A couple years ago we began purchased a no-till planter. The advantages are many but among the most important?
We save on fuel and…
we protect against erosion.
In another effort to prevent erosion, we began planting rye in the late fall. A very winter-hardy grain, it helps control weeds, thereby reducing the amount of herbicide applied to the field the following spring.
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Once a year we spend an afternoon taking soil samples on our farm.
In order to get an accurate picture we take anywhere between 15 and 20 cores from random areas of each field. It’s important to skip those areas that are obviously different from the rest of the field. This includes wet areas, fence...
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We live in southeastern Virginia and have experienced (what seems to me) a terrible shortage of snow over the last few years.
We’re a family that gets excited watching the weather report and learning that there is a chance – however slight – of snow. We prop ourselves, chin in hands, in front of the...
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