Oct 31, 2016
What you will hear today, is an episode that I published about a
year ago with Darby. It's an interview talking about his
transition into farming and his farm beginnings.
If you think you may have heard this interview before, then you
probably right. It was published as one of the founders’
stories last year before...
Oct 24, 2016
Believe it or not, not all surprises on the farm are bad
surprises.
Not every surprise is a baby calf dying, turkeys arriving days
early, and having a car crash through your fence on Christmas Day
setting off a chain of events that has your cattle and thousands of
dollars heading towards the highway.
Some surprises...
Oct 17, 2016
At any given time, in any place, in any area of business, there
is usually an established set of businesses operating in that
geographic area.
If you are new to that area and/or if you want to start a business
in that area, how do you compete?
Think about farming. There are a lot of conventional and better
than...
Oct 10, 2016
Today's episode is Part Two of our series on pasture.
In this episode Darby will go into detail with a plan that converts
conventional row crop into perennial pasture,dealing with invasive
weed pressure, and practical considerations for establishing new
pasture. Things like should you mow long grass, why or why
not,...
Oct 3, 2016
When you have an animal that eats grass, then you as a farmer
have a big advantage.
Grass is free. You don't have to buy it, and depending
on where you live you might not have to water it.
So your input costs on your end product, are low.
But not all grass is created equal. If you don't have a lot
of grass or...