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Crops & Gardening

7 Pumpkin Varieties for Northern Gardeners to Grow

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If you live in a northern climate with a short growing season, growing pumpkins can be challenging.

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Equipment

Tire Pressure: How to Check and Maintain It On the Farm

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Maintaining the correct tire pressure in your farm vehicle tires is crucial for safety, performance and equipment longevity.

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Farm & Garden

The Best Barn Brooms for Cleaning

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If you sweep the barn every day—even on busy days—the job is never hard, and the barn is basically always clean, tidy and a joy to work in.

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Farm & Garden Sponsored

The Gravel Killer That You Can Control.

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Among the many wonderful reasons we love “life out here” are the sounds: happy chickens and goats, birds singing, bees buzzing, and the sound of a pick-up truck driving down a big, beautiful gravel driveway. And it’s reassuring to know that gravel driveways are so cheap that you don’t have to worry about maintaining them. […]

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Equipment

5 Tips for How to Choose Tires For Your Tractor

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Selecting the perfect tractor tires requires a careful analysis of your needs.

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Equipment Sponsored

Turning Challenges Into Change: How One Rancher Uses Goats and Virtual Fencing to Restore California Land

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In Santa Barbara County, California, land management isn’t easy. The terrain is steep, and while fire risk is already high, fast-spreading invasive plants are making the problem worse by fueling fast-growing underbrush. Many parts of the landscape are too rugged for traditional fencing or livestock rotation, leaving valuable acreage underused and vulnerable. One local rancher […]

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Crops & Gardening

How to Dry Seeds: 3 Techniques for Success

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Saving your own seeds saves money and lets you always grow your favorite varieties. Learn how to dry seeds before storing them for use in next year's garden.

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Farm & Garden

Types of Hay: Choose Your Hay Carefully

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Hay is the mainstay diet for our livestock. Learn the intricacies of hay types, nutritional content and quality before purchasing your next load.

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Farm & Garden

What Are Silos Used For?

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The need to preserve grain for later use is not a new idea, and the challenges that a silo addresses—rot, moisture, rodents—aren’t new either.

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Farm & Garden

Transplanting Blackberries With Care

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When transplanting blackberry plants, it's important to take care and follow a few simple guidelines to ensure your plants survive and thrive.

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