http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ Tiny Farm Forum: Recent Posts en Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:37:50 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/looking-for-nebraska-corn-farmers#post-2252 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:50:34 +0000 Michaelson 2252@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>Are you looking for Nebraska corn farmers, or cattle ranchers with more than a thousand head, or even berry farmers in California? You can get the entire US Farm Data from <a href="http://www.USFarmdata.com." rel="nofollow">www.USFarmdata.com.</a> </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/us-farm-data-farm-owners-operators-crops-live-stock-acre#post-2251 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:34:00 +0000 Michaelson 2251@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>2.5 Million Farmers &#38; Ranchers Leads To Grow your business. 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If you'd like to see the item on Roundup, here is the link: </p> <p><a href="http://www.ccs.k12.in.us/chsTeachers/BYost/goodfor13.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.ccs.k12.in.us/chsTeachers/BYost/goodfor13.htm</a></p> <p>Now if I could just get everybody in the county helping to irradicate foxtail and squirreltail grasses, goatheads, hoarehound and tumble weeds, I could enjoy my little ranch instead of spending all my spring, summer and fall doing nothing but weeding. All of these plants can hurt and/or kill small animals, especially the foxtails. How to get them out without harming the benign native plants is the trick I haven't quite figured out yet. </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/agriculturel-products#post-2247 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:53:03 +0000 robirto 2247@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>That is very good and informative web site regarding Vegetables. </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/agriculturel-products#post-2246 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:52:31 +0000 robirto 2246@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>That is very good and informative web site regarding Vegetables. </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/agriculturel-products#post-2245 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:51:21 +0000 robirto 2245@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>That is very good and informative web site regarding Vegetables. </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/agriculturel-products#post-2244 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:50:41 +0000 robirto 2244@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>That is very good and informative web site regarding Vegetables. </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/agriculturel-products#post-2243 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:49:28 +0000 robirto 2243@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>That is very good and informative web site regarding Vegetables. </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/agriculturel-products#post-2242 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:47:27 +0000 robirto 2242@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>That is great website . </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/information-1#post-2240 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:13:50 +0000 survivalseed 2240@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>hi malcolm.... from a customers point of view i will look for various things in the farm. I think this prospective will be helpfull to you enough.<br /> 1. The very first thing will be the area of farm. Try to have the exact dimensions, along with the direction information.<br /> 2. Quality of the soil is a must for customer who will buy the land for farming.<br /> 3. A customer will probably want to know about the neighbouring farms, so do have sufficient information about them too.<br /> 4. Also have the information about how much land is forested, how much is flat and how much is level and open.<br /> 5. Also have the information about the information about various facitities need in farming and how much accessible are those from that particular farm.</p> <p>- <a href="http://www.survivalseedbank.com/">Survival Seed Bank</a> </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/vh1s-2010-dosomething-awards-2#post-2238 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:16:09 +0000 sambegirl 2238@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>I agree that fresh farming is especially important, and people everywhere need to do support local farming! I’m helping spread the word about VH1’s Do Something Award: City Division. Five cities have been nominated to win the award for their great contributions in fields like education, volunteering, and going green. Portland, OR has been nominated for their fresh farming efforts, and if they get the most votes, they could win!<br /> If you want to vote for Portland, you can visit <a href="http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/do_something_awards/2010/city/?xrs=synd_forumsL" rel="nofollow">http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/do_something_awards/2010/city/?xrs=synd_forumsL</a>! Let’s start the revolution today! </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/agriculturel-products#post-2235 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:34:22 +0000 ziraatciden 2235@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>Hi, i'm from Turkey<br /> i'm an agriculture engineer and i prepared a web site for farmer.<br /> You can see a lot of vegetables and fruits.<br /> Maybe ppl want to know their costs and informations in Turkey.<br /> <a href="http://www.ziraatciden.com"><br /> Agriculturel Products in Turkey<br /> </a><br /> and Goji berry <a href="http://www.ziraatciden.com/ilandetay/Njc/goji-berry-tohumu-satilik.html">goji berry</a> </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/seeders/page/2#post-2232 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:36:43 +0000 survivalseed 2232@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>I thiink it will be a great Idea to use Survival Seeds. The Seeds form New survival seed bank for survival gardening, lets you grow a permanent, full acre crisis garden with on-hybrid survival seeds. Now you can grow all the survival food you will ever need anywhere in the country. These are NOT ordinary seeds... they have been chosen for their truly extraordinary germination rates!</p> <p><a href="http://www.survivalseedbank.com">SurvivalSeedBank.com</a> </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/seeders/page/2#post-2231 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:35:44 +0000 survivalseed 2231@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>I thiink it will be a great Idea to use Survival Seeds. The Seeds form New survival seed bank for survival gardening, lets you grow a permanent, full acre crisis garden with on-hybrid survival seeds. Now you can grow all the survival food you will ever need anywhere in the country. These are NOT ordinary seeds... they have been chosen for their truly extraordinary germination rates! </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/looking-for-irrigation-suggestions#post-2228 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:53:14 +0000 addison 2228@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>I have heard that a new dual function device is coming for irrigation<br /> and aspiration. A guy I know in medicine said that it will replace<br /> the Neti pots and irrigation..</p> <p><a href="http://www.top-cannabis.net/seedbank.php"> Seed Bank </a> </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/tiny-tractor-requirements#post-2226 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:29:19 +0000 rjh245 2226@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <br /> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/tiny-tractor-requirements#post-2225 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:28:47 +0000 rjh245 2225@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>I just have to comment on a Tiny Tractor. I have a Kubota BX2360 with turf tires. This tractor is a Sub_compact so it is a little smaller than the tiny farm tractor. It has a 3 cyclinder, 23 hp motor. It can pull a 12 inch one botton plow easy. I also have a 48inch PTO tiller and that seems to be a great fit for the tractor. </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/why-to-use-natural-fertilizers#post-2219 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:33:35 +0000 safefertilizer 2219@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>The benefits of <a href="http://www.safe-fertilizers-review.com/">natural fertilizers</a> can be seen in the flowers and the produce that are created from natural fertilizers. The products are healthier, contain fewer chemicals and are an effective way to reduce the risks of chemicals that can be absorbed into the body from the foods that we consume.</p> <p>First, let us talk about the dangers that can come in fertilizers that use chemicals as the main ingredient. These types of fertilizers contain harmful ingredients and known carcinogens and should be avoided, as the fertilizers which are used can become absorbed within the foods that we eat.</p> <p>Where can you find natural fertilizers? There are many ingredients such as manure that are used as natural fertilizers within organic gardens. These natural ingredients are an effective way to grow plants, but are also an effective way to reduce the risks of ingesting something harmful from the food that we choose, or grow within our gardens.<br /> You can also get Natural Fertilizers form <a href="http://www.safe-fertilizers-review.com/">Safe Fertilizers Review</a>.</p> <p>Making the switch to natural fertilizers is easy after the gardener is able to get used to the idea. Gardeners can obtain natural fertilizers from most garden stores, for comparable prices to chemical fertilizers. This makes a great argument for all gardeners to switch to natural fertilizers in their gardens. </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/food-supply-shortage-1#post-2218 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:49:08 +0000 survivalseed 2218@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>Food supply shortage ??? Do u guys think that this can ever happen or not, taking into account the changing climatic conditions and increasing global warming...<br /> If this shortage happens that what to do ???? Do u know that...<br /> Please leave your opinion &lt;&lt;&gt;&gt;</p> <p>You can find more of the answers at : <a href="http://www.survivalseedbank.com/">Survival Seed Bank</a> </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/seeders/page/2#post-2216 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:02:42 +0000 Hillside Farm 2216@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>So far our only seeder is an old Earthway we got on Craig's List for $20. It has been well worth that price so far, although, as previously mentioned, it does drop a lot of seed. It also seems the handle angle makes it a bit awkward to push and the lightness of it seems to make it prone to not tracking straight. Has anyone modified their Earthway to correct these sorts of things? </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/seeders/page/2#post-2215 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:39:05 +0000 Hillside Farm 2215@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>So far our only seeder is an old Earthway we got on Craig's List for $20. It has been well worth that price so far, although, as previously mentioned, it does drop a lot of seed. It also seems the handle angle makes it a bit awkward to push and the lightness of it seems to make it prone to not tracking straight. Has anyone modified their Earthway to correct these sorts of things? </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/preparing-land#post-2214 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:30:13 +0000 Hillside Farm 2214@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>We had feral pigs root up the sweet potato patch. Unfortunately, we hadn't quite finished harvesting but we got about half the sweets before they did. They did roto-till pretty deep, almost consistently about a foot deep. Unfortunately, they also roto-tilled under the piles of rocks which had been put to the side of the plots and tossed them all around so now we have to pick up rocks again. I think with a little management - fence the area until we want pigs in it and by removing the rocks totally from the area, we might have a good end-of-season free roto-tilling thing available. </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/information-1#post-2212 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 03:54:28 +0000 malcolm99 2212@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>Hi , </p> <p>What information would you require when buying a farm ?</p> <p>I am currently building the website <a href="http://www.jambools.com" Title="farms for Sale">which offers farms for sale </a> </p> <p>I need to know what sort of information potential buyers would be interested in.</p> <p>Regards </p> <p>Malcolm </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/raising-pigs#post-2206 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:10:35 +0000 doyler 2206@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>Heya,</p> <p>go to <a href="http://http://www.farmingbooks.net/Pig-Books/"> and you will find a wealth of information on pig farming books. Hope this helps.</p> <p>Mick</p> <p></a><a href="http://www.farmingbooks.net"></a> </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/raising-pigs#post-2205 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:08:17 +0000 doyler 2205@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>Heya,</p> <p>go to <a href="http://http://www.farmingbooks.net/Pig-Books/"> and you will find a wealth of information on pig farming books. Hope this helps.</p> <p>Mick</p> <p></a><a href="http://www.farmingbooks.net"></a> </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/raising-pigs#post-2204 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:07:36 +0000 doyler 2204@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>Heya,</p> <p>go to <a href="http://http://www.farmingbooks.net/Pig-Books/"> and you will find a wealth of information on pig farming books. Hope this helps.</p> <p>Mick</p> <p></a><a href="http://www.farmingbooks.net"></a> </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/looking-for-irrigation-suggestions#post-2203 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:04:10 +0000 Evi7777 2203@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>Howdy, </p> <p>We are about to start our second year of farming a 1 acre plot and are trying to decide the best irrigation method.<br /> Last year we planted 1/2 acre just to test it out and we used drip line, that didn't do a fabulous job and I disliked.<br /> The plot we farm was once a very amazing homestead garden, it was flood irrigated from a large pond on the<br /> property, lots of the old metal 4 inch pipe is still there and runs all the way into the garden there are a few breaks in<br /> the line but we think it can be mended. Once it is mended we aren't sure how to use the flood irrigation, it's a hard subject to<br /> research and I am wondering if anyone has any experience. We were told that the guy who used to own our farm<br /> 20+ years ago would flood it once a week. It gets real hot and I imagine he must of supplemented some other kind of<br /> watering the rest of the week and when plants were young. I'm not crazy about the idea of more plastic drip line and wonder if<br /> anyone has good suggestions for small sprinkler set ups for an acre.</p> <p>I am also curious to know if anyone knows about toxicity in Drip line like there is in PVC.</p> <p>Thanks for reading. </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/power-steering-or-hydraulics-on-a-deutz-10006#post-2201 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:16:29 +0000 tractorguy 2201@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>Tony, our guys may be able to help with your power steering and hydraulics problem on your tractor.</p> <p><a href="http://www.crosscreektractor.com/">Cross Creek Tractor</a> </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/raising-pigs#post-2200 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:36:09 +0000 BlackRam 2200@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>Google Joel Salatin He have a bunch to say about pig tracktoring. </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/tiny-tractor-requirements#post-2197 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:14:57 +0000 magicheater 2197@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>My B7800 is 30HP with R-4 rears and R-1 fronts. I went with a wider front tire because I have a loader on it and use <a href="http://www.mytractortools.com">Loader Buddy</a> almost exclusively in my day to day chores. The tines are particularly effective in loosening soil, prying out rocks and removing unwanted vegetation. It carries long items(fence posts for example) and is still effective for normal bucket work. It is the tool of choice for my loader and is on my tractor 95% of the time. </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/raising-pigs#post-2195 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:40:07 +0000 Eileen Wyatt 2195@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>I'd also love to see more on real-life experiences with raising pigs in an urban/suburban environment. When I threw up my five-year-old corporate job in Minnesota to start a new life in Arizona last January, it was with the intent to be more self-sufficient. Ended up as a marketing flack in a downtown office tower again *sigh* to pay bills... so my chickens are going great and don't demand much attention, but I really want to try pigs and want a realistic idea of what's involved. And there's not much out on the Web that I can find. Please help! </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/raising-chickens-for-eggs-or-meat#post-2194 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:45:37 +0000 sweet rock farm 2194@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>Hi, I have built and use a chicken tractor and I find it very handy. Some quick thoughts: build it light, because you will be moving it every day or so. It is great to use for a preliminary weeding/tilling/fetilizing in a vegetable bed, before the final prep of planting. Finally, make it predator proof! A good site for getting ideas on building your own chicken tractor is citychicken.com There's lots of pics.<br /> Have fun,<br /> Sal </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/raising-chickens-for-eggs-or-meat#post-2193 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:58:19 +0000 Oldman 2193@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>I don't know about being able to sell them and truely doubt it would be a worth while idea to try, but I have built three and sold two of them and I truely believe that this design would be hard to beat if you can weld.<br /> 1/2" electrical conduit is a stout pipe and doesn't weigh much and it will fore ever be cheap compared to most materials just because what it's made for. The last bundle I bought was $1.86 for a 10' stick.<br /> It takes about 20 sticks to build a 10' x 10' tractor that my daughter and I can pick up and walk 10 feet pretty easy with.<br /> I put chicken wire on the sides and cover it with a 12' x 16' tarp but I goofed. I bought 50 roosters for meat and them things called every fox for miles up here, LOL.<br /> The tarp worked fine for the hens. We had 25 hens and was selling about 12 dozen eggs a week and eating all we wanted but when I got the roosters it fell apart. The foxes tore the tarp all to bits before I knew what was happening.<br /> But if you are interested in seeing how I build them PM me and I will tell you how easy it is and it's pretty easy if you can weld.<br /> Good luck.<br /> Dennis </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/when-do-i-put-down-drip-lines#post-2192 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:59:10 +0000 Quake 2192@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>I have a question about the order of tasks to plant. Most specifically when do you lay down drip tubing. I'm going to start raising some vegetable crops this spring and would like to plant several different vegetables. I've planted a cover crop and plan to till that in with a tractor and rotary tiller as soon as the ground thaws, dries and the cover is high enough to add value. I'd like to flame weed the direct sown seeds beds. So when do I lay the tubing (planning to us Row Drip or Aqua Traxx)? Is the order as follows; Rotary till in compost and cover crop, bed form (4 foot width), over head sprinkle to start weeds growing, allow about a week to give the weeds a ahead start, sow seeds, then lay drip tube??? Wait for the weeds to emerge and then flame weed. How do I keep from cooking the drip tube? Your thoughts veteran farmers </p> http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/topic/media-question-urgent#post-2191 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:55:11 +0000 media_question 2191@http://tinyfarmblog.com/forum/ <p>Hi there!</p> <p>I'm a current master's student at the University of Western Ontario here in London, ON. I'm working on my television feature about the Endangered Species Act that calls for private property owners to protect the habitats of endangered species, even if the species happens to inhabit their property.</p> <p>I was wondering if you knew anyone in southwestern Ontario who had an endangered species (such as the American badger, or any other kind) inhabit their farm and who is willing to share their story.</p> <p>If you could please help me out with finding a source for this story I would be greatly appreciative. You can contact me at <a href="mailto:mionova@uwo.ca.">mionova@uwo.ca.</a></p> <p>Thank you so much and I look forward to hearing from you.</p> <p>Sincerely,</p> <p>Maria </p>