Books by Marti Livengood Goodwin

Haying Independence The Ultimate Guide to Small-Farm Hay Production with Your Compact Tractor

Are you ready to increase your farm's sustainability by baling hay for your own animals? <p>Are you tired of paying high prices for hay and disappointed by the quality of hay available on the market? <p>Are you fed up with your contract hay baler who doesn't think your field is a priority? <p>Do you own a compact tractor that you love and simply want to find hay machinery that will work for your needs? <p>If you answered YES to any of the above questions, then I have great news for you! <i>Haying Independence </i>provides a step-by-step guide to achieving all this and more! <p>Inside, you'll learn how to successfully: <ul><li>Assess your farm's forage needs.</li><li>Choose, repair, and maintain hay equipment sized for your farm including mowers, rakes, tedders, and balers.</li><li>Follow the baling process of mowing, curing, tedding, raking, and baling.</li><li>Store, feed, and market your hay.</li></ul>So, don't pay any attention to the farmers who laughed you out of the local coffee shop when you asked if you could bale hay with a compact or even subcompact tractor. <p>You CAN as this book will give you all the information you need to bring Haying Independence to your small farm today! <p><b>ABOUT THE AUTHOR</b><br>Marti Livengood Goodwin spent forty years of her life on a small farm in west-central Indiana. During that time, the farm maintained both a poultry and sheep operation and produced the grain and forage used to feed its livestock. <p>Marti and her husband, Pat, took the knowledge they gained on the farm and became dealers of small-farm machinery in 2009. This venture quickly evolved into the creation of Tractor Tools Direct in 2012, America's premier online source for small-farm hay equipment, where Marti serves as lead content writer and blogger. <p>For more information on Marti, Pat, and Tractor Tools Direct, please visit TractorToolsDirect.com.

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