
Subject: Tractor models that have worked? The classic One-Tractor dilemma
Howdy Farmers,
I am looking for specific tractor models, old or new (manufacturer, model, and year) that veggie growers have really liked, so that I can search them used on TractorHouse. Our situation is this...
My partner and I are tooling up to break ground on a 6-8 acre, diverse vegetable CSA in Sebastopol. We are researching tractors, and deep into the classic "one tractor conundrum". With the ability to only afford one tractor, we would like to have a versatile one. We'd like it to be able to do primary tillage, as well as has have properly spaced and thin enough tires to get it into our shaped beds to help renovate beds for second-plantings (to undercut, disc, rototill, or spade), to weed the furrows and to possibly flame-weed (if we can find a 60" tractor mounted flame weeder). We will cultivate in-row manually the first years.
Our requirements are: ~50 horsepower, 4WD, 60" center-to-center tread
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In Topics Equipment, Beginning Farmers & Ranchers, Anything Goes
In General FarmsReach community, North Coast Farmers Guild: Sebastopol, Cooperation Among Farmers, Nevada County Guild

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Subject: Check out Urban Agriculture in the Santa Clara County 2019 Crop Report!
If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about urban agriculture in Santa Clara County, then check out the newly released 2019 Crop Report! This year’s report not only includes data about crop trends in the county overall, but it highlights several urban agriculture organizations in the area and their journey to provide food access and improve community resilience in the urban communities that need it most. These organizations work tirelessly to not only improve food access within the city, but to also educate, unite, and revitalize their communities. Learn more about their work and impact by reading the 2019 Crop Report here.
In Topics Urban Agriculture
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Subject: Eat ethnic vegetables? You can help small farmers by filling out a quick survey!
Survey link. Small-scale farms throughout the US grow a diversity of produce, including many culturally important crops. New food safety regulations could impact these farms, especially immigrant and refugee farmers. Produce that is usually eaten raw, like lettuce, has stricter requirements for farmers to follow, while produce that is almost always cooked, like potatoes, could have fewer requirements. The FDA has a list of crops that are almost always cooked before eating, and these crops are exempt from federal food safety regulations. However, this list is mostly mainstream crops and does not include many types of produce consumed by diverse cultural communities in the US. This means that although some culturally important crops are hardly ever eaten raw, they are still subject to regulation because the FDA does not have data from US consumers to show that they are usually cooked.
We are conducting a
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In Topics Food Safety, Policy, Anything Goes
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Subject: Now Open: Farmers Build Wildfire Resilience - An Online Course for Farmers
Are you farming in a fire-prone area and overwhelmed by the “new normal” of wildfires? Wondering how to adapt?
In Topics Business & Financial Planning, Staff, HR & Worker Safety, Insurance, Livestock, Beginning Farmers & Ranchers, Women in Agriculture, Weather & Climate Change
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Subject: CCOF Update: August 25th
"2020 has been a wild ride. A national pandemic, a looming recession, a racial injustice reckoning, and now unprecedented wildfires sweeping through CCOF’s hometown of Santa Cruz, California and across Northern California.
But, despite it all, CCOF is stronger than ever before. We implemented successful emergency preparedness strategies, including securing our company and member data to ensure as little interruption in services as possible. Additionally, our skilled remote workforce ensures stability when staff and members experience geographic-specific natural disasters.
We are also adept at helping our members through rough times. When disaster strikes, we quickly implement fee waivers and extend deadlines for certified members. Once the immediate dangers have passed, our Bricmont Hardship Assistance Fund is available to any organic producer in the nation facing any hardship. Since 2007, we have given
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Subject: CFAP Program updates - additional commodities + extended deadline
In Topics Funding Opportunities, Policy, News & Events
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Subject: Your interest or referrals to partner in a new farm
In Topics Business & Financial Planning, Anything Goes
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Subject: The Moment for Food Sovereignty is Now
New piece published today! In the time of COVID-19, The Moment for Food Sovereignty is Now: From panic planting to cooperative gardens, farmers focused on equity and food justice know that ‘if you can feed yourself, you can free yourself.’
https://civileats.com/2020/04/02/the-moment-for-food-sovereignty-is-now/
In Topics Seed & Planting, News & Events
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Subject: Last Call! Join (free) Fire Resilience Online Course for Farmers & Ranchers
Hi all,
Are you overwhelmed thinking about how to face a future of intensifying wildfires? Join our newest 7 week online course: “Farmers Build Fire Resilience, Feb 13-March 26 2020” to help you face a future of fires. Free to farmers and ranchers, though anyone interested may join as well. By the end of the course, you’ll have built your own Resilience Plan specific to your site that you can start applying right away.
Last Call - Sign up and Reserve your Space
Feel free to reach out with questions to fires@mesaprogram.org. We look forward to learning with you!
Topics Include:
Land Management for Fire Preparedness & Mitigation
Emergency Response
Preparing Your Home, Farm Crew, Family & Livestock
Community Preparedness & Organizing for Recovery
Fires & Finances
Health & Food Safety
Understanding Fire Ecology
Katie Brimm and the Fires Resilience Team
In Topics Weather & Climate Change, News & Events
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Subject: Steam Weeders - any good ?
With the current issues about fire, and air permits and insurance, we are going to have to move away from flame weeding.
Wondering if anyone has experience with steam as a weed top kill agent ? a couple weekly cycles and that should eventually starve the roots. Anyone have a system for hire, or maybe consider shared ownership or tool library. $17K for weeding 6x a year is steep..
In Topics Pest & Disease Management
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Greg Nilsen | Wine Country Cuisine | Santa Rosa, CA commented
The day after our first rain of the season, 1.1` inches, I flamed my chard beds, both for weeds and aphids. I noticed several years ago that flaming kills flea beetles, diabrotica, slugs, aphids, ants, caterpillars, egg masses, mold and everything else. As an alternative to flaming during the fire season, I'm looking at the Nilfisk Magnum hot water pressure washer. It is stainless steel with a diesel fired water heater and gas engine pump and delivers up to 4 gallons per minute of 190 degree water at up to 4000 psi. Larger or multiple nozzles lower the pressure. This is hot enough to cook all the critters without the fire hazard or plant damage and would pulverize weeds at higher pressures. I could carry the washer in my tractor loader with a 275 gallon tote of water on my 3 point hitch. The washer is about $7,000 which is less than the cost of 2 years worth of chemicals plus the sprayer. Plus I can use it to clean my equipment.
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