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I recently learned that John Deere is making face shields for healthcare workers. I'm sure you are all aware of the shortage of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers, so I think it's great that John Deere is pitching in like this. It also keeps people employed during this...

They've shut down our farmer's markets here, and I'm sure that's the case for many others, too. Unfortunately, we made a lot of our profit by selling at these markets. We are gearing up to start selling online. We will create an online form and arrange for free delivery. However, our social...

I'm making hand sanitizer available to all my workers both in little bottles and in larger ones in the barn. But it is so hard to find right now. So, I decided to look up how to make it myself, and it turns out, it's not very hard to do. You just mix 2/3 cup rubbing alcohol (90% or more) and...

We estimate that our sow is going to be giving birth in a couple of weeks. This is the first time we are going to be dealing with a sow giving birth on our farm. We don't have a heated birthing shack here, and we're a little afraid of what might happen if it's still cold out. Given that...

Every year we go through this in the wintertime, and it's always worried me. Our windows freeze shut on particularly cold days. If a fire were to break out in our home or we needed to get out quickly for some other reason, frozen shut windows could pose a real safety hazard. Ideally we'd...

We currently hand-feed our pigs twice a day, but we're thinking about getting an automatic feeding system. They are definitely more convenient. Do any of you use an automatic feeding system? Are there any disadvantages we should consider before getting one/

I think one of our pigs might have a parasite. She is having some diarrhea and seems less interested in food than usual. I'm having the vet out this week to look at her. I'm wondering if I should separate her from the other pigs or if this thing is contagious. Any thoughts?

Have you all heard about the new rules for SNAP (food stamps) the USDA approved? It's going to cut hundreds of thousands of people off and millions of children will no longer qualify for free school lunches. Some of these kids only get to eat once a day with the free school lunch program. I...

Have you all heard that the crazy weather we've been having this year damaged the potato harvest? They are saying that not only will potato prices likely increase as a result, but that there may be a French fry shortage, too. My family and I really love potatoes, but we may have to find some...

Has anyone here kept a turkey for a pet? We are thinking about getting a turkey or two for our farm to keep as pets instead of raising them for meat. I hear that turkeys are pretty social birds, so I'm not sure I could ever get attached to them and then use them for meat.

I'd like to take my wife and kids to visit her parents for a few days over Christmas. They live in another state. The problem is that I don't have anyone who can feed our animals while we're gone. I always give our employees a few days off at Christmas. I don't feel like it's fair to ask them to...

I started pulling out our Christmas decorations because we put our tree up on Thanksgiving each year. We have a very unique tree. We always decorate it with farm-themed ornaments, so we have a bunch of pigs, cows, tractors, etc. on our Christmas tree. Our friends and family always get a kick out...