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looking for help extreme northwest ohio

hi i am new here and looking for advice. i live in extreme northwest ohio and am in my 50's. my goal is to get my 3 angus breeders 1 bull and 6 calves part of my farm to be as self sufficient and low maint. as possible for my retirement.

i am currently putting in high tension perimeter fence utilizing honey locust post cut from my woods. i have 3 -1.5 acre front open pastures with permanent water and am working on fencing and thinning an additional 10 + acres of woods. the wooded…

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Methods For Growing Lots Of Trees In A Small Footprint For Cost-Effective Silvopasture Establishment

Started by Casey Pfeifer. Last reply by Scott O'Bar Sep 7. 17 Replies

I thought I'd share my current methods using air pruning beds to grow various livestock fodder trees for silvopasture establishment in hopes that some other folks in this network are doing the…Continue

Tags: propagation, silvopasture, soil, mix, techniques

What Went Wrong With My Soil Analysis?

Started by Scott O'Bar Sep 2. 0 Replies

I realize this is a longshot to post this here, but perhaps someone could forward this to an agronomist or soil scientist colleague of theirs to get an answer to this.I sent the same soil samples to…Continue

Searching for tree seeds

Started by Ben Harris. Last reply by L kas Sep 1. 1 Reply

Hey y'all,I'm in search of tree seeds - fruits, nuts, fodder, N fixers, etc. Do you have favorite seed/nut sources or cultivars? I'm looking for production and vigor. Disease resistance will reveal…Continue

Virtual Fence

Started by Scott O'Bar Aug 28. 0 Replies

I've been hearing a lot about virtual fencing lately on podcasts I'm subscribed to. It sounds like a real game changer especially for a silvopasture context. Are any of you using virtual fencing?I'm…Continue

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