Sampling Of Stories Featured in the Current Issue of FARM SHOW Magazine:
Niche Farming With Pasture Raised Water Buffalo
After experiencing the rich flavor of mozzarella di bufala cheese on a trip to Italy, David and Faythe DiLoreto returned to their North Carolina farm and searched for a similar product in nearby stores.
“Turns out it’s almost impossible to find in the U.S., and what we did fin...
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Carrier Arms Improve Planter
Spencer Yenni, Wakefield, Kan.: “Terrace King carrier arms from Swihart Solutions have really made a difference with my planter. I struggled with uneven planting, with my 24-row planter skipping over terraces and high spots.
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‘Tiger Cub’ Garden Tractor A Hit At Shows
Minnesota garden tractor collector Linda Grufman is the proud owner of a restored and repainted Cub Cadet 123 with a classic “Tiger and Leopard” paint scheme. Grufman’s tractor drew plenty of smiles at the Minnesota State Fair in 2024, but it didn’t perform like 123s did six decades earlier.
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High-Yield High-Tech Tomatoes
Phytoform Labs has fine-tuned the Alisa Craig tomato variety genes to boost yield by up to 400 percent through dense planting of compact plants. The plants are one-sixth the size of the conventional Alisa Craig, with 50 or more plants in the same area usually used by a single plant. Although the v...
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Shop-Built E-Tractor Conversions
By Jim Ruen, Contributing Editor
Roy Bertalotto converted three lawn and garden tractors to electric power, all with the same e-components. He started with a Toro LX460 before moving the electronics to a Deere 214 and then a very rare Deere 316. An Ingersoll Case may be e-...
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Tractor Rebuild A ‘Big’ Success
By Bruce Derksen, Contributing Editor
As cereal grain and canola farmer Alan Brecka worked his fields bordering a neighbor’s property, he always saw an abandoned Big Bud tractor in a bush. The owners removed the original engine and parked it for over 35 years.
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