Farm Hack Talk

Thanks, Dorn, for posting http://farmhack.org/node/383

I'd been feeling a little frustrated since I posted saying: "I want to put out the call for anyone to let me know about practical (tried and proved-out) home-built equipment or set-ups & devices, DIY projects, etc that can be of value to homesteaders, market gardeners, and small farms. I have a Pinterest board. This is something I'm experimenting with, using it to inform people in need of technical info." (That was in my post at: http://farmhack.org/forums/tell-me-about-web-pages-about-equip-projects )

wisconsingarlicfarm.com does not come up as an open or functional website. Can you inform me please?

Peter

Re-post from - http://diydrones.com/group/agricultural-uavs/forum/topic/show?id=705844%3ATopic%3A1668105&xg_source=msg

Jethro Hazelhurst started the discussion "Developing a Web Application for Commercial Drones – big challenges, big prospects." in the group Agricultural UAVs on DIY Drones

Hello everyone.

Watching the sUAS Expo in San Francisco really got me thinking... we are at the beginning of a HUGE trend.

Frank Aragona just posted two podcasts on his Agroinnovations web site that cover on-farm biodiesel production, and the thinking and model behind Farm Hack and open source hardware.

They can be found here http://agroinnovations.com/podcast/2014/05/06/episode-139-on-farm-biodiesel/

and

Here http://agroinnovations.com/podcast/2014/05/20/episode-140-farm-hack/

Frank's other podcasts are terrific resource and I highly recommend checking them out! http://agroinnovations.com/

Linux for Lettuce

Virginia Quarterly Review, Summer 2014

What happens when a band of public plant breeders make like software geeks and create the world's first "open-source" seed? Can they protect plant genetics from being patented, or are the forces of intellectual property too big to be hacked?

i hope this is the correct forum for this post. If not, please feel free to move it.

Well, this is where we are at. We are a small team trying to finish up a parabolic solar hot water heater.

It has been adapted from different ideas from the internet and as such, we have run into a couple of design snags.

Hi all, I'm helping set up Wi-Fi networks at Dorn's farm on Friday to make sure we have good connectivity in the places we'll be working. Mainly that means in his barn and in some green houses (that have power) next to his barn at the moment. Are there any other requests from folks that I might be able to help out with?

• RJ

Soybean Groups Join to Protect Ag Data. From: http://www.agandfoodlaw.com/

Agricultural data analysis and use may the next big development in agricultural production, but it also has caused some privacy concerns among producers. In response to those concerns, the American Soybean Association has joined with other soybean groups to form an “ag data working group” to help provide information to producers, according to an article by RFDTV available here.

We grow ELFs (www.organictransit.com) here in downtown Durham, NC. We make solar powered electrically assisted tricycles. We are trying to integrate systems into our building that afford us baby steps toward improving local ecology and generating outputs that are either food related or of service to someone or something. Anyone out there have any experience in this area? Would love to start the conversation. Thank you in advance. :)

I want to put out the call for anyone to let me know about practical (tried and proved-out) home-built equipment or set-ups & devices, DIY projects, etc that can be of value to homesteaders, market gardeners, and small farms. I have a Pinterest board at: https://www.pinterest.com/joelbc/homestead-methods-tools-equipment/

This is something I'm experimenting with, using it to inform people in need of technical info. What I have on there now are either things and approaches I myself am using, or that make solid sense to me - after 20+ years on my own homestead.