What a week!
To say that the weather would not cooperate would be the understatement of the decade. It has been cold and very wet for the past few weeks, we are still heating our high tunnels, a first for us in April, where usually it is far warmer.
We were successful between the bouts of rain we planted all the crops for the summer, and the damp soil will probably help their seed propagation. Our chicks are still in the heated shed because it's simply too cold to put them out. We hope that by the end of next week, it will be better.
Spring is always busy on a farm, the goats have been producing kids and the whole process has been followed by the entire farm with interest. Now that the Muslim holidays are over, our meat processing plant is back at full capacity. A few pigs and a whole lot of beef will be processed in the coming weeks. We are also doing some contract work for several local farmers. It is more convenient for them, and it uses up available resources for us.
Aside from that the business of farming is working on all cylinders. The high tunnels are now all producing, as per our projections. Energy expenses have been a bit higher, but well within budget. In addition, our biologist and ecologist have been able to further improve methane production, so our tanks are almost half full, at a time when they should be no more than a quarter full. In addition, with the new warehouses (we have doubled our covered space) we still produce more methane than in 2023.
I wish you all an excellent weekend. I hope to be able to post more frequently next week...workload will determine availability.
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