WARNING! CHICKENS ARE A GATEWAY ANIMAL! This gal has taken the time to warn us all about the dangers of raising backyard chickens. Something funny to brighten your day!
Showing posts with label #video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #video. Show all posts
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Straight From the Farmer's Mouth
Here is another great video produced by the Washington Potato Commission featuring WA potato farmers. This video stars Farmer Jared Balcom of Balcom & Moe of Pasco, WA. He's talking to us about the widespread impact that that generations of farmers have on their communities and the world. Please enjoy and share.
Monday, July 29, 2013
Straight From the Farmer's Mouth
Farmer Ed Schneider let us know about a good series of videos produced by the Washington Potato Commission that feature potato farmers! This video stars farmer Nick Johnson of Johnson Agriprises in Othello, WA. Nick is talking to us about water conservation and stewardship. Find out what tools farmers have to conserve their water usage.
Please enjoy and share.
Please enjoy and share.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Update from Farmer Ed Schneider!
Hello everyone! Farmer Ed Schneider has sent us a new video! He is sending us videos of the same potato field every few months to show us the process from beginning to end. You can see his other videos here (prepping field), here (planting potatoes), and here (update and dammer diking).
The potato field is growing like crazy, and looking good! So sit back and enjoy the latest and greatest from a potato field, somewhere in Washington!
The potato field is growing like crazy, and looking good! So sit back and enjoy the latest and greatest from a potato field, somewhere in Washington!
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Organic or Not?
This is a great video regarding the debate surrounding organic v. conventional agricultural food production.
Jayson Lusk is a professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Oklahoma State University. His website, with blog posts and other information about food economics and the like, can be found here: http://jaysonlusk.com/
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Springtime at Schneider Farms
Hello Everyone! Farmer Ed Schneider has sent us some updates and a new video from his farm in Pasco, Washington. We love hearing about what is happening on the farms, and hope you enjoy this little update, too!
From Ed:
We have finished the bulk of the [potato] seed cutting and planting. All we have left is 160 acres of babies [potatoes] to cut and plant at the end of May.
It has been a little wild on the weather this spring. We started off warm and then we had a couple weeks of frost that did do some damage on the early planted potatoes, but they are up and going again. All of the french fry potatoes are leafed out, and about half of the babies.
As always, we are fortunate in the Columbia Basin, where are no water worries. The ]potato] market for 2013 seems to be getting a little better. A few weeks ago, there was no interest in open [no contract] potatoes, but now there have been a couple of sales in the last week or so. Maybe the market is not oversupplied as much as everyone thought. The fast food restaurants are still struggling, but I think the processors have adjusted their needs to meet the demand.
The video is of the same field where I took the video of planting, only now the plants are up and growing. I will take another one later in the season when the plants are bigger.
They're dammer diking. What is dammer diking? Want to see how a potato grows? Watch to find out! It's really cool!
Please let us know in the comments section if you have any questions for Ed! He will be glad to answer your questions about farming!
From Ed:
We have finished the bulk of the [potato] seed cutting and planting. All we have left is 160 acres of babies [potatoes] to cut and plant at the end of May.
It has been a little wild on the weather this spring. We started off warm and then we had a couple weeks of frost that did do some damage on the early planted potatoes, but they are up and going again. All of the french fry potatoes are leafed out, and about half of the babies.
As always, we are fortunate in the Columbia Basin, where are no water worries. The ]potato] market for 2013 seems to be getting a little better. A few weeks ago, there was no interest in open [no contract] potatoes, but now there have been a couple of sales in the last week or so. Maybe the market is not oversupplied as much as everyone thought. The fast food restaurants are still struggling, but I think the processors have adjusted their needs to meet the demand.
The video is of the same field where I took the video of planting, only now the plants are up and growing. I will take another one later in the season when the plants are bigger.
They're dammer diking. What is dammer diking? Want to see how a potato grows? Watch to find out! It's really cool!
Please let us know in the comments section if you have any questions for Ed! He will be glad to answer your questions about farming!
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Soil Erosion - a problem for farmers since the Garden of Eden!
Check out this video to learn how big of a problem soil erosion is for farmers, and how they're using direct seed technology to combat this problem!
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Rise Up, Young Farmers!
Young farmers hold the future of our world's food security in their hands. They need our support, our encouragement, and our gratitude for their immense efforts to produce the food we need.
Visit http://farmon.com for more information about this exciting movement!
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
How to Plant Potatoes!
Another video from Farmer Ed Schneider of potato planting! Turn your sound on to hear a narrative of how it works!
Field Work - Schneider Farms
Farmer Ed Schneider has sent us this video of he and his hands prepping their fields for planting! Turn your sound on to hear Ed tell you what's going on. At the end, you'll be able to run out, buy a tractor, and get your own fields ready!
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Farming Slam Poem - The Peterson Brothers
Love these guys! Their song and poem parodies may be silly,
but they definitely help spread awareness about farming!
Monday, February 18, 2013
I'm Farming and I Grow It
These boys are HILARIOUS! I've watched this parody video multiple times, and still get a kick out of it! So glad that the younger generation has such great, dedicated farmers like these guys!
Sunday, February 3, 2013
So God Made a Farmer
A wonderful ad from Dodge shown during today's Super Bowl. It captures so well the lives of farmers - their work ethic, hope, faith, and love for the land.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Great Vintage Footage of Farming in the Palouse!
These videos were taken by long-time Colton, WA resident Greg Druffel's father. They give us an excellent reminder of how far farming technology has come since 1939! Enjoy!
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