{"id":95,"date":"2014-03-13T13:54:50","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T17:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/groundwk\/?page_id=95"},"modified":"2016-03-29T21:13:54","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T01:13:54","slug":"farm-mechanization-for-increased-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/groundwk\/trainers-toolshed\/webinar-recordings-2\/farm-mechanization-for-increased-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Farm Mechanization for Increased Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/groundwk\/files\/2014\/03\/RichardWiswall-e1394733806209.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/groundwk\/files\/2014\/03\/RichardWiswall-e1394733806209.png\" alt=\"RichardWiswall\" width=\"158\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a>This webinar covered practical, on-the-ground,<br \/>\n&#8220;what-and-hows&#8221; of machinery and implements that can help farmers improve efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Presenter Richard Wiswall, farmer and author of the <em>The Organic Farmer&#8217;s Business Handbook<\/em>, provides a simple framework beginning farmers can use to assess economic and production efficiencies of mechanization investments they are considering.\u00a0 Richard also provided an overview of mechanization options for bed preparation, fertilization, seedbed preparation, cultivation, irrigation, harvesting and washing.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gsTpc7cjrJg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Give us Feedback:\u00a0<strong><a title=\"Ground Work Webinar 3 Evaluation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/s\/SF3PMLC_GroundWork3\" target=\"_blank\">Webinar 3 Evaluation<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>View and download a PDF file of the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/groundwk\/files\/2014\/03\/Farm-Mechanization-For-Efficiency-Slides.pdf\">Farm Mechanization For Efficiency Slide Set<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Richard shared his ideas on his one-pager\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/groundwk\/files\/2014\/04\/Wiswall-sheet.pdf\">Optimal Equipment for Beginning Farmers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0which provides lists of equipment for three scales of beginning farms: 1 acre or less, 1-3 acres, and 3-9+ acres.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This webinar covered practical, on-the-ground, &#8220;what-and-hows&#8221; of machinery and implements that can help farmers improve efficiency. 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