Many people think that there's not much they can do if they only have a few acres of land to farm. However, small scale farming is definitely something that can be profitable, sustainable, and personally enriching if you keep a few things in mind. Companion blog for this video: Part 1: https://planeview.farm/small-scale-farming-a-profitable-sustainable-farming-model/ Part 2: https://planeview.farm/how-to-manage-small-scale-farming-infrastructure/ https://youtu.be/RrdbzlxlZEE?si=vRN_B681kQ4MILE5 Check out our website: https://planeview.farm Want your own Cowboy Hat? https://hats.planeview.farm Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/planeviewfarmMO
Small Scale Farming: A Profitable, Sustainable Farming Model
Spring has sprung and we’re getting into grazing mode with our cows. In this video we put all of our cattle back together in one group and moved them to a new paddock for grazing. We’ve also made a major change for our small scale farm going forward. We sold our Lowline (American Aberdeen) bull and have decided to venture down the path of AI (Artificial Insemination). This is something new for us, but we think that artificial insemination is going to make our farm much more efficient, among other things. Check out our website: https://planeview.farm Want your own Cowboy Hat? https://hats.planeview.farm Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/planeviewfarmMO https://youtu.be/8onG04cXOow?list=PLWJF-GGp4j6OQMfB9IAUD0VhF1alNjeHw https://youtu.be/j58PrsNaim8?list=PLWJF-GGp4j6OQMfB9IAUD0VhF1alNjeHw
Moving Cows AND We’re Making A Major Change To How We Run Our Farm: We Sold Our Bull
I bought an antique International Harvester 9A disk. This brand spankin’ antique piece of farm machinery took a little work to get home and will take a little more work to be ready to use, but it was definitely worth the trouble. In this video I tell the story of how I found this old IH disk and how I was able to get it home. There’s obviously some history in this old machine. I’m sure it has a lot of stories to tell as evidenced by the wear marks left on it after covering acres and acres of crop fields. That’s probably my favorite part about it, knowing that it put in a lifetime of use on someone’s farm. Check out our website: https://planeview.farm Want your own Cowboy Hat? https://hats.planeview.farm Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/planeviewfarmMO https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWJF-GGp4j6NsO-AF7JzGgkQoAosiArRF&si=XaY-VoNPkK965Fd8 #smallfarmlife #farming #farmingtraditions #AntiqueFarmEquipment #internationalharvester
The Story Behind My New, Antique, International Harvester 9A Disk
One year ago, I built a high tensile electric fence grazing system for my lowline Angus cattle. A grazing system (or grazing management system), put simply is a planned layout of electric cross fences that divide my pastures into smaller areas that make rotational grazing management easier. My grazing system has a central alleyway with two paddocks on each side and one more at the end. Aside from regular maintenance repairs to the electric fence, I’ve noticed one major problem that seems to be occurring over and over again within my grazing system. In this video I will try to address the problem and improve the durability of the system. I also take a few minutes to repair a broken electric fence gate. Check out our website: https://planeview.farm Want your own Cowboy Hat? https://hats.planeview.farm https://youtu.be/RrdbzlxlZEE&list=PLWJF-GGp4j6NVJdg_rEEWtsnxwijDzlJL https://youtu.be/-bM9xTv-qK0&list=PLWJF-GGp4j6NVJdg_rEEWtsnxwijDzlJL https://youtu.be/y-I_fp1WbgM&list=PLWJF-GGp4j6NVJdg_rEEWtsnxwijDzlJL https://youtu.be/hXiu6nLBOs8&list=PLWJF-GGp4j6NVJdg_rEEWtsnxwijDzlJL
I'm Making Changes To My Grazing Management System AND Repairing An Electric Fence Gate
I need to get caught up on mowing my pastures. I'm using my John Deere 820 3 Cylinder Diesel with a 5 foot bush hog mower to clip all of the sage grass that is left from the fall. There's not much talking, just mowing with my John Deere tractor. Check out our website: https://planeview.farm https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWJF-GGp4j6NsO-AF7JzGgkQoAosiArRF&si=5HrZpyTb86inmrmR https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWJF-GGp4j6MdTjGJ_zTVq7Nn9dyazCKv&si=nk45KbneD88UXDeu
Watch Me Work: Mowing Pasture With A John Deer 820
If the local food movement is going to continue to grow, not only in the number of farmers that are selling direct to consumers, but also in the number of customers that are looking for locally grown foods, small farmers are going to have to get busy. In this video I explain how the food system in the US has gotten to the point we’re in today, but also how farmers need to go about making changes for the better. Check out our website: https://planeview.farm https://youtu.be/xbed554BHK4?si=QMKAz28Jtsdf83AH https://youtu.be/IxdU46sw_7E?si=wbDT_TTXc0w5Hoyh #smallfarmlife #localfood #smallscalefarming #farming #farmersmarket #sustainablefarming #sustainableagriculture #organic #organicfarming
How Consumers Have Been Conditioned To Buy Food And What Farmers Should Do About It
We're nearing the end of hay feeding season, but we don't quite have enough to get us where we want to be. We'd like to give the pastures a little bit more time to grow before turning the cows out to graze. So, we're turning to a somewhat unconventional method of making our remaining hay supply last just a little bit longer. It's actually a method that we've been using for the last couple of years on our small scale farm. Check out our website: https://planeview.farm https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWJF-GGp4j6OQMfB9IAUD0VhF1alNjeHw&si=ACnbB-bdHzcipDSv https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWJF-GGp4j6N1KsjB_S-3qg_JsFrnrvXk&si=0rc8tR9qsco-ciOc #smallfarmlife #smallscalefarming #cattlefarm #lowlinecattle
How To Make Hay Last Longer On A Small Scale Cattle Farm
Spring on the farm brings with it a large list of things that need to get done. One of those things is cleaning up a junk pile that I've been putting off for quite a while. In this video I take a pretty good bite out of this spring cleaning project. I also touch on a future project that I have planned for my pigs. Check out our website: https://planeview.farm https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWJF-GGp4j6MEfk7bWprDKH7Bn0Tecq5S&si=3cuipJisb6N07KUJ #smallfarmlife #smallscalefarming #piglets #farmallcub #farmall
Spring Cleaning On The Farm And A Future Project For The Pigs
We've had a lot of rain in the last week. The frustrations that so much rain has brought will quickly pass and we'll be able to get back to doing the things we love the most. Farming is about adapting and overcoming challenges, after all. Besides, we've been far more fortunate than many others with all of the flooding in the area. Check out our website: https://planeview.farm https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWJF-GGp4j6Nhtgv9qB3g7-P65hvtqNUI&si=MOYT5WrlCVwyRkR6 #smallfarmlife #smallscalefarming #flooding #farmingintheozarks
Flooding And Farming Frustrations
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