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located in new lebanon, ny

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got a date with farm family agent today for the whole-farm package, thanks for the advice everyone

[ethalernull]

thanks all for the input.
anthony- i went through metzwoodharder in chatham and was insured by erie & niagara as well. my agent at metzwood harder said that erie & niagara went on our website and saw that there was pick-your-own farm visitations by the public and horse farming and got spooked and dropped us.
erika- i think the former agency was concerned about the risk of people visiting the farm and getting injured by the horses…?
jared- seems like going through farm family for some equine insurance might be the way to go, i don’t give rides so i dont need insurance for that.

belle says hello, mitch!

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ny

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do you use a drop spreader/have thoughts about the same details…width/power/convenience of 10ft spreader?

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Erika I was all geared up to go to that auction until the day before I realized it was in October! Too bad there was a lot of good stuff there.

I found a New Idea on craigslist that says it’s 10ft between the tires, anyone have experience/advice on spreader widths? I’m pulling it with a team…

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geez, that’s brutal. try this from the BBC… recreations of farms and folklife from several historical periods in Europe.

Tudor Monastery Farm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncqCcPPSS6Q

Eduardian Farm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c_QgLCJlyc

Victorian Farm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eaQr7JJ1ms

Wartime Farm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6tVEo5wAP4

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hey ed,

we primarily use oats or rye (often with red clover) as an overseeded covercrop. we broadcast rye or oats by hand from late aug-october, using only rye after mid-september. if possible we do a last pass with the cultivator to cover seed. we don’t mow any of the cover crops as they are seeded late enough not to compete with crops. all depends on what the field will be next year and the timing of the crop growth and cultivating. if the field is going to be planted early the following year i will use only oats, for mid-season planting there’s enough time for us to work in the rye, and rye + red clover to set up the field for a fallow season.

-evan

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we are going to be working 7 acres in vegetables this year with about 4 acres in vegetables and 3 in a 1-yr fallow cover crop. almost all power comes from our team of belgians though we have used the tractor for plowing old sod and occasional heavy plowing jobs during busy times. we do use the bucket loader for all compost loading into our new idea no 18 spreader. the past two years we’ve made all the compost we can with our horse manure, vegetable/food waste from a small community of 35-40residents and leaves/straw/bedding. we generally produce about 25yds of finished compost a year, but we could use more as our vegetable fields are naturally quite nutrient-poor. while this will be our 3rd year running the farm, 3 acres of our land has been farmed organically in vegetables for the past 35years with varying degrees of care and management. that part of the farm is particularly weedy, disease-heavy, and has fertility issues, thus we are prioritizing fallow periods on those fields, typically in a red clover fallow. the past two seasons we have only applied our compost and monthly foliar sprays of fish/seaweed with a 5gal backpack sprayer. the rain really hurt our crops last year, and this year i have started working with lancaster ag as I believe we will see better yields from our fields by adding a sidedressing program to our vegetable crops– especially as we are still working to improve soil fertility. we have had good success with overseeded cover crops in the aisles of our vegetable rows and will continue to do that whenever possible in our production fields. i would be very interested and i’m always looking for a midsize ezee flow or other drop spreader for dry fertilizers/lime. Erika i’m very interested to learn more about the dry box sidedresser that you use on your cultivator, any photos?

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Hi Jelmer,

Do you have an email address I can contact?

Thanks,
Evan

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Hi Jelmer,

Very interested in the tool carrier. How do the light cultivating tools like scuffles and wire weeders perform in rocky and heavier soils.

thanks,

evan

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Dante has been sold.

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carl, the suffolk is in NE Columbia County, NY, not sure where he stands politically though.

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