Tool Archives - Pasa Sustainable Agriculture https://pasafarming.org/resource_types/tool/ Thu, 06 Jun 2024 14:35:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://pasafarming.org/resources/25501/ Thu, 06 Jun 2024 14:35:04 +0000 https://pasafarming.org/?post_type=resources&p=25501 Each year at our annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference we showcase Farm Innovations—tools and techniques to help increase efficiency, reduce waste, steward the land, and make it a little easier to […]

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]]> Each year at our annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference we showcase Farm Innovations—tools and techniques to help increase efficiency, reduce waste, steward the land, and make it a little easier to run your farm. Often featuring unique re-uses of existing on-farm resources, these innovations can encompass anything from DIY machinery to simple time-saving strategies.

From biogas systems to bike-powered equipments, our 2024 Farm Innovations show featured a lot of impressive builds as well as many elegant solutions to farming challenges.

Download the PDF to see them all!

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]]> 2023 Farm Innovations https://pasafarming.org/resources/2023-farm-innovations/ Tue, 02 May 2023 14:57:28 +0000 https://pasafarming.org/?post_type=resources&p=19283 From a chicken palace to a mobile herb dryer, our 2023 Farm Innovations show featured a lot of impressive builds as well as many elegant solutions to farming challenges.

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]]> Each year at our annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference we showcase Farm Innovations—tools and techniques to help increase efficiency, reduce waste, steward the land, and make it a little easier to run your farm. Often featuring unique re-uses of existing on-farm resources, these innovations can encompass anything from DIY machinery to simple time-saving strategies.

From a chicken palace to a mobile herb dryer, our 2023 Farm Innovations show featured a lot of impressive builds as well as many elegant solutions to farming challenges.

 

Download the PDF to see them all!

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]]> 2022 Farm Innovations https://pasafarming.org/resources/2022-farm-innovations/ Fri, 13 May 2022 14:54:10 +0000 https://pasafarming.org/?post_type=resources&p=14531 Farm Innovations from 2022 featured innovative planting techniques, on-farm alternative energy systems, and some time-saving DIY field tools!

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]]> Each year at our annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference we showcase Farm Innovations—tools and techniques to help increase efficiency, reduce waste, steward the land, and make it a little easier to run your farm. Often featuring unique re-uses of existing on-farm resources, these innovations can encompass anything from impressive DIY machinery to simple time-saving strategies.

Farm Innovations from 2022 featured innovative planting techniques, on-farm alternative energy systems, and some time-saving DIY field tools!

Download the PDF to see them all. 

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]]> 2021 Farm Innovations https://pasafarming.org/resources/2021-farm-innovations/ Thu, 09 Sep 2021 15:51:58 +0000 https://pasafarming.org/?post_type=resources&p=11408 Check out planting techniques—including a living fence—and harvest equipment to save time, trips, and back aches.

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]]> Every year at our winter conference we showcase Farm Innovations—tools and techniques to help increase efficiency, reduce waste, steward the land, and make it a little easier to run your farm. Often featuring unique re-uses of existing on-farm resources, these innovations can encompass anything from impressive DIY machinery to simple time-saving strategies.

Farm Innovations from 2021 featured planting techniques including a living fence; harvest equipment to save time, trips, and back aches; and a great team management strategy.

Click here to see them all.

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]]> 2020 Farm Innovations https://pasafarming.org/resources/2020-farm-innovations/ Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:06:45 +0000 https://pasafarming.org/?post_type=resources&p=11398 Check out unique tunnels to prevent downy mildew, a bevy of post-harvest processing devices, and simple yet powerful planting strategies.

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]]> Every year at our winter conference we showcase Farm Innovations—tools and techniques to help increase efficiency, reduce waste, steward the land, and make it a little easier to run your farm. Often featuring unique re-uses of existing on-farm resources, these innovations can encompass anything from impressive DIY machinery to simple time-saving strategies.

Farm Innovations from 2020 featured special tunnels that prevent downy mildew and tomato late blight; processing devices to dehull, destem, thresh, sift, and wash; and planting strategies for improved irrigation, pest prevention, and novel forage.

Download the PDF to see them all.

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]]> Pastured Livestock Efficiency Benchmark Worksheet https://pasafarming.org/resources/land-feed-benchmarks-worksheet/ Fri, 19 Jun 2020 16:53:25 +0000 http://supreme-bee.flywheelsites.com/?post_type=resources&p=6404 This worksheet is a starting point for benchmarking your pastured livestock farm’s land and feed efficiency.

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]]> If you are interested in benchmarking your pastured livestock farm’s land and feed efficiency, Pasa can work with you to calculate benchmarks for your farm using the methods outlined in our report, Scaling Up Pastured Livestock Production: Benchmarks for Getting the Most Out of Feed & Land. As more farmers contribute data using these tools, we can improve the accuracy of our benchmarks and help highlight more innovative practices that improve efficiency.

Click the “download” button to access this worksheet. Contact research@pasafarming.org for assistance & more information.

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]]> COVID-19 Checklist for Farmers Markets https://pasafarming.org/resources/covid-19-checklist-for-farmers-markets/ Fri, 17 Apr 2020 20:31:55 +0000 http://supreme-bee.flywheelsites.com/?post_type=resources&p=6139 Open-source resource for developing safety guidelines for farmers markets during the coronavirus pandemic.

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]]> This is an open-source resource created by Penn State Extension in collaboration with Pasa Sustainable Agriculture, to be used for developing guidelines that can be shared and modified as needed to ensure safe operation of farmers markets that protect both vendors and customers while providing essential food for the communities they serve.

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]]> COVID-19 Readiness Assessment for Continuity of Farm Business https://pasafarming.org/resources/covid19-assessment/ Wed, 25 Mar 2020 21:20:00 +0000 http://supreme-bee.flywheelsites.com/?post_type=resources&p=6059 This is an open-source checklist created by Pasa Sustainable Agriculture, in collaboration with Penn State Extension, for developing a continuity of business plan during the coronavirus pandemic.

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]]> This is an open-source checklist created by Pasa Sustainable Agriculture, in collaboration with Penn State Extension, for developing a continuity of business plan during the coronavirus pandemic. Farmers, market managers, and related businesses are permitted to use, modify, and distribute this resource as needed.

We encourage farmers in Pennsylvania to review our blog post and webinar on COVID-19 Guidelines for Farms & Markets issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture before completing this assessment. If you are located outside of Pennsylvania your state’s official guidelines may vary, however the health and safety information contained in these resources is broadly applicable.

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]]> 2019 Farm Innovations https://pasafarming.org/resources/2019-farm-innovations/ Mon, 09 Sep 2019 14:45:19 +0000 https://pasafarming.org/?post_type=resources&p=11394 Check out field tools that harness alternative sources of energy, record-keeping and business management software, and impressively efficient organization strategies.

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]]> Every year at our winter conference we showcase Farm Innovations—tools and techniques to help increase efficiency, reduce waste, steward the land, and make it a little easier to run your farm. Often featuring unique re-uses of existing on-farm resources, these innovations can encompass anything from impressive DIY machinery to simple time-saving strategies.

Farm Innovations from 2019 featured field tools that harness alternative sources of energy like Climate Battery, the Culticycle, and the Pigtiller; digital record-keeping and business management software; and efficient workplace organization strategies.

Download the PDF to view them all.

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]]> Farmland leasing & purchasing arrangements https://pasafarming.org/resources/farmland-leasing-purchasing-arrangements/ Wed, 05 Jun 2019 18:53:43 +0000 http://supreme-bee.flywheelsites.com/?post_type=resources&p=4193 Are you planning to lease or purchase farmland? Or are you preparing to transition your farm property to new owners?

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]]> Are you planning to lease or purchase farmland? Or are you preparing to transition your farm property to new owners?

In either case, it’s important to understand and consider the full range of lease and purchase arrangements. The type of agreement, and the language contained within it, can have an array of implications on your farm business and whether or not the land you are stewarding is preserved as farmland for the long term.

This resource provides a brief overview of several types of lease and purchase arrangements. The corresponding glossary explains the terms included in the table in more detail. All of the arrangements outlined here can be flexible to suit the needs and interests of the people or groups who enter into them.

For more information about farmland access, leasing, purchasing, and preservation, check out the following resources and organizations.

RESOURCES, TOOLS & PUBLICATIONS

ORGANIZATIONS

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