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Century family farm. Corner 100 acre farm with 86 acres workable. 4 bedroom2, 2 bathroom home. Main floor laundry, galley kitchen open to large dining room, possible main floor bedroom. Woodstove. Horse barn 24'x80'. Two bunker silos 32'x60' and 20'x60'; two upright slab silos 20'x70' and 16'x65' both with newer unloaders. 20 acres systematically tiled, the rest is random. Level to gently sloping land. Presently used for beef cattle, but previously was a dairy farm. Some additional land available to buy or rent. All machinery negotiable.
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What to buy a farmer for Christmas: Boot slippers, jackknife, heated hoodie or a coffee mug that really holds the heat
Posted on Dec 10th, 2018 by Rebecca Degelder
Farmers are notoriously hard to buy for. I’ve had a number of people ask me for ideas so I thought that I would share a list of unique things that I have received as “farmer-friendly” gifts over the years. Of course, we always appreciate socks and underwear but it’s always fun to get something a little different. I am also price conscious. Not everyone can afford drones and new tractors....
Read MoreTwo bros, two barns, six robots and one happy father: farmers build second barn for same quota
Posted on Nov 26th, 2018 by Rebecca Degelder
BURGESSVILLE - It didn’t take long for the Droogers to want to change something in their new robotic dairy barn. The family - Bill, 58, and sons Darryl, 35 and Scott, 31 ” started milking in the new barn last December, but immediately had issues with their bedding. The cows were bedded on refined tree bark mulch, but with floor slats and automatic scrapers, the mulch and manure would ball up and plug up the slats. Within a month, the farmers changed the bedding....
Read MoreWESTERN ONTARIO: How to manage 10,000 acres on 350 parcels of land
Posted on Sep 26th, 2018 by Rebecca Degelder
TILLSONBURG - Farming 10,000 acres on mostly marginal land spread across 350 parcels of land sounds like a recipe for a lot of sleepless nights and pulled-out hair. But the VanQuaethem family have managed it, thanks to an aggressive push towards precision ag and all the technology that entails to make the best of slim profit margins....
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