SWAPA+H

One of our conservation planning paradigms is to look at SWAPA+H resources: soil, water, animals, plants, air, and humans. Understanding how these things function together helps us develop stronger, more effective conservation plans.

Animals

Sprinkler moved to new field

August 7, 2013 Tom Salzer

This morning, we finished irrigating the field along Ferguson road. The sprinkler and pipe were moved to the field immediately east of the driveway, called the Center field. Our first sprinkler set today was four hours in the northwest corner of Center field. We are looking forward to getting our […]

Animals

We have a woodlot

August 6, 2013 Tom Salzer

The farm is 13.15 acres in farm deferral, an acre for the home, and an acre for a woodlot. Our woodlot is primarily tall Douglas fir trees, but there are a few Oregon ash trees on one side.  The fir trees are in the southwest corner of the property (behind […]

Farm Status

Sprinkler problem solved

August 5, 2013 Tom Salzer

Sunday morning, we resumed irrigating Ferguson field…but the sprinkler wasn’t working correctly.  It was either not rotating, or rotating very slowly.  The impulse action was very subdued, and the spray pattern was different. Our first thought was: the pump is broken!  But the easier thing to check was the sprinkler. […]