 horsepower or larger tractors equipped with 540 rpm PTOs. All can be fitted (at additional cost) with bale throwers, bale chute extensions, hydraulic pickup lifts and bale tensioners, and wagon hitch kits.

That's about to change! Locking pliers are pretty much what their name implies—pliers that lock into position, allowing them to tightly grip objects with remarkable strength. This ability to lock into place makes these pliers extremely valuable.

I was also unable to find any angle grinders made in the U.S.—most are now made in China. Regular service should include checking brushes for replacement. It is easy to get into trouble if a cutting or grinding wheel gets into the wrong position, digs...

As winter wears on, snow can get crushed down to form hard ice layers that are problematic. Annoying humps of ice can appear outside your garage door, where they've been repeatedly packed down by your car.

Regardless, I've had plenty of reasons to use my large sled this winter for transporting hay bales and supplies around the farm. Be Careful on Slopes Take care when using your sled on a slope.

If one tool can do the job of two or three, it makes it easier to have the right tool for every task when you're out working on a complicated project on the far corners of your farm.