Vegetable gardens do not need to be large, open, flat spaces. In fact, most families find that managing a vegetable garden is a lot easier if they have smaller gardens, with raised beds being a very good option. Raised beds offer certain advantages over in-ground gardens, particularly in regards to pest management and early season growth capacity. A drawback is that water drains through them more quickly, so they usually need more irrigation. In some parts of our area, high water tables
Farming is always a risky business, as one weather event can change a farm’s outlook from rosy to very poor overnight. This year was going to be another tight economic one for raising grain crops, but it is now a really poor situation. There is the chance for market price to recover, but if we don’t see a price rebound, the average acre of grain crops that are starting to get planted in our area is going to create red ink for farms.
Crop budgeting is always a process of creating best estimat
