Living the Country Life

Make the most out of your small farm or acreage with tips and resources from Living the Country Life. This section contains information on raising animals, gardening tips, machinery maintenance, improving pastures, and maintaining ponds.

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Harvesting black walnuts

Walnut harvest time is fast approaching. Know what to look for while the nuts are still on the tree because once they fall to the ground, the squirrels might as well have them.
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Paper the garden

What’s black and white and green all over? Newspaper. After you’re done digesting the daily news, use it for mulch in the garden, and to crowd out weeds.
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High tunnel soil maintenance

The quality of crops grown under a high tunnel is only as good as the soil they live in. Take some time to rebuild soil structure, add nutrients, and flood it.
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Women in Agriculture

Connecting with a field of candidates

By Women in Agriculture
Sometimes farmers need to step out of their fields and have conversations with the field of candidates running for office.
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Choosing a woodsplitter

If you have a large woodlot to maintain, there’s no need to hire a team of lumberjacks. A mechanical wood splitter might be the only helping hand you need.
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Male and female trees

If you're planting trees this fall, keep the gender in mind as you shop for them. Knowing the sex of the tree may be just as important as the species.
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Keep the critters from flower bulbs

The flower bulbs you’re planting this fall are a salad bar for wildlife. Foil their meal plans by putting a barrier between the varmints and the bulbs.
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Caring for orphaned kittens

Kittens can be orphaned for many reasons, and sometimes people have to hand-raise them. Playing the role of a mama cat is challenging, but also rewarding.
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How to use shredded leaves

There's no reason to work so hard raking leaves, make the leaves work for you. Shred them up and use them in the lawn and garden for many applications.
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Ashes in garden soil

When wood is burned it leaves ashes, and some people throw them on the garden. It’s very important to check your soil pH before you do this.
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Tip of the Day

Give calves individual stalls

Pallette calf feeder, Sept 2020 AATF To make it easier for my kids to feed bottle calves, I assembled wooden pallets spaced 15 inches apart that are held together by 24s across... read more

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