For he loved the soil
Curt discusses how he and Betsey value owning farmland for reasons other than money.
For he loved the soil
Curt discusses how he and Betsey value owning farmland for reasons other than money.
Loosen up!
As farm tractors and field equipment become larger and heavier, there is a growing concern about soil compaction. That may be why deep ripping tillage, meant to loosen the soil, is making another comeback.
Farm safety is crucial
It won’t be long and farmers everywhere will be on the land. Some have already started.
Plowing caps the year’s fieldwork
I still remember when our Grade 10 agriculture teacher took the class to a nearby farm to watch a farmer plow a field of loamy soil
Dairy farming on a thousand hills
Think of dairy farming and you may imagine the flatlands of The Netherlands or the Fraser Valley. Although it carries the name, the Bulkley Valley is characterized more by slopes, hills, ridges, bumps and mountains than the occasional level field.
‘Great looking steaks’
Beef is often portrayed as environmentally unfriendly due to concerns about greenhouse gases produced by the rumen and manure, the amount of manure produced in feedlots and the amount of water, feed and fossil fuels consumed in the production, and the processing and transport of cattle.
Farming is a religion also
When Logsdon wrote about dropping out of Roman Catholic seminary, he was criticized for “rejecting my ‘call from God.’ In our present traditional society, becoming a priest is a ‘call from God.’ Becoming a forest-loving farmer should be a ‘call from God’ too, and that is what I hope traditional religion will in the future readily recognize.”
Biddag voor het gewas en arbeid:
Springtime is when farmers wonder what the growing season will be like. Will they get adequate moisture after planting? Will there be windy, hot days with no rainfall for weeks at a time? Farmers have all experienced drought at some time in their lives.
Winter-proof hay
On my way to town last week, I drove by a house that has a sparkling new, green riding lawn mower sitting in the snow by the driveway. It’s fairly common to see motorized equipment just sitting out in all kinds of weather – not covered.
The decline of the International Plowing Match
Plowing matches have been part of the agricultural history of Ontario for over a century. In the early days they were sponsored by agricultural societies, the first farm groups to be established. That has changed.
