News

For Posterity

in the field with harry copyOwnership of anything is really only temporary stewardship. Farm land may be owned for generations but sooner or later, someone else will eventually decide what to do on the land and with the land. Some of you might want to preserve particular areas of your land that have a greater, personal significance to you.

 

Solving the Ag Plastic Dilemma

in the field with harry copyPlastic grain bags and silage bags are great ways to provide temporary storage for agricultural crops at a reasonable price. With larger farms, and land being dispersed over a wider area, they are a practical way to store the crop. If the land is rented with no bins on site, a grain bag can solve short-term storage issues.

 

Make More Money Leaving Slough, Bush

in the field with harry copyThere is now proof that leaving sloughs and poor areas in grass and trees benefits the bottom line for farmers. A landscape ecologist has proof that leaving the wet, poor areas in perennial vegetation can boost yields in the rest of the field.

 

 

Winter Minerals for Cattle

in the field with harry copyDo you feed the same minerals to cattle, year after year? As feed quality and feed supplies vary from year to year, so too the mineral package needs to be adjusted. Using green feed, swath grazing or silage as the primary winter feed requires different mineral packages than a hay, grain and straw winter ration. Also, stage of pregnancy, age, condition and class of cattle will require different minerals. It all starts with testing your feed supply.

The County, Outstanding in Your Field

in the field with harry copyThis time of year you may often find county staff wandering around your fields. They are identifiable by their safety vests and county trucks parked at the side of the road. They aren’t doing this to irritate you or for the exercise, they are conducting surveys.

 

 

Flagstaff Online Showcase

flagstaffonline showcase sm post 1Don’t worry if you missed any of the LIVE Facebook broadcasts in our #FlagstaffOnline Showcase. Links to the videos from each of the four day-long events can be found below.

Discover local entrepreneurs, creators, and experiences in the Flagstaff Region with virtual tours, how-to’s, opportunities to #ShopLocal and much more.

 

Farming Beyond the Edge

in the field with harry copyDriving around the county, there is a disturbing amount of encroachment into the county road allowance. This can be the case where the ditch is being farmed to within a couple of feet of the actual road, or spray booms having over-sprayed the crop and killed out the grass in the ditch. It also includes the farming of undeveloped road allowances.

 

Reminder from Flagstaff Waste

flagstaff waste logoThe good folks at Flagstaff Waste have asked us to remind residents to please use the community compost and recycling bins as they are intended. As evidenced in these recent photos, a small minority of residents have not been doing so, resulting in entire bins having to be disposed of in the landfill – which defeats the purpose of the composting and recycling programs.

 

Help us preserve the integrity of County roads

webroadIf you are hauling more than 10 loads of 11,797 kg or greater in a 24-hour period to or from the same location within Flagstaff County, then you are required to enter into a Multiple Load Road Use Agreement (MLRUA) with Flagstaff County.