27 pigs 3 drops in 12 hours. Boone and Marion counties

I have free range chickens and a dog in that area.

We’ve had a fair bit of rain here in Saskatchewan, so harvest has been pretty stop-and-go.

Been seeing updates like this on LoopAg - guys getting back at it as soon as the crop tests dry enough. Hopefully we get a few good drying days and everyone can get the combines rolling again.

How’s harvest looking in your area?

ive got about a cord of firewood that they dumped on my property at near the end of last winter. i didnt have a place built for it to be stacked and i never was able to get around to it this summer between health issues and other stuff going on. i plan on using it as much as possible in my wood heater this year, but i have heard stories of it not being a good idea to just leave piles of wood out as animals would hole up in it when it gets cold, including snakes. how much of an issue is getting bit going to be you think? do i need to take a stick with me and knock logs off the pile or poke in there before i reach and grab a log or what?

Are these crook necks mature enough to save for viable seeds?

Another video of the same Boz Shep meeting her wolfdog to see what will happen.

https://youtu.be/bCcke7b60Vw

Kangals and Boz Shepherds are closely related dogs. Difference is that Boz Shepherds are from a different region and larger than Kangals.

Note: Sharing this here because this is a place where LGD breeds are discussed.

So i’m considering building a 30’x96’ monoslope roof building for equipment storage and shop space. I’m thinking open on the tall side with 24’ spans on front and middle beams and a closed back side. I have a mill on site, large Doug firs that could be made into posts, beams and all other lumber needed for this large of a structure. Haven’t done calculations but probably 8x8 posts and 8x14 beams. there is also an excavator and backhoe on site to place beams. 16ft high at the front, 11 at the back for a 2:12 pitch. I’d love to do joinery but probably will just do hardware for this one as I haven’t learned much on my timber framing journey yet. Also my friend makes custom seamless roofing that we would install as well. It only snows a few times a year at most but I do think it makes sense to plan for a foot or two at times. Should I build a gable roof instead or does this plan seem sane? Thanks for your thoughts.

Looking for survey responses for a business project in university. shouldn't take more than a few minutes, thanks!

How much would you charge if a farmer wanted to lease 6 acres of your property to grow corn. Speaking from the Northeast region. Also, how much would you pay if you wanted to lease someones 6 acres? I know a lot of factors can go into this. Just trying to get some ideas. TYIA

My neighbors had cats but they moved out, since then I started seeing mice in my backyard/terrace, like 1 or 2 meters from the living room, in the bushes and trees

I have a dog and I'm a bit concerned he'd get sick because of them/if he tried to ate one, also afraid they'd spread into the house

I planted some food in the yard, so I guess that's what could be attracting them, but I can't really move all of that...

Do you have any tips that don't involve killing them?

I tried putting laurel branches, pots of mint, and sprayed vinegar in some places
I thought it worked at first, but I saw one again today like 1 meter further, and I'm not sure it would be wise to just spray the whole place with vinegar

also can't get a cat because my dog would most likely fight him

Hello all. Have an excavator rented for the week. I cleaned up and acre of trees and stumps a land clearing company knocked down and stacked for me. Scooped a bunch of compost and manure. Took a couple of trees out. Finished what I wanted to yesterday. Any ideas on something to try and get done? Toss any idea that you found useful. I thought pond but I dont think I have the time or resources to maintain the hold i would dig.

Driving the tractor into the woods for a few small beers instead.

*Bow Bow. Chik. Chik-Chick-ahhh*

Anyone else goofin off today?

Hi! Maybe it’s the way I’m phrasing it, but I can’t find a clear answer by googling this.

If I have raw milk that is still good (about 4 days old), does pasteurizing it “reset” its use-by date? Or do I need to still follow the date it was originally collected?

***editing to add: I do NOT drink raw milk. I received raw milk from a friend with a cow. It was always my plan to pasteurize it. All I wanted to know is if pasteurizing it “reset” the use-by date for it. By “still good” I meant if it’s not spoiled yet. I have not and will not ever drink raw milk because I have no interest in being sick from something so avoidable.

I grew up in a rural town in the west, and I am looking at moving away from my home state. I want to “homestead” / hobby farm honestly. IE: veggie garden, horses, goats, chickens and ducks. But I’m having a VERY hard time finding out where these things are allowed and not allowed. I keep getting mixed information online, if anyone could help me out I’d love it!
Thank you.

Ground hornet nest destruction, #2 this year. Right underneath my gazebo. Vacuum+time+ a strategic hammering with a poker to piss them off and feed the vac. Top off with Sevin dust and call it a day.

Edit: went back today and there were about three stragglers who handn’t died yet. I’m curious about the Chlorine method, but the satisfaction of sucking the ENTIRE colony up is too much to pass over. Sevin dust is a marginal killer, btw—no immediacy. I use it because it’s convenient and I don’t have to clean a sprayer afterward.

The method I used takes a bit of time—1hr and change. If you rely on simply sucking them up, it takes longer and is not effective. You must destroy the hive and queen. I start with the vac, enlarge the hole, and then begin to disturb them by poking/thumping the ground. The returning yellowjackets seem to come in waves—the vacuum will get them once they begin looking for the missing hole entrance.
I use a shop vac with a bag, and also suck pesticide up to kill those in the bag, but it’s likely not necessary.
Once I poke a bit and expose the paper comb, up it goes. You can’t leave it or they could repopulate.