Category Archives: Water System

Installing a Solar Water Pump – Update

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Jennifer

Rented pastures can be a blessing and a curse all at once. Many times the infrastructure is limited and as renters we hate to sink money into a permanent system. On the other hand, it is cheaper to rent pasture … Continue reading →

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Livestock Watering System: Tire Tank Installation Part 1

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Jennifer

Water. One of the hardest things about Management Intensive Grazing (MiG) is having water where you need it. Part of our EQIP contract involved burying 7000 feet of water line, installing 10 tire tanks, and installing a new submersible pump in … Continue reading →

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Livestock Watering System: Getting Tire Tanks

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Jennifer

Many times my job includes being a go-for. The new water system has ten tire tanks so we needed to find a source of good, reasonably priced tires. Back in December, we found a source of new tires that had … Continue reading →

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DIY Replacing a Hydrant

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Jennifer

One of the things we have inherited with this farm is an aging infrastructure. The owner previous to us had discontinued using the pump system that pumped water out of one of the ponds. Instead, he switched all of the … Continue reading →

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Farm Progress: Water Leak and Repair

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Jennifer

I have been a little slow getting posts up this month because we have been in the process of trying to get moved to our new farm.  It has been quite a job to get fences and waterers ready so … Continue reading →

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