The Eppich family digs into the summer creating new fence and waiting for rain for pastures and crops.
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Finally, some much needed rain
Eppich News: At the ranch, a new fencing project balances cropland and pasture
Producers wrestle over organic standards draft
Canada’s organic farmers had until late July to comment on new organic standards that would open the door to products like municipally derived struvite fertilizer, but would also crack down on lapses in organic management
Organic farmers had until late July to comment on proposed new Canadian standards that would open the door to products such as municipally-derived struvite fertilizer — but would also crack down on lapses in organic management.
Fall work, a visit from family, then snow
Eppich News: The last of the slough hay finally was baled just before the snow arrived
The weather was very nice for the end of October and the beginning of November. We had quite a bit of fall work and different projects to do. On Nov. 6 the last of the summerfallow was worked before winter. That same day, Gregory started working on the fence over at Landis. There had been […] Read more
Made-on-the-farm device for handling wire
Used parts here, sucker rod there, and a bit of welding
Building new fence can be a big job and can require different tools that a rancher or farmer doesn’t always own. For example, new fence requires a system to unroll the wire. Rather than purchase an unroller, we decided to try to make one. My father-in-law, John, built a very simple unroller that we could […] Read more
Fearful of swine fever, France to put up fence on Belgian border
Strasbourg, France | Reuters — France will put up fencing along its border with Belgium to prevent wild boars spreading African swine fever, a virulent livestock disease that could disrupt Europe’s pig industry. France has been on alert for African swine fever since Belgium detected the virus last month among wild boars a few kilometres […] Read more
Tips for notching rail fences
Create a few simple tools from materials you have on hand
We have built a lot of fence on the ranch over the years for cattle, horses, and yes, even a few to keep the deer out of the yard or garden. Lodgepole rails are readily available in this part of the country, and at most fence supply outlets, and many of us utilize them alone […] Read more
Tips to prevent/fix a sagging livestock gate
A solid anchor post cemented in place is a good start
Many of us have experienced the problem caused when a heavy gate begins to settle becoming hard to open or close. While there are number of reasons why, most can be remedied at the time of installation by taking a few preventative measures First, it is important to use an anchor post or pipe large […] Read more
Defend against deer with a 3-D fence
When tried and true methods just don’t work, a 3-D fence can keep deer out
With the increasing number of grain bags in the countryside, deer have learned that there is a feast waiting for them in grain bags. Once a bag is opened, other animals join the buffet. Never mind what gets eaten, but storage losses from moisture entering the bags, excreta, downgrading factors and foreign material add up […] Read more
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