Below is a list of materials I used to build my wooden round bale feeder. All lumber is pressure treated. 2x6x10 – 5 2x6x12 – 22x6x8 – 1 (you can substitute a 2x4x12 here)1 box of 3″ structural screws – 50 count or larger Material cut list: 2 – 72″ boards (from 12′)4 – 36″ […]

One of the biggest mistakes that any farm enterprise can make is specialization. There are too many farmers in the US that only do one thing. Honestly, specialization in only one or two markets has only been a common practice for the last 50 or 60 years. Prior to that, a single farm would have […]

Dreams die with unrealistic expectations With any business, and farming is a business, it takes time to actually start making money. I’m not talking about income or revenue, I’m talking about a profit, after all the bills are paid. In this post, I’ll go over some hard truths for beginning farmers. Overnight success isn’t realistic […]