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Notes from Dave Mattocks
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s you read this, we will be in the fall season. Our thoughts
will be directed to harvesting the crops we have grown. We
will measure and record the results. Whether our inventory is
used to feed our animals, sell for an income or feed the family,
our memory will store these results.
Memory is a precious gift from our Creator. As we move into
the fall season we will remember much of past happenings. It will
be these memories that will accompany us through the coming
months. Our future plans will be shaped around the results of
our labors in 2013. Decisions will be made for the future growing
season. Plant varieties, fertilizers, insect control and weed control
will be on our list.
Memory must assist us to make good choices. We need to remember to take soil tests and record our production, good and
not so good. Fundamentals are so very important to continued
success. With success comes honest pleasure and true happiness.
History has always been a dependable guide for moving forward
in life. Sadly, we have set aside historical happenings to make
room for the new. Keeping records of your growing results is the
best way to improve your production. Our nation today gives us
evidence of neglecting history. We insist on trying to prove our
forefathers were so wrong.
Last but not least, let us remember our Creator. Consider that
what He has said applies to us today…
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose
under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 KJV
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord.
Thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Then shall you call upon me, and you shall go, and pray unto me,
and I will harken unto you. And you shall see Me, and find Me,
when you search for Me with all of you heart.” Jeremiah 29: 11-13
KJV
Memory is great: let us feed it well.
Health, happiness and prosperity are my wishes for you.
S e p t e m b e r / O c t o b e r 2 013
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
The Fall Hen Production Plummet!
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Ear Corn -- I’m Going to Handle It
Right This Year
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Feature product: Calphos
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Connect with APPPA
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Upcoming Events
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Welcome New Dealers
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My time at the “Fertrell Family”
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Branching Out Coyote Creek
Stray Voltage and Water Intake
Thinking ahead for Fall Soil Fertility
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Farmer to Farmer Marketplace
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News from the Front
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The Fall Hen Production
Plummet! By Jeff Mattocks
There are a couple naturally occurring factors that
happen in the fall of the year that may cause laying
hens to quit laying.
The first thing that will slow them down is their
instinct. You see, hens have a built in instinct to reduce laying as the length of the days gets shorter. The
shorter days are meant to signify the end of the season
or lay cycle. Fall is the season for their body to prepare for the winter months ahead by eating more than
is necessary and storing fat. In nature, a hen would
not lay during the winter; she would lose some body
weight because there is less in nature to eat. Then
when spring arrives and the buds open up and the
bugs start crawling around, there is plenty to eat and
she is photo-stimulated by increasing day length to
start laying again.
Another fall season occurrence is external parasite
infestations. It is very common for hens and other
animals around the farm to have higher levels of ticks,
fleas, etc. at end of summer and fall season. This is also
true for laying hens. In the fall of the year, the mites
and lice carried by wild birds and rodents will be looking for a warmer home for winter. Hens make the perfect host for these critters, providing them with heat,
good, clean bedding, and plenty of food and water.
If you would like to see what I am referring to, simply
pick up your hen, hold her backwards – head under
your armpit with her vent facing forward (upside down
is even better). Pull back the fluff feather around the
vent and abdomen area. You are very likely to see
little white eggs (lice) or little brown specks kind of
like pepper and that would be mite manure.
So if you are not prepared to maintain a consistent
amount of light throughout the fall and winter months,
expect the hens to go on strike and go way down in
production. It’s only natural.
In the past generations (and today in some remote
lifestyles), our forefathers would have dunked the
chickens all the way up to their wattles in KEROSENE!
Yep, I am not making that up. Highly flammable chickens! No smoking within 50 feet!
If you would like to keep some reasonable level of egg
production, you should consider maintaining 12 to 14
hours of continuous light. The clock in a hen’s mind
stops at sunset (not dusk or total darkness). Therefore you should count backwards 12 to 14 hours from
sunset. For example, if sunset is 5 PM in January, you
need a light on timer to come on between 3 & 5 AM.
When the lights come on in the morning, there needs
to be feed and water available in the lighted areas. The
hens are very hungry when they come off the roost in
the mornings. Be careful not to let the waterers freeze.
Hens with frozen waterers WILL lose egg production!
Nowadays we can simply remove all of the bedding
from their house, dust the walls, ceiling and roost, and
then spray the entire hen house with a pine tar-based
disinfectant like Pine Sol or Murphy’s Oil Soap. Spray
liberally until all wood or porous surfaces are dripping
wet. Then add some tubs - plastic barrels cut in half
work very well. Fill them about half full of wood ash,
coal ash or peat moss, with 1–2% by weight elemental
sulfur added to it. The ratio of tubs to hens seems to
be 50 to 1. The hens will figure out what to do with
the ashes.
Notes & Quotes
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Ear Corn -- I’m Going to Handle It
Right This Year - by Don Brubaker
Every fall I receive calls from frustrated customers
telling me that their ear corn is heating up and they
would like me to help them fix this very costly problem.
So I proceed to tell them that the simplest thing to do
is to shell the ear corn and get it roasted. Doing this
will help greatly, but depending on the condition of
the corn, there still could be a total loss.
I would like to offer some good suggestions on how
to do it right this year. Let’s start with the moisture of
the grain. Do yourself a favor: leave the corn in the field
‘til the moisture is down to 20%. Now, let’s review the
equipment you are using. Make sure the husking bed
is working correctly on your picker. Too much husk
on the ear will prevent the ears from drying down in
the crib properly. The elevator you are using needs to
have a good clean-out so the loose kernels of corn don’t
make it into the crib. Loose kernels of corn will build
up in pockets and start to heat up, causing mold due
to lack of air flow. The best crib to use is a structure
that is long, skinny and preferably no wider than four
feet. One of the worst things I see being done is to pile
ear corn on the barn floor higher than four feet. This
encourages mold more quickly than you think. To
improve this storage method, put wooden pallets down
first; this will encourage air flow through the ear corn.
Notes & Quotes
Feature product: Calphos
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in manure conditioning. Studies have shown that
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ammonia gas, thus reducing odor and the release of
nitrogen. PLUS the addition of the nutrients in CALPHOS™ makes manure more valuable and makes for
a convenient way to spread STANDARD CALPHOS™
without making an extra pass over your field.
Available in 50 lb bags from your local Fertrell Rep.
Calphos and Greensand are products with insoluble
nutrients and minerals. To increase the availability of
phosphorus and other nutrients, add these to manure
piles, compost and green manures.
Microbial activity releases the nutrients and makes
them available to the crops.
Apply 50 lb of Calphos to 1 ton of manure, or 5002000 lbs per acre in late summer.
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Upcoming events:
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September 21st, 2013 10AM -5PM - Apple Festival ,
Rodale Institute, 611 Siegfriedale Road, Kutztown PA
19530, info 610.683.1400 or rodaleinstitute.org
Sept 26th – 27th, 2013 - 13th annual NODPA Field Days,
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November 6th–12th, 2013 - Texas Poultry workshops,
Austin TX – We will be holding a series of Beginner
level backyard poultry and advanced pastured poultry workshops in the Austin Texas area. We will be
coordinating these meeting dates and times with Coyote Creek Organic Feed Mill, 13817 Klaus Lane, Elgin,
Texas 78621, Voice: 512.285.2556 Fax: 512.237.7350 info@
CoyoteCreekFarm.org
December 12th-14th, 2013 - Acres Show
(Optional Pre-Conference Intensive Study, Dec. 10-11,
2013) Prairie Capital Convention Center, Springfield,
Illinois info: 800.355.5313 or acresusa.com
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Welcome New Dealers
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ME 04684 207.664.6100
Guy’s Farm & Yard - 19 Barre Street, Montpelier, VT
05602 802.229.0567 email: guysfy@gmail.com
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IN 46506 Voicemail - 574.646.2509
E’s Seed & Farm Supply - 233 Willamsburg Cty Hwy,
Kingsby, SC 29556 845.372.0882
Cullens Country Store - 4644 West Street, Williston,
SC 29853 803.266.3477
Gardener’s Outpost - 709 Woodrow Street, Columbia
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My time at the “Fertrell Family”… by
Peggy Meier
As of October 15th, I will have been at Fertrell for
one year!
To me, that is what Fertrell is… family. Over time
you get to know everyone, and I like it best when all
of the “family” is in the office and plant… especially
Seth and Don, who are usually on the road. I love
the early morning when the door to the office is
left open and I can see the sunshine and hear all the
birds chirping. And, I am very glad that I have a fly
swatter at my desk for the results of that pleasure!
I have learned that middle initials are VERY
important… never gave that much thought before.
One day I looked at Matt (who works in the plant),
and I wondered when he had decided to grow a full
beard… Oops - it was a product mixing day, and his
face was covered in it!
Notes & Quotes
I have learned so much about animal health and
nutrition, and that is with your help, too! Every
phone call is an adventure, puzzle, or sometimes a
head-scratcher (those become my “Help me, Jeff!”
questions)… and it will be this way for a long time to
come.
As most of you know, Jeff’s responsibilities take him
out of the office a good deal of the time. His time
out of the office is spent educating our customers,
dealers and the public about our organic products and
the need for sustainable soil and animal supplements
formulated for health and optimum performance.
I have answers for many of your questions, but I
still also get much of my knowledge from Jeff, and
that knowledge begins with your phone calls and
questions. He is always available to me so I can get
back to you in a timely fashion. I have much more to
learn, and when you share your questions with me, I
am able to accumulate the knowledge I need to help
you and others.
Speaking of sharing, have any of you ever
experienced a mole problem?
Moles invaded my yard a couple of years ago. My
neighborhood is “young” (we have a lot of youth),
and I am not a fan of any types of poisons or traps;
(as kids have pets!). As I was doing my first spring
mowing, the toe of my shoe was getting caught in
small holes in the yard. After almost going head
over heal over the mower a few times, I took a break
to think it over. “Hmm… what likes to dig, but not
a very big hole?? I think I might have moles!?” I
had read an article about a property invaded by
moles, so I decided to try their solution. The article
recommended putting pink chewing gum in each
hole. The moles devour it for the sweet sugar taste,
but they can’t digest it…so, they die. Well, this
solution worked like a charm, and over the winter the
holes filled themselves in, and I have not had a mole
problem since. And really, chewing gum can’t hurt
kids or dogs…
So, I hope you have enjoyed reading my shared
thoughts. Sooner than I realize it will be my one year
anniversary, with many more to come, I hope and
pray.
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Branching Out
Coyote Creek Offers Organic Poultry
Feed to Expanding Market
Photo by Sarah Beal
From left, Cameron Molberg, Jeremiah Cunningham and Emily Erickson.
by Tracy Sutton Schorn
Jeremiah Cunningham thought he
was retiring to a simpler life when he
purchased Coyote Creek ranch in 1997.
Getting “back to his roots” farming,
Cunningham grows most of all of his
own food in a giant vegetable garden
and raises chickens, sheep, cattle, and a
llama. Speaking of his decision to take
up ranching in retirement, he says, “I
wanted a life of elegant simplicity.”
His vision for Coyote Creek was an
organic oasis in the scrubby farmland
east of Austin, Texas. A voracious reader,
Cunningham read all of the organic
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farming canon, Albert Howard, William
Albrecht, and J.I. Rodale and put their
precepts into practice, which culminated
in the decision to have the land organically certified in 2001.
“I’m a cancer survivor,” said Cunningham. “In my opinion, GMOs are slowly
but surely making our nation sick.”
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Passionate about soil fertility and its
link to human health, Cunningham feels
part of the mission of Coyote Creek
is “telling truth to power — without
healthy soil, you cannot have healthy
people.”
And he might have remained a retired
gentleman going about his way, experimenting with soil fertility, reading books
and quietly raising chickens, had it not
been for an old friend from Austin who
dragged him out of retirement — John
Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods.
Mackey and Cunningham go way
back and shared an interest in philosophy and natural foods. Their friendship
dates to the 1970s when Cunningham
first moved to Austin and Mackey started Whole Foods, what was then a local,
hippy, natural foods co-op. Over the
years, Cunningham worked as a schoolteacher and a basketball coach. Mackey
meanwhile built a grocery empire.
In 2005, Mackey approached Cunningham and asked him if he would
raise more chickens at Coyote Creek in
order to produce a new category of eggs
for Whole Foods — “pastured organic.”
Cunningham agreed and got into the
commercial egg business with the grandiosely titled “Jeremiah Cunningham’s
World’s Best Eggs.”
“Business really took off,” said Cunningham about the eggs, which retail for
$5.99/dozen at Whole Foods and other
outlets.
Cunningham claims he is not boasting to say his eggs are the “world’s best,”
because “it’s not a brag — it’s a category.”
His website explains:
“Some of your grandparents or greatgrandparents also produced eggs that
were in a class of World’s Best Eggs
because [the chickens] lived outside and
had non-chemically produced food.”
Cunningham attributes the success of
his eggs to the fertility of his soil, and the
unique compost tea he treats his organic
pastures with four times a year.
“After application of the compost tea,
this micro-herd aggregates the soil, allowing the roots to go down deep into
the earth and bring up abundant micronutrients and fully usable minerals that
are essential to vibrant health. This is
another reason that we feel okay about
putting our eggs in the World’s Best Eggs
category.”
Today Jeremiah Cunningham’s
World’s Best Eggs sells 2.1 million eggs
per year and has six full-time employees.
Organic POultry Feed
That probably would have been
enough entrepreneurial adventure for
one retiree, but Cunningham grew frustrated with sourcing organic chicken feed.
“It was challenging to find organic feed.
I was getting it from out of state in
Pennsylvania. But that was getting too
expensive.” So Cunningham considered
getting into the organic feed business
— a field that was wide open in Texas.
Encouraged by a visit to Mount Tabor Feed Mill in Kendall, Wisconsin,
he was mentored by Gordon Johnson
who introduced him to Keith Simcox,
a millwright. “We had a good rapport.”
Inspired by the idea of building his own
organic granary, he got financial backing
from Mackey, and went into business in
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2007. Simcox and his crew came to Coyote Creek and custom built a small mill.
“We began with four modest bins and
a mixer, but now it’s a million-plus dollar
operation. Eggs are only one part of the
business today,” said Cunningham.
Coyote Creek Organic Feed Mill is
the first commercial organic feed mill in
the state of Texas and the only source of
organic feed between Texas and North
Carolina. Cunningham soon found there
was an eager, untapped market that was
experiencing the same frustrations he
was trying to get custom organic feed
in the South. “Sales exceeded my expectations,” said Cunningham. To give
an idea of the demand, Coyote Creek
ships 70,000 pounds of grain a month
to the state of Georgia alone. They hope
to expand their operation further in the
near future.
Today, Coyote Creek currently has
3,000 acres in cultivation with another
5,000 fallow. But starting in 2014, all
8,000 acres will be in rotational production.
A lot of Coyote Creek’s business is
custom feeds. “We do custom mixes
for layers, broilers, show birds, turkeys,
quail, duck, geese, guinea fowl,” said
Emily Erickson, Customer Relations
Manager.
For balancing feeds, they purchase
from Fertrell in Pennsylvania, figuring
out what micronutrients and vitamins
are needed in the mix. They then work
to devise a formula and follow state
chemists’ regulations. The USDA certified organic feed is milled fresh daily,
and orders are turned around within 24
to 48 hours.
Having an organic feed mill on site
makes raising organic chickens that
much easier. “We raise our own chickens
[on our feed],” explained general manager Cameron Molberg. “We get them
as day-old chicks. Raising them here we
get the best lay rate. There’s no stress of
moving them around and we know what
they’re eating.”
“We move the houses once a week to
ensure they get sun, fresh air, and new
grass,” said Molberg. The chickens fertilReprinted from
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ize the land, which then improves soil
quality. All the farming practices at Coyote Creek are done with an eye toward
sustainability.
“If we’re not reducing our carbon
footprint, it’s not sustainable,” said Cunningham.
But Cunningham has ambitions beyond the carbon footprint on his own
farm. What gives him the greatest sense
of purpose, he says, is supporting middle-class family farmers and improving
regional farming economic opportunities.
“At 76 years old, I don’t have a lot left
to prove,” said Cunningham. “I gravitate
toward what I can do to improve my
society.” When Coyote Creek began, it
found a rather lonesome community
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“My passion is to
restore middle-class
family farming. When I
grew up on a farm, I ate
extremely healthy. My
generation had these
little farms. Now it is
‘get big or get out.’”
of organic grain growers in West Texas
around Lubbock to buy from and supported those producers. Now the circle
is growing and opportunities are expanding.
“My passion is to restore middleclass family farming,” said Cunningham. The world has changed since he
was a child growing up in rural Texas.
“When I grew up on a farm, I ate
extremely healthy. My generation had
these little farms. Now it is ‘get big or
get out,’ and the new generation doesn’t
have this,” referring to those small, vibrant farming communities.
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“I converted local farmers to grow
wheat for us. Now we have 2,000 acres
in cultivation.” That translates into economic opportunity for small farmers.
“We support 200 farm families in our
region — giving them a market to grow
products organically.”
“By allowing those 200 farm families
to do this, and when people buy those
products, we move the marker little by
little,” said Cunningham. “Did you ever
read Gulliver’s Travels? The Lilliputians
tied Gulliver down! That’s what we’re
going to do to Big Ag.”
Every converted farmer is a milestone. Every new economic opportunity
is a step forward. Every pasture that goes
organic and saves its topsoil is a triumph
to Cunningham. And every family that
can keep farming delights him.
“I’m doing my part,” said the very
much unretired Cunningham. “Because
we are here, we can support them. [This
business is] helping people to send their
kids to college and still live on the farm.”
Now that’s something to brag about.
For more information about Coyote Creek
Farm visit coyotecreekfarm.org.
Jeremiah “Jerry” Cunningham,
founder of Coyote Creek Farm and
Organic Feed Mill, and World’s Best
Eggs, passed away August 6th at the age
of 76. Cunningham was a true trailblazer
in every sense of the word. In addition to
raising the first organic, pasture-raised
eggs for Whole Foods Market, Coyote
Creek Organic Feed Mill is the first and
only commercial organic feed mill in
Texas, producing 6000 tons of feed a
year.
Cunningham was an extremely skilled
orator and active member in the
community, donating thousands of eggs
a year to local nonprofits, including the
Capital Area Food Bank of Texas and
Nubian Queen Lola’s Cajun Soul Food
Cafe in East Austin, which closes every
Sunday to provide a free breakfast to
those in need.
Though deeply saddened by the loss
of its founder, Coyote Creek Farm and
Organic Feed Mill will continue to
support small family farms by continuing
its expansion across the Southern United
States. According to Cameron Molberg,
general manager of Coyote Creek, “We
are mission driven, and Jerry’s legacy will
continue as he would have wanted. We
will carry on.”
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Stray Voltage and Water Intake
by Seth J. Epler
Thinking ahead for Fall Soil Fertility
by James Schiltz
Are your animals getting enough water? I write this
in the middle of July when cows can take in double their
daily average amount of water. But that does not mean
water intake is not just as important in the cooler fall
season. Cows always need water! Craig Thomas from
Michigan State University asks, “Do you know which
land-based mammal has the highest daily drinking
water requirement (per unit pound of body weight)?
Elephant? Rhinoceros? Hippopotamus? These may be
good guesses, but the answer is the modern dairy cow.”
As summer is quickly coming to an end, we are already beginning to anticipate planning next season’s
crops. The goals to set our sights can be summed up
in the Four R’s.
Four R’s
Right Source of Nutrients
Right Rate of Fertilizer
Right Timing
Right Placement
As your animals are still out on pasture, ask yourself
“Where do they go to drink their water? Most people
would think about stray voltage only in the barn, but
that is not the only place we need to consider.
Many farmers have their water troughs located directly under their fences. Even though this is the most
convenient place to leave the water source, it is a bad
spot. Having the water right under the fence can cause
stray voltage to enter into the water, and this will stop
the cows from drinking as much as they need. A good
sign that this is happening is if you notice the herd just
lapping at the top of the water instead of diving in like
a thirsty animal would. Just moving the water source
out away from the fence can fix this problem quickly.
Also, another tip in preventing stray voltage is to
make sure your fence charger is at least 50 feet away
from all buildings. And how often do you have your
trainers on? Remember that trainers are only there to
train the cows and should not to be left on all the time.
Having them running constantly is enough to prevent
the cows from drinking what they need, even when
they are in the tie stalls.
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Scenario
Since we have all been around the horn a few times,
everyone knows that in order to reach a goal such as
high yielding crops, the correct steps must be taken. On
that note, to plan for a future crop, taking soil samples
this fall before freeze-up is important in order know
what the soil fertility terrain is in our specific cropping
system. Testing every third field across the farm works
well to lay out a good soil fertility picture.
Next Year’s Crop
The cycle continues, and the fields change next year.
Picking what to grow where is often a bit challenging.
Keeping in mind nutrient cycles often answers many
questions. Corn after sod plow-down or three years
of alfalfa between grain crops are common practices
to build a system that promotes good soil health while
controlling pests. Once soil tests are taken and the
crops to be grown are selected, a crop management
plan can be developed. The supply and demand interaction on a farm for the amount of feed grown verses
produced is always something to keep under a watchful eye. Adjustment to both crop selection and fertility
inputs are the most direct tools we have to alter this
scenario.
Yield Potential
Every plant has a ceiling that limits how big it can
grow or the greatest amount of product to be produced
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in grain or forage. Often this ceiling is not reached,
since the environment in which it grows is never perfectly optimal. The German scientist Liebig developed
the law of the minimum. This law is best explained
with the drawing below. However simply, the lowest
notch is that nutrient holding the entire plant back
the most.
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To Sum it All Up
A goal cannot be reached unless the playing field
is known. Set the yield goals high, and then remember that finding the most limiting factor is the key to
success. A soil test is the window for looking into
the system. Always considering the weather is one of
those factors.
The Farmer to Farmer Marketplace
Hay, Forages, Grains and Livestock:
Tamworth feeder pigs available spring and fall from
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farrowed in portahuts, no teeth clipping, no iron shots,
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Equipment:
Poultry Processing Equipment - Ashley, Pickwick,
Featherman, Poultryman pickers and salders. Vacuum
packing machines, shrink bags, knives, kill cones and
any equipment for poultry processing. We ship anywhere; Jim McLaughlin, Cornerstone Farm Ventures,
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Edible Processed Products:
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News from the Front:
Thank you for trusting our products, programs and services throughout the past growing season. We are
hoping that you had or will have a plentiful harvest. Your past and continued trust is what makes your and
our businesses successful. It is a pleasure whenever we hear that your hard work is showing its rewards. We
would like to extend a big Thank You to all our customers, large and small!!!
As mentioned in the previous newsletter, we recommend that you take your soil samples in the fall. Now is
the time when you remember possible trouble spots or problems with specific crops. Submitting the samples
now will help you take the time to discuss options with our agronomy department without being rushed
because the crops have to go in.
Also, planning ahead now and weighing your different options may also help you financially once the planting
time comes. You may be able to take advantage of possible special offers, since you will already know ahead
of time what amendments your soil is in need of.
The soil kits are available from your local rep or the Fertrell office. We use A&L Lab in Richmond, VA and
Agri Analysis in Leola, PA.
Please send the samples directly to the lab, as this will expedite the service.
Also, please check out possible meetings in your area in our “Upcoming Events” section.
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