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Yearly Archives: 2018

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Legally Protecting Your Farm: Part Two

Business PlanningBy Darby SimpsonMay 7, 20181 Comment

In the first article of this series, I discussed how joining the Farmer To Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) can really lower the fiscal risk to your operation from unforeseen legal fees. A second major risk we have as producers who direct market our goods is from that of a consumer litigation lawsuit. One legal…

Legally Protecting Your Farm: Part One

Business PlanningBy Darby SimpsonApril 30, 20181 Comment

As a farmer, there are no shortage of issues we face that can derail our livelihood and best made plans: Death, disease, in-climate weather, drought, flood, pests, cash flow snafus and equipment breakdowns are but just a few of the issues we face which can set us back financially or even put us out of…

A Guide to Starting A Farm Based Business – From LLCs to Insurance to Permits

Business Planning, WrittenBy DiegoMarch 12, 20183 Comments

It was an unusually calm morning when the phone rang.   “Hi sir its Zela Martinez with Lucky Green Transport – I need to know what the status of your ISF is?” “ISF, what’s an ISF?” “Your customs filing, who’s your customs broker?”, she replied with a noticeable rolling of the eyes tone. “What a…

Training Pigs To Electric Fence… Is Easier Than You Thought

Pigs, WrittenBy Darby SimpsonMarch 5, 20181 Comment

Training new pigs to electric fencing can be an interesting process to say the least. If there is one thing about farming that I still don’t enjoy, it’s introducing these guys to electricity! The reason being is that if something is going to go wrong with a pig, the greatest probability is that it will…

Three Questions to Ask BEFORE Starting a Farm Business

Business Planning, Life Design, WrittenBy DiegoFebruary 19, 20181 Comment

Life happens. Life will always get in the way. Control what life can get in the way of. I am writing this in the middle of a dad-duty day. A day that has forced me to push what seems like an endless workload to the side. And while I enjoy being a dad and spending…

Where To Buy Baby Chicks

Pastured Poultry, WrittenBy Darby SimpsonJanuary 28, 2018Leave a comment

If you are planning on raising meat birds or starting some layer chicks this Spring, now is the time to be planning and getting things in motion. When buying chicks, you have a couple of options – buying direct from the hatchery or pick up birds from a local farm store. When you order direct…

Save Money by Saving Feed – Brower Poultry Reel Feeder Review

Pastured Poultry, Product ReviewsBy Darby SimpsonJanuary 21, 2018Leave a comment

One of my largest frustrations in starting our farming enterprise has been that of figuring out what equipment works and doesn’t work. The wrong selection ends up costing you time, mental health and most importantly money. And trust me, I’ve made my fair share of poor choices. Anytime you can learn from someone who “has…

Rotational Mob Grazing… DOES IT WORK?

WrittenBy Darby SimpsonJanuary 14, 2018Leave a comment

My initial experiences with farming over the past 12 seasons can be summed up pretty easily.  Not knowing anything about farming back in 2004 when I first began researching some potential enterprises to begin, in everything I read I was looking for a “how to” manual.  In short, nearly everything I’ve started on our farm…

What Breed of Pig Should I Start With?

WrittenBy Darby SimpsonJanuary 7, 2018Leave a comment

A question I routinely get asked is what is the best breed of pig to raise on pasture (or in our case in the forest)? If you have never raised pigs before, this is my answer to that question: If they have four legs, a tail and two ears they qualify and that is the…

Why You Should Plan Now to Avoid Catastrophe Later

WrittenBy Darby SimpsonJanuary 1, 2018Leave a comment

One of the things I most enjoy about being self employed in my niche of farming is the seasonal aspect of it all. Because we live in the Midwest, we have a true winter and as such our poultry production takes place from the beginning of April with our meat chickens and runs thru late…

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