This guest post is courtesy of Land Line Lending. If you have a piece of land that you aren't currently using, you may want to look for ways to make some extra income from it. While a "buy and hold" strategy is a common option, there are other ways to make money with your land without selling it. Some of these options can allow you to make passive income on a continual basis. Fortunately, we're here to help. Below we'll tell you about a few of the best ways that you can make money with … [Read more...]
Here’s Why You Should Be Growing Perennial Peanuts
In the process of touring a landowner’s property, they mentioned that they were looking to have the property start paying its way a little bit and they had cleared and stumped a good portion of it to put a crop in. When I inquired as to what they were thinking of planting, they told me they had decided on perennial peanuts. Now I absolutely love boiled peanuts, and so I hastily dashed past the word perennial and anchored down on peanuts. Visions of great Saturday football games, memories of … [Read more...]
Get to Know Your Soil
This post was originally published on April 3, 2017, and updated on December 12, 2019. Whether you’re planning on farming or hunting on your property, it’s always important to know what kind of soil you have on it. Knowing the characteristics of the soil on your land can help you better determine future land use and management. Luckily, there’s a free tool that helps you accomplish this on your own. Landowners and buyers can go online and obtain a web soil survey (WSS) that provides soil … [Read more...]
Cracker Cattle: Perfect for the Small Farm
My oldest son, a friend, and I moved as fast as we dared down a sandy firebreak illuminated by only a sliver of moonlight; running late to a date with an Osceola turkey that was roosted on the edge of a cypress bay. As we moved along in the half-light, we were suddenly startled by the sound of several good-sized animals tearing through the thick saw palmetto into the darkness. As the sun rose behind us, we began to realize from the tracks and patties visible all around us that it had very likely … [Read more...]
The Good and Bad Algae in Florida’s Freshwaters
There’s been a lot of talk on the news lately about algae. You might’ve heard about harmful algae that have led to the death of several family pets after going swimming in a local lake. Or toxic algae that has closed down some of Florida’s beaches over the summer. It’s a topic that has recently gained more attention, and with its rapid growth, it’s important to know the difference between the good and bad algae in Florida’s freshwaters. The Good Algae Algae are plant-like organisms that … [Read more...]
Attract Quality Deer to Your Hunting Property
This post was originally published on March 4, 2016, and updated on October 17, 2019. "How do I attract quality deer to my property?" This is a question that comes up quite often in my conversations with landowners. There are a number of things to consider when you want to improve the likelihood of having high-quality deer frequent your property. Like any improvement project, knowing what you currently have on and around your property is a good place to start. Once you know what … [Read more...]
Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Leave Your Property Stranded
I recently sold a tract that was owned by a family that had no idea where the property was or how to find it. This wasn’t unusual, as there are many people across the country that own land and have never visited their property or have left it “stranded.” This particular family’s property was in pretty bad shape when I first came across it. There had been illegal dumping on it. You could see where other people were hunting on it like it was theirs and there was evidence of recurrent … [Read more...]
Poultry Houses: Solid Wall or Curtain?
Ventilation and temperature management are key components in the production of healthy broiler chickens. That's why in the last several years, poultry farmers have taken steps to improve their chicken houses for better poultry production. Chicken houses have gone from including a couple of fans and drop curtains to today's setup with multiple fans, cool cells, vent doors, and curtains or solid walls. These additions have certainly improved ventilation systems and temperature management. But … [Read more...]
Creating a Family Budget
This guest post is courtesy of AgSouth Farm Credit. Creating a family budget you can stick to is challenging for most people. If you’re in agriculture, varying income can make the process even more daunting. “There’s no reason to be afraid, though. Budgeting is just a tool that can help you,” said Will Peeler, a Regional Business Development Manager for AgSouth Farm Credit, who works out of the Spartanburg, S.C., office. With the right tools, any family can create a realistic budget. … [Read more...]
How Can Fire Benefit My Property?
We walked through a sea of waist-high partridge pea and fire kissed pines, all smiles, trailing a menagerie of fine bird dogs working hard to find a covey of wild birds. As we moved along, one of our party summed up what made the place such a fabulous location for quail; “Fire equals birds; it makes all the difference!” On the site we were hunting, fire had been used continuously for decades as the primary management tool, and it produced birds year in and year out. Areas burned within a … [Read more...]
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