5 Steps to Prepare Your Goats for Natural Disasters

We were spared major damage in Hurricane Florence, but the storm showed us what livestock farmers should expect in a natural disaster. Here's how to prepare.

Old Farm Tools Can Be Really Cool … to Visit

I had great fun looking at hundreds of old tools during a rare, “just for fun” shopping trip to a quirky store in a nearby town, but I left them all there.

J. Keeler JohnsonSeptember 25, 2018
Build a Simple Fence to Protect Fruit Trees From Deer

Deer are a pretty big issue on my Wisconsin farm, so when I started a new orchard, I knew I'd need to protect the 10 young trees I planted. Here's the fence I chose.

Water Your Orchards Effectively With a 35-Gallon Leg Tank

If your orchard is not near a hose or irrigation system, an inexpensive, gravity-fed leg tank on a wagon gets the trees the water they need.


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