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Syndication

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Heat causes issues on the farm.

Not just with the farmer, but with the crops. Crops bolt quickly, pest pressure increases, water usage goes up, seeds dry up, transplants fry.

How do you deal with those issues?

How do you raise the crops that your customers want in a way that works and gets you a saleable product, and in a way that doesn't cause you to burn out?

There are a whole bunch of active and passive strategies that you can employ to

From harvesting early in the morning to harvesting and late in the day, there are options, and this episode is all about dealing with the heat on the farm for the farmer and for the crops...

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Direct download: TUFS2E16-2016.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:00am PST

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