Description
Articles in this issue:
- Know-Till & Vetch: Eric and Anne Nordell explain that “know-till” is knowing your goals for tillage before deciding on what type of tool to use. They describe how they adjusted their plow depth to meet the goals of moisture preservation, weed seed depletion, soil conservation and optimal placement of organic matter.
- Hairy Vetch as a Cover Crop: A reprint from “Managing Cover Crops Profitably,” by Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Outreach. This in-depth article covers the benefits and management of hair vetch as a cover crop.
- Tales from Carter County – Canemill Runaway: Jerry Hicks recounts an epic runaway story that involved an old mare and a sorghum mill.
- Old Barn – New Roof: Jenifer Morrissey continues the story how she and her husband began the lengthy process of restoring the Jack Creek Ranch barn. After getting a foundation under the walls and concrete floor in, they turned their attention to the roof.
- Training the Runaway Mule with a Foot Rope: Donn Hewes describes a method of using a foot rope to lift one foot of an equine — allowing it to hop but not really go anywhere. It’s suggested for starting a green animal that might have some run in them.
- Homemade Jerky: Bill Speiden recounts the history of jerky and gives detailed instructions on how he makes his own.
- Death Valley Wagon Train: Jenifer Morrissey tells the story of her friend, Pam Andrews, who took epic journey through Death Valley as a swamper for a wagon train.
- Disaster the New Normal: Jenifer Morrissey provides in-depth instructions for developing a disaster plan for your farm.
- Miracle Twins: Jaci Eden tells the tale of Jack and Jill, blue roan Percheron/Fresians, born five minutes apart on a north central Iowa farm.
- On The Road – Berea College Horse Logging: Pictures and a short description of Publisher Joe Mischka’s visit to Berea College in central Kentucky.
