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Hot work
After an insufferably hot summer, fall sounds delightful. Bring on the cold front. As I write this, my family is stacking bales of alfalfa in the hayloft with a heat index of 105°F. The sheep will gobble up the delicious hay this winter, but they won't fully appreciate the hard work it took to harvest and store it.
Date Published: August 13, 2017Date Updated: March 23, 2018 -
Always a project to do
Recently I participated in a small landowner focus group, representing folks living on 5 to 100 acres (there are hundreds of these acreage owners in my county). Everyone in the test group had different issues. One man raised cattle and had fencing and erosion concerns, one person was burdened with piles of junk left by a previous owner, and one woman had an algae-covered pond she needed to improve. I took a few notes as the panel members described their properties. One common denominator was this: Acreages are a lot of work. Based on my notes from this panel, here are the 10 Toughest Tasks.
Date Published: August 13, 2017Date Updated: March 23, 2018 -
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Clearing junk
Whether the junk around your acreage has slowly accumulated over the years, or if you bought a place that came with a mess, the result is the same: removing junk is a pain. One man in the focus group has spent years hauling old vehicles out of his woods.
Date Published: August 13, 2017Date Updated: March 23, 2018 -
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Improving pastures
A pasture is more than just a piece of land. Your animals get their nutrients from the green grasses that grow in this space. So if you start to see weeds or overgrown areas, it may be time to reseed your pasture or to graze your animals differently.
Date Published: August 13, 2017Date Updated: March 23, 2018 -
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