Field days
Farmers willing to share their ideas and experiences
April 4, 2017 Dawson County GA
Above you should see a small black rectangle with a play button to listen to the audio from our spring member meeting. Below are the topics discussed and the time when Tony talks about them. It's about 41 minutes in length so it may take a second to load.
Minute - Topic
0.30 - spring fed gravity water system “free water” and backup pump from creek
10.35 - crop rotation and plots
11.45 - cover crops
12.25 - labor/employees
12:47 - division of labor and sales/markets
13:25 - animals and fencing
13:54 - daffodils
16:25 - hoop house and thermostat controlled electric roll-up system
20:05 - soil conditioning and local partnership with Chick-fil-A
20:35 - having the public on the property
24:10 - compost shed and grants
29:35 - growing pumpkins
34:30 - selling pumpkins (and how to make $200 per pumpkin)
39:28 - pests of pumpkins
41:00 - why I don't grow corn!
Resources and links mentioned:
Thermostat controlled Rollup motor system for high tunnel (similar, not exact same system)