Sampling Of Stories Featured in the Current Issue of FARM SHOW Magazine:
Collector Restored Rare A-C Tractors
E.J. Croll says that locating a very old and very specific 100-year-old motor cultivator tractor for his Allis-Chalmers collection was like trying to find a needle in a haystack. After years of searching, he finally bought one at a Nebraska estate auction. Much to his surprise...
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ZTR Has A Golf Cart Roof
Larry Wood from Waldo, Ohio, wanted a roof for his Kubota ZD21 mower. He got a roof from a golf cart from a friend and decided to use it on his Kubota.
“I bolted the roof to the original tool bar. It turned out great,” says Wood. He noted that he saw used ones available online...
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Organ Meats Make Great Dog Treats
When the owners of a pet store for dogs saw the healthy, happy hounds at White Oak Pastures, they decided to call their new line of dog treats Farm Hounds. After all, Will Harris of White Oak (Vol. 37, No. 1) had suggested they start selling dehydrated organs and other body parts...
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Solar Panels Used As Shelterbelt
When Tibor Hegedus saw snowdrift fences while on a family vacation, he envisioned an ideal rack for solar panels. He calls the concept a Dynamic Agrivoltaic Shelterbelt. For 18 mos., starting in 2021, he had a test site in place alongside I-80 in Wyoming. For the past year, the 100-ft. long set of...
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She Makes Money With Meat Goats
Leslie Svacina educates meat goat producers through her blogs, videos and online courses. When she started raising goats to sell for their meat, there were very few resources available for marketing goat meat.
“I’d been in marketing with a large agricultural company before rai...
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Made-It-Myself Ramp Lift
Larry Goodman, Ionia, Mich.: “I purchased a trailer to haul my mower, but the 4-ft. ramp was on too much of an angle to load. The mower deck was too low, so I installed a bracket on the ramp with a scissor jack to raise it.”
Using a battery-powered imp...
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