'Made it Myself' projects that cut costs, increase efficiency
Soil+ Cover Cropping has over 120 pages featuring no-till methods used by experienced farmers
Is benchmarking and costing the answer?
Can they integrate the way-of-life of farming with hard business management?
109# May-Aug 2019 Vol 28-1
"This 48 page all editorial issue, price £4.35 and annual subscription £16.50, includes:
What’s in Practical Farm Ideas #109?
Made it Myself tube ventilation in calf rearing If you rear calves or have cattle in buildings which get a bit sweaty, stale air, cobwebs, and bugs everywhere, there’s tube based ventilator which is a lot cheaper (20x in fact), and just as efficient as the proper job. Much cheaper than treatment.
The Farm Walk visits an incredible farmer who is both a tenant, a share farmer and a contract farmer, and who integrates the land he farms. The section is headed ‘Farming for the Long Term on Short Term Tenancies’. In addition he has some brilliant machinery adaptations which cut time, costs and risks. The feature describes how he manages livestock to be a part of his arable rotation.
Soil+ Cover Cropping International Ray Archeleter is a Soil Scientist whose career has been with the USDA. I came across his work with no-till 7 years ago and have been a disciple ever since. He has helped produce an extraordinary article about soil, one which all farmers should read.
The Financial Focus has the title ‘Be cautious about farm diversification’. It’s been the kind of silver bullet used by advisors in times of low profitability. But…
Once again the magazine is produced without advertisiers, sponsors or lobby group money. It’s just funded by you, the reader. And still costs £16.50 for the year unchanged for the past four years.
The UK price of £16.50 / year remains unchanged.
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Strimech muck fork handles 3x 8ft square bales on 3-pt. With a second fork on the front six bales are carried each trip
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