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Solar Fence Charger
I purchased a Parmak solar fence charger to power the electric fence around my farrowing pasture. This is my first experience with a solar charger and it’s working fine. I paid $200 at my loca… more →
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Solar Fence Charger
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wrote 1 month ago: I purchased a Parmak solar fence charger to power the electric fence around my farrowing pasture. T … more →
Trouble-Spring Farrowing 2013
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wrote 2 months ago: 17 of the first 22 piglets born to my spring litters. I guess labeling them as spring litters allud … more →
Daily Winter Cattle Watering
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wrote 4 months ago: I wanted to house my fall-calving cows with calves on the south side of my farm this winter. I coul … more →
Corn Silage
wrote 6 months ago: We finished corn harvest. The drought and high temperatures resulted in yields a third to a half of … more →
New Truck, New Haybine
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wrote 1 year ago: I made a couple of new purchases recently. The truck is a 98 Dodge with 4-wheel drive. I bought it … more →
New Ritchie Waterer
wrote 1 year ago: I put a new waterer in this past fall. One disadvantage to my farm is I don’t have a dependable, na … more →
2012 Price of Hog Feed
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wrote 1 year ago: I did some figurin’ on hog feed prices. I like to do this every year. The current prices I’m using … more →
Farrowing in Hoop Building in January
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wrote 1 year ago: Splitting up farming with my parents means I needed to find a different way to farrow. We used a co … more →
Shepherd's Showpig Project: Conclusion
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wrote 1 year ago: Shepherd, washing his showpigs. After we washed them, we took them to the fair where they were weig … more →
Best Laid Plans
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wrote 1 year ago: We built a small corral at the intersection of four pastures. It’s way out back, and we never … more →
New Manure Spreader
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wrote 2 years ago: We purchased a new manure spreader from Studer Super Service. It’s a Kuhn/Knight Slinger 8114 … more →
February 2011 Price of Hog Feed
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wrote 2 years ago: Historically high, and going up! Karen asked what the price of soybeans is, and that got me to thin … more →
Versatile Hoop Buildings
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wrote 2 years ago: Hogs in a hoop building. This is the typical and intended use of the hoop buildings on our farm. Ho … more →
Building a New Fence III
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wrote 2 years ago: This is the final fencing post. A metal rod is pounded into the ground and an old disc blade is plac … more →
Building a New Fence II
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wrote 2 years ago: Brace posts with metal brace and brace wire running diagonally from upper second post to lower end p … more →
Building a New Fence
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wrote 3 years ago: I’m finally getting around to posting the photos and writing about making our new fence. We made th … more →
Katie Couric Investigates Antibiotic Use in Livestock
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wrote 3 years ago: I watched Katie Couric infuriate the US livestock industry over the past two days. She reported on … more →
Farming Fun With Friends
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wrote 3 years ago: Posed photo: manure spreader and rented “bobcat” loader in hoop building after cleaning out and a … more →
The Law of Supply and Demand in Action
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wrote 3 years ago: The price of soybean meal has gone through the roof. The last load we purchased was over $.20 per l … more →
