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055 Artificial Insemination of Pastured Pigs and Farming Infrastructure in 2013 Jan 21, 2013

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This week's coopcast has a weather update about a big windstom that caused some damage but spends most of it's time talking about the artifical insemination process we followed with our gilt Katiniss and what worked / dindn't as well as what we learned about doing AI on the farm. Part 3 of the Farm Meeting discusses the general palns around infrastructure this year and why we made some decisions we did about growtih or processes in 2013.

054 - Egg prices, the farm plan for turkeys and building a mobile chicken coop Jan 17, 2013

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The updates in farming this week include: A Big thaw Planning for artificial insemination with the pigs Finally raised egg prices to $4 / dozen Kelli shares a listener requested update on her Bogs Boots Freezer inventory fun This is part 2 of the Annual Farm Meeting: A pending plan for turkeys The chicken succession plan Purchase and project in support of the Chicken Plan Breeds that we will be replacing the flock with and why

053 Pig on the lamb, snow and portable farming, annual farm meeting (part 1) Jan 09, 2013

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Updates around the snowy and cold farm: Snow and drifting on the farm and the implications to portable fencing Pigs on the loose Electric netting - upright again Chickens in the wind Greenhouse - salad for new years eve, peas, Swiss chard and a warm refuge The Annual Farm Meeting Farm Meeting for 2013 - Part 1 We discussed if we will be doing a CSA this year and the size, The Pig plan and AI, Laying chickens (more on this one next week) The plan for broiler chickens this summer General "farming burnout" that we are trying to avoid

052 Christmas on the farm, farming in the northern winters, choosing a CSA Dec 29, 2012

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Our Post-Christmas, pre New Year 52nd, one year celebration episode. This week's updates include: Christmas on the farm - yum Let it snow, we say, with over 2 feet and counting... Preparing for the snow - round bales to the rescue Dealing with the fence lines in snow Placement of winter paddock fencing - room for improvement Chickens and snow In the Coopcast Community: Listener Bill shares his bad experience with CSA's and trying again One of our first listener Jeph talks about getting to eat an egg from Nugget! Frank want's to know about any automation on the farm

051 Farming with #elfonafarm, The 2nd Amendment on a farm, feed storage Dec 19, 2012

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Updates this week include: #elfonafarm - visit our to follow the adventures of one of Santa's Helpers on a farm. Weather - is this December? Haven't moved pigs to want area yet - fencing ready to go Rats in barn And a listener update from Adam about those VT college oxen This week in the news we share some thoughts about the horrific tragedy in CT and try to provide some facts about the gun control debate Guns - banning guns and they types of firearms Gun control in New York State Guns on a farm This episodes Farm U talks about feed storage Why rodents are bad Best practices for small farm feed storage What to do if a rodent gets into your feed

050 Winter and farm fresh eggs, listeners favorite farming things, hybrid or heritage laying chicken Dec 12, 2012

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Updates from around the farm: Chickens - they love the round bales in their area for winter Lower egg production - no heat lamp Pigs- not in winter paddock yet- no real snowfall Cat in a hoop house Snow fence is up- why do we hate doing that so much? In the CoopCast Community Gaertagang Farm- Bogs boots Maple View Farm- Overalls Nicole- favorite podcasts and online tools Homemade gift idea- seeds or help starting a garden This week's Farmers Choice is a discussion on different egg layer breeds What we like and don't about: Barred Rock, Speckled Sussex, Buff Rock, California, Golden Comet, Rhode Island Red, and Tetra Tint

049 Farming favorite things (A Christmas list for farmers) Dec 05, 2012

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In this episode we share several of our favorite things from our farm. From pasture to plate we talk about big and small farming items that we like and that make farming easier for us to manage things. This episode is a departure from the typical farm updates and other discussions and we hope you enjoy it!

048 Heritage turkey from pasture to plate, vegetable gardens best tomatoes, worming pigs Nov 28, 2012

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This "longer than usual" CoopCast includes... Updates from around the farm: Heritage Turkey for Thanksgiving - yum!!!! Losing a chicken and a farmers "instincts" Prepping for winter by moving chicken fencing (poultry netting) and pig fencing A trip to the cold Veggie Patch to discuss some HOT tomato choices: Review of our top 2012 tomato varieties A brief lesson on determinate and indeterminate tomato plants as well as heirloom and hybrid. In the CoopCast Community Josie asked about worming pigs? Lots of people have been asking "when is sign up for X, Y or Z"?

047 Ordering pastured turkeys, Thanksgiving on the farm, eating healthy tastes bad Nov 20, 2012

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This coopcast is a bit of Thanksgiving fun with the theme of "plate" (from pasture to plate) running through the segments. So pull up a chair, have a seat on the farm and join us for a Thanksgiving discussion! Farm updates: Customer looking for pastured turkeys the week before Thanksgiving, Pig fencing takes a hit from deer, General farm updates CoopCast Community: We just talk more about food... and answer a question from Josh about our breakfasts. Farmers Choice: We discuss food... In particular how we have noticed that eating good food from the store never seems to taste very good. Can healthy food taste good?

046 Prepping the farm for winter, poultry netting recommendations, the difference in processing turkeys Nov 13, 2012

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Updates this week on the farm include: Winter prep continues - fencing for winter paddock and the trouble with fencing in the fall, Tomatoes out of greenhouse after a really hard freeze, Moved pig feeder out of the mud In the CoopCast Community Prop 37 - didn't pass - is it all about business! Mackaenzie shares a tip to make your Facebook faned pages visible Question on our recipes, Robert asked about our recommendations on poultry netting. Farm U Was inspired by a question from Stuart: What are the differences in processing chickens and turkeys?

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