From the Field
The Fincabout Blog
Stories from the soil, science behind the seeds, and hard-won wisdom from farmers who've been there. Grab your coffee and dig in.
Farm Equipment Maintenance Schedule Checklist
A practical farm equipment maintenance schedule helps prevent breakdowns, reduce repair bills, and keep field work moving when the weather window is tight. Use this daily, seasonal, and annual checklist for tractors, implements, and hardworking farm machines.
Raising Goats for Beginners: Shelter, Feed & Fencing
Goats can be a fine fit for a small farm or homestead, but they need more planning than many beginners expect. This guide walks through the first setup: choosing goats, shelter, fencing, feeding, quarantine, health care, and what to have ready before bringing goats home.
Frost Protection for Crops: Covers, Tunnels, and Sprinklers
Frost protection for crops starts with knowing what kind of cold you are facing, then matching the method to the crop, field, and forecast. This guide walks through row covers, tunnels, sprinklers, and smarter site design so you can protect plants with a calmer plan.
Weed Management in Vegetable Farming: Practical Guide
Good weed control starts before the first pigweed shows its face. This guide covers stale seedbeds, mulch, cultivation tools, crop spacing, and a weekly routine for cleaner vegetable fields.
Farm Labor Planning: Calendar, Jobs, and Budget
Good farm labor planning helps you see the busy seasons before they run you over. Build a seasonal work calendar, estimate crew hours, spot bottlenecks, and budget for the real cost of getting the work done.
Farm Solar Power Planning for Pumps, Barns, and Cold Storage
Farm solar power can be a strong fit for pumps, fencing, lighting, batteries, and cold storage, but sizing matters. This guide walks through loads, storage, inverters, placement, maintenance, and backup planning so your system works when the chores do.
Pasture Renovation Guide: Reseeding, Weeds, and Fertility
Good pasture renovation starts with diagnosis, not a seed bag. Learn how to assess soil, choose the right reseeding method, control weeds, protect new seedlings, and keep your grazing ground productive year after year.
Vegetable Variety Selection for Climate, Market, and Disease
Good vegetable variety selection is part seed shopping, part weather planning, and part knowing your customers. This guide walks through climate fit, disease resistance, market needs, seed types, and simple on-farm trials so you can build a dependable variety list season by season.
Farm Lease Agreement: What to Check Before You Rent Land
A good farm lease agreement protects both the farmer and the landowner before money, seed, livestock, or sweat go into the ground. Use this practical checklist to review land use, repairs, water, insurance, renewals, and responsibilities before you sign.
Farm Windbreaks: How to Plan and Plant Shelterbelts
Farm windbreaks are one of the most practical long-term improvements you can make to a working property. A well-placed shelterbelt protects soil, crops, livestock, roads, and buildings while adding habitat and comfort to the farmstead.
Livestock Water Systems: Practical Planning Guide
A good livestock water system is more than a trough in the corner of a field. This guide walks through water needs, source selection, trough placement, pumps, pipes, mud control, and backup planning so your animals have clean water where they need it.
Used Farm Equipment Buying Guide: Inspection Checklist
Used machinery can stretch a farm budget a long way, but only if the machine fits your work and you know what repairs may be hiding under the paint. This used farm equipment buying guide walks through tractor and implement inspection, auction bidding, parts availability, safety checks, and true cost of ownership before you buy.