Caff

JANUARY 20, 2022

Launched by Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF), the Innovation Challenge solicited innovators from all backgrounds–farmers, students, entrepreneurs–all with the goal of shifting focus away from big ag and towards empowering the greatest number of farms, even those operating on just an acre or two.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Tractor Ranching 52

UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 29, 2023

This is generally accomplished by mechanically removing plants by flail mowing, tillage, cultivation equipment, or by manual labor. Flail mow and direct seed with a grain drill – This is the best method in a larger-scale commercial garden (1+ acre).

Crop 90

Crop Cash Crop Seeding Harvest 90

The Lunatic Farmer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

A refrigerated tank pulled by a tractor comes to the field at the end of milking and hauls all the milk to the farm’s bulk tank where it is picked up by a dairy processor. Commodity productivity per acre is down across the board, driving prices up. All the milking is done by hand, with each guy milking 20-25 cows.

Manure 77

Manure Mechanics Ecology Tractor 77