A farm can be a very profitable business, but it can also involve some very expensive upfront costs. Here are some of the biggest expenses and how you can more easily afford them.

When you grew up in the farmlands, chances are you worked as a farmer alongside your parents. Your income came from the land you own, and it allowed you to make some savings. Every day, your routine revolves around prepping your lands for planting, caring for the crops, and harvesting. If you also handle livestock, your day is spent tending to the animals. You milk the cows, train the horses if you have them, and watch over the hens laying eggs.

But when it's time to move to the city for college, what now? All you knew is the farmlands, which is a small world compared to the metro. If you're not even sure what you want to do after high school, adjusting to college life will be challenging.

Should you keep pursuing farming, or should you spread your wings at university?

Have you been thinking about buying a farm? If the answer is yes then you need to think carefully before you commit to this. There are so many hidden elements to owning a farm that you might not have thought of. Sadly, a lot of people don’t think through decisions thoroughly before they make them, often leading to poor purchases with no real intent to do anything with the farm. In this article, we are going to be looking at what you need to know before buying a farm, so keep reading down below if you would like to find out more.

Micro-farming is quickly becoming an eco-friendly hobby for those with a green thumb but with limited space. Cropping up (sorry) in urban and suburban areas all over, these very small scale but high yield farms offer people of all ages and indeed families to get stuck in with growing their own produce either for consumption or as a source of income.

The time when graduating with a four-year degree could guarantee you a place in the professional world has long passed. This is because the job market is already oversaturated with degree holders, and most of them are forced into positions that don't even require a degree or risk being unemployed.

A degree under your belt is not a guarantee that you will land a good-paying job. Most university graduates find themselves in positions where they are overqualified because the job market is fiercely competitive. It seems like the only way to advance in your professional job is by getting more education.

But don't worry because there are plenty of ways to improve your skills and knowledge, such as pursuing higher and further education or taking on lifelong learning. To find out which educational path can be more beneficial to your career, discover the main difference among the following three choices.

A garden is not something you want to spend all of your free time on. Although you might want it to look nice, you will want to get on with other things in the summer evenings or at weekends. Unless you are a professional gardener or a keen one at least, you may often require advice on how to garden and maintain your landscape and lawn. If you want to reduce the time you have to spend on garden and lawn maintenance, keep reading.

When it comes to the planet, a lot of people don’t think about what they are doing and how it could be impacting it. For example, when people dump their trash on the ground, they don’t think about how it could have been reused to make something else instead. Or, when people choose to use something that isn’t recyclable over something that is simply because it looks better. But, there are some super simple changes that you can make in order to do your bit for the planet, and if you are interested in finding out more then you have come to the right place. Keep reading to find the information that you are looking for.

Do you have an old barn that's seen better days? Or do you need to fill an empty field and think a barn could be useful? Certainly, a barn can be useful, even if you don't know exactly what it will be used for at first. Below we make some suggestions for barn usage that could extend your farm operations and grow your reputation and your income.

Many couples had to cancel their weddings last year because of the pandemic. Down payments were given back to the couples. Venues closed down. Cocktails bars are a thing of the past. Oh, and don't forget, wedding guests can't dance their hearts out on the dance floor now. With social distancing measures still very much in place, a wedding party can't be as fun as before. Or is it?

Accounting is a great career to get into because it pays well, it involves a lot more creative thinking than people realize, and it offers great job opportunities. You have the option of working for an accounting firm, working as an in-house accountant for a business, or even setting up on your own and becoming a self-employed accountant.

But many accountants find that after they get qualified and start working, their careers grind to a halt. If you have experienced this, there are a few simple things you can do to kickstart things.

Do you run an equestrian centre or a boarding facility for horses? Are you going to build a new stall for horses or renovate an existing one? The sort of flooring your stalls might have is one of the most fundamental decisions you will need to make for your equestrian facility. While conventional options are natural soil and wood planks, they can be hard to keep clean. In particular, wood can start to smell like ammonia from urine over time. Today we’re going to talk about horse stall flooring options so you can make the right decision with your renovation.

If you are thinking about starting your own farm or perhaps investing in an existing farm, then it’s important to be aware of the strategies that are used for farming. Intensive farming used to be a key strategy that was used on many farms, but there are signs that this is starting to change. Let’s explore why this is and why it might be true to say that intensive farming is a relic that must remain in the past.

Everyone involved in the world of machinery will need to buy replacement parts at some point. Be it construction equipment, diesel engines, diesel-electric locomotives, mining equipment, industrial gas turbines, or natural gas engines, things wear out and need to be replaced! So, what happens when you require spare parts, what are you supposed to do then?