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Can a Farm Generate Solar Power and Blueberries at Once?

Daily Yonder

Sweetland opted for a new four-wheeler instead of a tractor, for example, and most work on the bushes is done by hand. Bushes with more leaves require more pruning, Calderwood said, noting that the shaded areas also saw lots of weeds and a high incidence of disease. “At

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Good Goats Make Good Neighbors

Civil Eats

Lawn mowers, weed eaters, chainsaws, tractors, and trimmers can all spark a wildland fire if used during the wrong time of year,” Garrett says. Happy Goat’s humans also assist by doing some pruning to ensure that clearance extends to six vertical feet.

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