How Big for a One Person Market Garden + High Tunnels as Ecological Traps
Aug 01, 2025

Video: How Big for a One Person Market Garden + High Tunnels as Ecological Traps

Welcome to episode 205 of Growers Daily! We cover: how many acres can one person farm, high tunnels as ecological traps (with a little cutworm digression), and storing landscape fabric in a way that the mice don’t think it’s a gift.
 

How Big for a One Person Market Garden + High Tunnels as Ecological Traps

How Big for a One Person Market Garden + High Tunnels as Ecological Traps

Welcome to episode 205 of Growers Daily! We cover: how many acres can one person farm, high tunnels as ecological traps (with a little cutworm digression), and storing landscape fabric in a way that the mice don’t think it’s a gift.... More
A Day On A Small Dairy Farm! Newborn Calf, Cutting Hay, and Grazing New Pasture!

A Day On A Small Dairy Farm! Newborn Calf, Cutting Hay, and Grazing New Pasture!

Here is a full day of farming on a small dairy in the summertime. No two days are exactly the same on the dairy farm. A cow is calving to start off today and needs our help. A stretch of hay days are around the corner so we need to be cutting hay. Along with it’s time to introduce the dairy herd... More
U.S. Tariffs Aug. 1 Deadline + No Crop Weather Risk

U.S. Tariffs Aug. 1 Deadline + No Crop Weather Risk

It's U.S. tariffs deadline today & new U.S. tariffs are weighing on markets. No real crop weather risk in the grain markets. U.S. Fed and Bank of Canada keep interest rates unchanged..... for now. Tech giants double down on their AI commitments. Lowest US cow herd in recent history i... More
Cull Or Keep? Sheep Sorting Day

Cull Or Keep? Sheep Sorting Day

To Cull Or Keep? It's decision time at Ewetopia Farms. Today, we tackle one of the toughest parts of sheep farming—deciding which sheep stay as part of our breeding program and which ones will be culled and sent to market. We start by getting another batch of ram lambs ready for shipping, a j... More
No till vs Vertical tillage vs Conventional tillage

No till vs Vertical tillage vs Conventional tillage

Mark shows the difference between no till, vertical tillage and conventional tillage in two fields.... More
Severe Saskatchewan drought threatens crops, livestock

Severe Saskatchewan drought threatens crops, livestock

Several communities in southwestern Saskatchewan have declared a state of emergency due to a severe drought that has put farmers’ livelihoods at risk.... More
How Drought is Devastating This Year’s Crops in Saskatchewan | Your Morning

How Drought is Devastating This Year’s Crops in Saskatchewan | Your Morning

Extreme drought conditions have led to a state of emergency in parts of Saskatchewan. A grain farmer tells us how dry conditions are devastating his crops and what it could mean for the future of farming.... More

Carbon Penalty in Soybeans

Carbon Penalty in Soybeans

While carbon penalty can be very visual in soybeans, it doesn't always translate to an impact on yield... More
Harvesting Winter Wheat & Planting Double Crop Soybeans in Illinois | Justison Farms

Harvesting Winter Wheat & Planting Double Crop Soybeans in Illinois | Justison Farms

Justinson Farms near Butler Illinois as they are buy harvesting their 2025 winter wheat crop and planting double crop soybeans in to the harvested wheat fields.... More
Tackling High Residue in Soybeans | Pioneer Agronomy

Tackling High Residue in Soybeans | Pioneer Agronomy

Northern Illinois Field Agronomist Jason McVicker is back in the field to talk through one of the biggest challenges farmers are facing: managing high residue, especially in no-till soybean systems.... More
How To Capture the Carry in Grain Markets

How To Capture the Carry in Grain Markets

Capturing the carry in grain marketing is a simple strategy to get paid to store your grain and shop for basis improvements.... More
Productive Primary Tillage | The John Deere CC Series Coulter Chisels

Productive Primary Tillage | The John Deere CC Series Coulter Chisels

Meet simplicity with technology and primary tillage performance with the new John Deere CC Series Coulter Chisels.... More
The MX 170 IS Back! Hay 25

The MX 170 IS Back! Hay 25

The MX 170 IS Back! Hay 25 | | Northern farmer... More
Demoing a New Trioliet Feed Wagon!

Demoing a New Trioliet Feed Wagon!

Demoing a New Trioliet Feed Wagon! | | SaskDutch Kid... More
Cow-Calf Corner

Cow-Calf Corner

In Cow-Calf Corner, Mark Johnson, OSU Extension beef cattle breeding specialist, discusses foxtail and how that plant can overtake a pasture and outcompete desirable forages.... More
Nitrates in Sorghum

Nitrates in Sorghum

ABrian Arnall, OSU Extension soil nutrient management specialist, discusses how Oklahoma’s sorghum crop is looking and says nitrates could become an issue for livestock producers. Dr. Arnall also has information on the upcoming Sorghum Experience Oklahoma event.... More
Mesonet

Mesonet

In the Mesonet Weather Report, Emma White shows how the recent heat wave is impacting the cattle comfort index. State climatologist Gary McManus says the drought picture is still looking good, but the consecutive days without a good amount of rainfall are adding up.... More
Tillage With A NEW John Deere 9RX 770! This Is The Best Tractor Ever Made!!! #6

Tillage With A NEW John Deere 9RX 770! This Is The Best Tractor Ever Made!!! #6

Tillage With A NEW John Deere 9RX 770! This Is The Best Tractor Ever Made!!! #6 | | Fehrs Farming Organic... More
Improved Inline Ripping Tool | The John Deere Minimum Tillage (MT) Series

Improved Inline Ripping Tool | The John Deere Minimum Tillage (MT) Series

The Minimum Tillage (MT) Series is John Deere’s improved inline ripping tool series, designed to deliver a highly productive, easy-to-set, minimal maintenance solution to breaking up top soil compaction.Choose from drawn or integral hitches, with different sizings to match your standards.... More
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