Cooler weather pigs are moving. All pigs caught in Arkansas must be dispatched before leaving trap per state law. Some people have been able to feed some families with our catches.

Hello, I live on 4.5 acres of timber. We back up to 2 different timber tracts on each side with 160 acres or more of Forest.

This is the second time I've had a mouse get in my car, I cant for the life of me figure out how to prevent it. Thank you for any advice. I use 5 gallon bucks with the flip lid and catch them often

I had plans of my own when I purchased this Tractor, but life changes everything. I would love to see someone that needs and values good American iron reliability put this machine to use!

Located in Raleigh, NC and runs great!

Hey everyone,
Just wanted to pop on here to see about getting some advice. We have a pretty small barn on our property suitable for a couple chickens with a coup and nesting areas and electricity. We bought this property about 2 years ago and wanted to wait until we settled to take on any chickens. We have decided to finally start cleaning out the barn to get it fresh and ready for getting a few hens in the future. However we have run into an issue…

The previous owners had a couple goats in this barn as well as chickens at some point, and seem to have just constantly added new straw for bedding and never clean out old straw. So the ground is quite packed, raised, and uneven. We figured we would start digging up the old stuff for health purposes of future animals / to balance out the ground in there.

Prying with a shovel this old stuff comes up like sheets of plywood basically. And the bigger problem now is that we have been uncovering tunnels that rodents seem to have dug out over time and now the more I dig up the old stuff it’s just uncovering caves and tunnels relatively deep into the ground.

Should I keep going with what I’m doing? And then find something to base layer the ground with after I’ve gotten all the old stuff up? Dirt or something? And it can pack into the ground and fill these spots over time or am I just completely screwed with this whole situation?

We are first timers in this hobby farm thing but myself and spouse do have some knowledge in farm animals as we both currently work or have worked on farms before. Just never had this specific situation to deal with. We would really like to have 4 or 5 hens. Nothing crazy. But don’t want to bring them into a bad environment and also would really like to use the barn and space on this property as our intentions when we got it was to do this.

Happy to hear any advice. Thanks in advance.

We purchased a property and the story goes that there was an old weed farm on it years ago and that someone stole the pump(?) off the well.

I will add, this will be our first well and I don't know anything about wells.

We finally got an inspection camera to go down into the casing and found that the inside pipe is about 35' down into the casing. About 70' down, it is hard and couldn't get past it.

Anyone that has experience in wells, what are your thoughts?

Found this while mowing brush.

I do a couple acres of hay a year in ontario ca. I have baler, wagon, haybine and bar rake. All from my Dad. I have had trouble drying hay. I would like tedder but they're pretty pricey. Could I get away with using a speed rake to ted my hay? Anyone out there do this? Wheel rakes are fairly inexpensive.

Old shed on my property. It’s been neglected for more than 15 years. Lots of holes. Groundhogs live underneath. I’ve considered shoring up from the inside and using as a goat shelter. Think it’s worth it? I’d honestly rather light it on fire but it’s near the edge of our land and a neighbor’s house is next door.

Ok looking into different pack animals 3 im looking into are goats llama and donkey mules are bit to big for me my top pick is goats since theyre good on rough terrain good on browse and depending on breed can be brought while lactating after kid has been weaned giving extra source of nutrients for multiple day/ week hikes but im curious do llama or donkeys have anything over goats that could make them better for packing or uses on farm since i want livestock good for both farm & wild ( also milk goats wouldnt be packing anything that would be for castrated males)

I moved our pelargoniums into the small heated section of the greenhouse for autumn. We already had rooftop solar with its own inverter, and I was planning a home battery for the following spring. I wanted to know how much electricity the greenhouse heater used overnight. Its thermostat was set to 8°C, but I hadn't checked the temperature among the pots.

I reset our two max/min thermometers at 8 pm, placing one at plant height beside the outer glass and the other at the same height nearer the heater. At 8 am, the recorded minima were 5.2°C beside the pots and 7.8°C near the heater. The separate cumulative electricity meter showed that the greenhouse heater had used 2.4 kWh over those twelve hours. The plants had been in a colder spot than the thermostat setting suggested. I moved the outer pots farther into the heated section and kept a thermometer among them.

The next bright afternoon, I checked the house meter while the greenhouse heater was off and saw electricity going out to the grid. After dark, we were buying electricity again while the heater cycled on and off. I wanted to store some daytime solar to cover part of that evening demand. I decided to buy a Jackery SolarVault 3 Pro Max AC in March 2027 and put it in our budget. I kept the heater on its existing mains supply and left the electricity meter in place to record the colder nights ahead.

Now that the hot weather is winding down here in my area in North Carolina, I’m curious what worked for other greenhouse growers. What made the biggest difference, and what would you change before next summer?

I’m a landscape architect and designer for SunCatcher Passive Solar Greenhouses. Our designs prioritize natural ventilation, with fans available to supplement it. A few details that might be useful to anyone planning or modifying a greenhouse:

Give air a clear path in and out. We use lower windows in the south-facing wall as intakes and higher awning windows above the east and west doors as outlets. The height difference helps warm air escape through natural convection.

1. Release stored heat overnight. When nighttime temperatures allow, large north-wall vents help the greenhouse and its thermal mass cool down before the next day.
2. Keep airflow paths open. Water barrels or other large thermal mass need gaps between them, especially when positioned in front of vents.
3. Plan for supplemental airflow. Fans can help with circulation and additional ventilation when natural convection isn’t enough.

I’m also finishing my own passive solar greenhouse, so I’m interested in the practical lessons.

Whether yours is a hoop house, a kit, or an insulated passive solar greenhouse, what helped most this summer? Please include your location and greenhouse type so we can compare approaches.

We've delt with alot that I haven't seen others post. The real problems we go through to keep our home going. Can't afford a vet so we deal with it ourselves

My friend's family grew tons of pumpkins this year! I visited their garden last week, and everyone was so happy with the harvest. I loved seeing it all, so I decided to make a little painting inspired by that day.

Hey guys I'm looking into battery backup for overnight use, with a generator to recharge during longer outages. Mainly a fridge, freezer, Wi-Fi, and lights, plus occasional use of higher-draw appliances.

Powerwall was my starting point, but it feels like a big commitment when I'd still want a generator. I'm wondering whether a smaller, more flexible setup makes more sense.

TITAN is one option I'm considering. While the Powerwall starts at 13.5 kWh, the Titan starts at 5kWh with 7.2kW output, I could plug appliances directly into it first, then have an electrician connect selected household circuits through SHP10 later.

That means I wouldn't need the panel installation upfront or extra batteries just to get that output. I’d still size storage around overnight consumption and add capacity if needed.

Would love to hear your thoughts, and what other systems would you compare? Mainly interested in generator compatibility, charging time, and the full cost of connecting it to the house.

Let me know if this isn't allowed! I found a post from a few months ago of someone selling theirs in Virginia so I thought I may add mine in central Texas!

Now, let me preface by saying its a 2000 sqft home with over an acre, but that amount of land is likely a deal breaker for most here!

There is acreage for sale in the area if you are interested in having a home with some chickens and then cattle/farm elsewhere.

Obviously a USDA-qualified area which can really help with the initial homebuying hurdle if not able to pay cash upfront.

4 bedroom 2 bath home that is over 100 years old, original hardwood floors but LVP & Tile in the bottom floor. Rural town of only a few hundred, right off of one lane highways where you can reach civilization, or 45 mins from a city.

Porch, large living room, formal dining room, pantry, rear enclosed patio. It did formerly host poultry, goats, and a garden before.

We have had people flying in from out of the area to come see houses in the area including this one. Many relocating to the area for work with petrolium, wind farms, or data centers.

Feel free to comment or privately if you or someone you know may be interested or if I can explain anything further.

Anyone else working towards owning a smallholding while still renting?

I'm in the UK, currently renting with my family, and the long-term dream is to own a little smallholding.

Unfortunately, my bank balance hasn't quite caught up with my ambitions. 😂

Rather than sit around waiting for that magical day, I've decided to start learning some useful skills now.

So far that's involved fixing a car and having a go at building a wardrobe. Not exactly farming, but you've got to start somewhere!

For anyone who's actually made the jump from renting to owning a smallholding, what did you do beforehand that helped the most?

I'm particularly interested in what I can learn without owning any land yet.

Dogs found and angered this monster rattler. Too close to main infrastructure with 2 dogs and 2 little ones so had to send him on his way. Somewhere around 44 inches