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Silas Kirkwood

Silas services his own tractor and sells produce at the same farmers market every Saturday, which means his writing about equipment and pricing has to survive contact with an actual ledger. He is blunt about what does not pay for itself.

Equipment and farm income writer, page 6 of 9

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The Land History a Farm Deed Never Mentions

Two years ago I put an offer on 14 acres bordering my east fence line, a parcel that had been sitting unused since the previous...

Silas KirkwoodSep 17, 20265 min read
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Why Farms Need Better Internet Than They Think

A diagnostic call with a tractor dealership technician dropped three times last spring because my rural connection could not...

Silas KirkwoodSep 17, 20264 min read