Agriculture

Does Soap Keep Deer Off Your Fruit Trees??

Deer is a problem everywhere. They get all over fruit trees, gardens and more. We've been fighting dear on our property for many years. But now I found the solution. It's called Iris Spring bar soap. The soap works great and a keeps the deer off the fruit trees. The reason it works is because the soap leaves a cent in the orchard that the deer don't like. Once the deer smell the soap they stay away because people smell like soap!!

Sent control is a big thing when hunting, 🏹 and apparently it is on farms too. 🌱

Why do Farmers Till Soil in the Fall?

Today I answer some questions you have about fall tillage practices. You also get a glimpse into the struggle of trying to get the chisel plowing done in 2019. Hop right in and let’s go for a ride!

Change in Agricultural Land Use, 2001-2019

Change in Agricultural Land Use, 2001-2019

While tillage is up in the Lake Ontario plains and northern Finger Lakes due to more dairy, the decline in dairy in other parts of state means a lot of farm land that was once cultivated is now used for hay and grazing for beef cattle.

North of Little Falls – Fields and Crop Land

A look at agricultural lands north of little falls and what they are used for and how it blends into the Adirondack Park. It's interesting how Dolgeville is right on the intersection between the fields and pastures of the Mohawk Valley and the heavily wooded Adirondack flatlands.