Tag: small farm

Posted in Rural Development

Raiders of the Lost Clocks! (church clock repair part 2)

Indiana Jones called, he wants his clock back! I’m continuing on repairs to the Ingraham 150 year-old church clock. In this video, I show how…

Continue Reading
Posted in Rural Development

Forage Testing for Dummies

Is your hay poor, marginal, or excellent? Introducing forage testing for dummies! We had forage tests run on three separate batches of hay, and interpreting…

Continue Reading
Posted in Rural Development

What a Load of CRAP!

Life on a farm is a load of crap! And I have TONS of it to move today! To make the job easier, I bought…

Continue Reading
Posted in Rural Development

Happy Cattle = Happy Farmers!

New bedding = happy cattle, and happy cattle = happy farmers! Even grumpy old boss cow Patti is taking a break from her complaining today,…

Continue Reading
Posted in Rural Development

Broken Expectations

Time, change, and growth. Broken expectations. A video essay. Note: -We do not offer farm tours or accept visitors -We do not sell from the…

Continue Reading
Posted in Rural Development

Release the Cattle! 🐮🐮

This is one of the best days of the year! It’s time to let the cattle out onto spring pasture! -We do not offer farm…

Continue Reading
Posted in Rural Development

Dad & I Repair the Haybine

Today Dad and I are repairing a big problem on one of our International 990 haybines. -We do not offer farm tours or accept visitors…

Continue Reading
Posted in Rural Development

Pork University for Small Farmers

How much does pork cost a small farmer to grow? What and how much of each cut can you expect back? What are the choices?…

Continue Reading
Posted in Rural Development

Cattle Chaos & Counting Piglets

Our bellyaching cattle need to be sorted today! They are rewarded with new pasture after we are done. And I can’t forget to check in…

Continue Reading
Posted in Rural Development

OPERATION CHICKEN SNATCH!

It’s time to marshal my family’s forces, invade the chicken coop, and get the laying hens out on pasture! (with a little inspiration from Mark…

Continue Reading
Posted in Rural Development

Something for Everyone! Morning Chores, Sickle Bar Mowing, and a New Direction for the Farmall MD

This video has something for everyone! Morning chores with the animals, mowing a field with a sickle bar mower, and a new direction for repairing…

Continue Reading
Posted in Rural Development

A Pasture Full of Trouble

Holy cows and calves! And piglets, and chickens, and turkeys! Life is springing up all over the farm, and today we’re focusing on getting all…

Continue Reading
Posted in Rural Development

Cattle Mayhem!

It’s cattle mayhem as we sort the herd for breeding season! -We do not offer farm tours or accept visitors -We do not sell from…

Continue Reading
Posted in Rural Development

Is This the Best You Can Do?

Is this the best you can do? Amongst all these chickens, pigs, turkeys, and cattle, I often wonder. From the great wide world to a…

Continue Reading
Posted in Rural Development

It’s My Fault!

The pigs, cattle, and wife told me it’s all my fault, and now I have to go find them. -We do not offer farm tours…

Continue Reading
Posted in Rural Development

Converting the Farmall Super C to 12 Volt with Alternator

Today I am converting my Farmall Super C from 6 volts to 12 volts, and replacing the generator with an alternator. This is a common…

Continue Reading