You wouldn’t understand it unless you’re a horse person, but it’s a reality that has to be dealt with and which seems extraordinary to those who don’t know much about the equestrian life. The average 1,000-pound horse produces about 50 pounds of manure, and up to 10...
Farmers have no choice but to look to robots says the engineering community website interestingengineering.com. By way of explanation, an article explains that the world population will hit 9 billion by 2050, and current agricultural production will have to double to...
Get out your checkbook. According to the agriculture.com website, the average grain farmer has to invest in about $715k of agricultural equipment – and that’s not even new. The equipment might be anywhere from five to 10 years old. Farming is expensive, and one of the...
You share this space with your horses. Let’s face it: they probably are a bit less interested in what’s on the walls than you. No reason to skip on some extra attention to the tack room. Design it for yourself, and for optimal operational sense. The previous article...
The horses have the rest of the building, but the tack room is yours. Yes, the whole area must be kept clean – for the health of your animals – but it’s easy to take this to the next level, even though the tack room usually isn’t much more than a utilitarian part of...
