Farming
So, How Much Poop is That? — A Farm Wife
Spring is coming, so they say. In the meantime we have manure to haul and a whole lot of it.
One of our Slurrystores holds 2.3 million gallons of manure. The girls have been busy all winter filling it.
It’s hard for me to understand what 2.3 million is.
Wilson doing the Spring Tillage | Chisel Plowing!
With #EarthDay2021 around the corner, a lot of people are talking about spring tillage. This actually is some pretty darn amazing drone footage.
Our Wyoming Life – You Bought a Cow! 10 Things You Need To Know NOW!
Raising Beef Cattle – Quillette
Besides following a lot of off-griders on Youtube and Facebook, I also follow a lot of homesteaders, although it’s kind of a blend between the two
Besides following a lot of off-griders on Youtube and Facebook, I also follow a lot of homesteaders, although it’s kind of a blend between the two. I am just endlessly fascinated about rural life and land, and how mankind interacts with nature for good or for bad. I like their independence, their spirit, their deep reverence for the land and all it provides to us all.
Twilight in Washington County
Twilight in Washington County
3/17/21 by Field Work
Mitchell and Zach are trying to understand how Mitchell’s home county in Southeast Iowa developed such a strong conservation culture. Jim Frier, now 88, showed up to the interview with a box full of documentation of all the work he put into educating farmers: flyers from the twilight meetings and field days he organized, which could attract as many as 500 attendees, articles he penned promoting conservation tillage, including one that wondered, back in the 60s, whether traditional tillage systems were on their way out, and photos he took of equipment attachments folks were designing to make no-till work with their existing planters. To be sure, there were a lot of other key people who helped build a conservation movement in Washington County, but Jim Frier teaches us the value of cheerleaders. Read more: Evening meetings helped launch a conservation culture Video: Mr. Johnson Goes to Washington (County, That Is)