Hi everyone just introducing myself. My name is Sally and I have a blog about farming and rural life in the UK. The url is on my profile and any feedback is always welcome.
I have lived on sheep and cattle farms in the UK and my interests are now leaning toward more organic/green living. My family are all involved in horses, so I have interests there too.
Hope to compare notes on farming methods and issues in different countries.
Hey Sally! Whew!! Farming in the U.S. has become decidedly more difficult in just the past two years. With record setting fuel, feed,and fertilizer prices and a drought of biblical proportion here in the southeast, many of our farms have knuckled under.
We've raised Angus cattle here for 50 yrs and I've never seen tougher times. Many cattle breeders have sold completely out for lack of pasture and hay (and rainfall). The price of corn and wheat has gone ballistic and has held cattle prices down.
I'm trying to become more self-sufficient and we are going back to basics for our food,feed,and power. The price of electricity has sky-rocketed, too!!
We are raising our own beef, pork, chicken,turkeys,
goats (meat/milk),and have once again put out large gardens and an orchard. I'm trying to stay with varieties we can save seed from year to year, now.
With 15 head of horses on the place, we're also beginning to think about fixing up all the old horse drawn equipment and harness.
We are also looking for ways to barter for what we need. I have swapped pork and beef for hay and would like to do more.
Yes, things are changing around here and it's beginning to look like the early 1900's again!!
Hey Sally! Whew!! Farming in the U.S. has become decidedly more difficult in just the past two years. With record setting fuel, feed,and fertilizer prices and a drought of biblical proportion here in the southeast, many of our farms have knuckled under.
We've raised Angus cattle here for 50 yrs and I've never seen tougher times. Many cattle breeders have sold completely out for lack of pasture and hay (and rainfall). The price of corn and wheat has gone ballistic and has held cattle prices down.
I'm trying to become more self-sufficient and we are going back to basics for our food,feed,and power. The price of electricity has sky-rocketed, too!!
We are raising our own beef, pork, chicken,turkeys,
goats (meat/milk),and have once again put out large gardens and an orchard. I'm trying to stay with varieties we can save seed from year to year, now.
With 15 head of horses on the place, we're also beginning to think about fixing up all the old horse drawn equipment and harness.
We are also looking for ways to barter for what we need. I have swapped pork and beef for hay and would like to do more.
Yes, things are changing around here and it's beginning to look like the early 1900's again!!