Farm Equipment
Buying Used Farm Equipment Is a Calculated Bet
I bought a used tractor from a private seller for a price that felt like a steal, skipped the inspection because the seller...
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Every guide we have published, newest first. Field notes, equipment breakdowns, and the occasional argument with advice that sounds good in a magazine and falls apart on an actual plot.
Farm Equipment
I bought a used tractor from a private seller for a price that felt like a steal, skipped the inspection because the seller...
Livestock
My uncle used to say that a smooth calving season was mostly a matter of luck, the kind of year the herd happened to have.
Vegetable Growing
A grower two plots over from mine spends every spring waiting for what he calls the right conditions before he plants anything,...
Homestead Business
I sold eggs for two dollars a dozen for my first full year of keeping chickens, because that felt like a fair, friendly...
Farm Equipment
My tiller sat unused for a single winter, and the following spring it took forty minutes, a new spark plug, and fresh gas...
Pest and Disease Control
I lost an entire row of tomatoes to early blight one summer because I spent the first week assuming the yellowing lower leaves...