Tag Archives: Time

Feed budget

If you find Putting animals into a rotational grazing system requires an understanding of how much feed is in front of the animals, how much feed they need a day OR Unless you know when, how big and how long … Continue reading

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Time as a tool

If you find Some results take time to achieve Then, Time is on your side when you use Time as a tool. This might be when you: give pastures or soil enough time for an adequate Rest and recovery provide … Continue reading

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Timing as a tool

Using Timing as a tool and Time as a tool (I will explain those terms in a moment) you can get a significant improvement in results from certain operations. This is because for a lot of farm operations, the when … Continue reading

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Rest

If you find It is time for a rethink and a bit of space OR Taking any sort of break or rest seems impossible OR It’s hard to farm when you have flogged your soil or yourself near to death … Continue reading

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Market garden

If you find There is an unfilled demand for fruits or vegetables in your region OR You have enough labor and skills to operate this way OR Other enterprises are not providing sufficient income Then, A market garden can be … Continue reading

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Rolling harvest

If you find Having a single harvest each year means there may be just one day when the whole year’s farm income arrives OR Paying bills that come in regularly can be difficult with a single paycheck OR It is … Continue reading

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Gradual change

If you find Major change can be hard to handle or manage OR Looking at big shifts can be daunting Then, Most field changes and many other changes that are worth having happen gradually. This allows the system time to … Continue reading

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Grown business

If you find The thought of making major change can make a new direction seem daunting OR You are not sure that you want to make a new business from nothing OR you can’t be sure that a new venture … Continue reading

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Cash crop

If you find Long-term ventures are necessary and so is short-term income and it can be hard to combine them sometimes Then, This is a crop produced for a quick cash return. Some examples: Growing a crop of melons between … Continue reading

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Easy pickings

If you find You have a lot of pressure to do many things and not enough time to do them all. OR Doing things the way they have always been done isn’t necessarily the most effective or efficient. Then, Doing … Continue reading

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