Working on a farm, whether you are running the farm as a business, or you are assisting someone, is a very physically demanding role. It can be very hazardous in many respects, and there can be potential for grave injuries, such as falling from heights, or accidents involving vehicles and machinery, which are very common. The injury rates working on a farm is very high, and it must be difficult to continue working in this respect, and in fact, the amount of self-reported injuries is higher than most other types of industry. So, what can you do to minimize this?

Winter will be upon us before you know it, and when you have a job that involves working outdoors like farming, this means battling some difficult weather conditions. Staying safe involves taking a few extra precautions and following some common sense advice which we will look at in more detail in this article. After all, it is always better to be overprepared rather than underprepared.

As a child, we are often asked what we would like to be when we grow up. Some children voice wishes to be a firefighter, a nurse, a vet. Then there are those who voice the wish to be on the land and raising their own farm. It’s not one of the responses that many children give, but those children grow up and still have a passion for being in the outdoors raising crops and animals for profits. It’s time now to do something about that passion, and begin your own farm. Farming is often overlooked, but did you know that the world needs farmers in a big way? There is an article here that you can read that tells us you can likely find more bus drivers than farmers in the USA. Food is one of the biggest factors in our lives – obviously. Without it, we cannot eat and we need farmers on our side to provide us that food with their crops and animals. The fact we need food means we need people who are intelligent, compassionate and determined enough to grow it for us. And that’s where you come in.

Farming is one of the most intriguing industries on earth. It’s one of the world’s oldest business models but it’s about far more than simply “running a business”; it’s a way of life. If you’re committing to a life of farming then you have to be ready to commit to living on that farm and weaving it into all aspects of your lifestyle. Nonetheless, you need more than a passion for mother earth and a readiness to get stuck into some manual labor if you want your farm to succeed.

If you took a second to type the words ‘healthy eating’ into a search engine, you’d be greeted with pages and pages of results. It’s wonderful to have access to so much information, but the problem is that this makes it difficult to decipher what’s true from popular food myths. Healthy eating is a subject of great intrigue and debate, as well as being a multi-million dollar industry. With conflicting information around, it’s easy to assume that your diet is healthier than it actually is. This guide will hopefully help you to eat well and provide your body with nutritional nourishment.

What if you want to farm, but you’re stuck in a city?

The above is a dilemma that many people find themselves facing. They don’t have the wide, open spaces that they would need to live as sustainably as they would like. Instead, they have to live in huge cities, kept there thanks to work requirements. While a farm in the middle of nowhere might be the ultimate dream, for the moment, it’s not a reality.

For a lot of people, the environment is already a big concern in their life. If you haven’t been exposed already, it’s likely that you’ll see media reports and web pages about this critical aspect of the world in the near future. With so much information about Global Warming and Climate Change around in the news, it can often make people feel that they’re not doing enough, leading to emotions like guilt. It doesn’t have to be this way, though. Instead, you just need to find some ways to bring change into your life, and this post is here to help you.

The idea of planting trees for a lot of farmers is a daunting one. You need to know exactly where to plant them, what machinery that may be needed, and how to manage them. But it really doesn't have to be as complicated as people make it, and in fact, your farm, as well as yourself, could benefit a whole lot from having trees.

As a farmer, you're a business selling a product. You might sell directly to your customers, or you might sell your products through supermarkets, stores, and suppliers. But however you sell your products, you need to make sure you give consumers what they want. These are some of the things they care about most.

Environmental issues are a hot topic at the moment. Arguments about global warming and use of resources are very divisive but there’s something missing from that discussion. People are very vocal about the use of fossil fuels and their contribution to environmental problems but you don’t often hear people talking about the impact of modern farming. The truth is, there are some pretty shocking problems in the farming industry that need to be addressed immediately.

Every single person that starts their farming business has a list of things they want, and a list of things they need so that the farm can function to the best of its ability and profitability. Machinery represents almost a quarter of operating costs for a farm, so it makes total sense that an up and coming farmer would like to make good decisions in regard to the equipment needed for their particular farm.

Autumn is upon us yet again and with the shifting seasons come the regular hunters to the countryside. Although it produces mixed feelings in many of us, gamekeepers play an important role in contributing to the diversity and conservation of rare species; without hunting, our world would look very different.