Horse Drawn Farming at Riceland Meadows Farm

[@brittanykasha4825]

Every person needs to watch this video but especially if you want to grow food! This guy is completely correct about how to do things!!

[@Logjam5]

Equipment is spotless.

[@ralphrice9195]

Logjam5, thank you. A small farmer can do a lot for himself, by taking care of his equipment. I'm not the best mechanic, so I keep it clean, greased and stored inside when I can.

[@dejayblair7571]

Very beautiful farm!

[@luv2rackon]

I like Ralph. He truly cares about the land, his horses and all the things he does. He is smart and hard working. I really like the things he has done with his horses. They work hard for him and he takes good care of them. They have good lives.

[@ralphrice9195]

luv2rackon ...Thank you for your nice comments. Ralph

[@Saartje05]

If he cares about his horses he wouldn't use check reins on draft horses. They need to be able to lower their heads so they can pull heavy loads. In the 19th people already realized check reins are VERY unfriendly for horses. Somehow the US missed that and is still stuck in the 19th century. Horrible things and illegal here for Obvious reasons.

[@ralphrice9195]

@@Saartje05 your opinion is not taken lightly. My horses have over checks or check reins this is true. They are not tight or used to extreme. Thank you for watching and for commenting. If you look, you will see my horses hold their heads in a relaxed position while standing or working. I do take very good care of my animal charges. Thank you.

[@Saartje05]

They shouldn't be used at all. A draft horse should be able to lower his head all the way down. There's no way he can do that now. Using those things is NOT taking good care of them. It's ABUSE!

[@ralphrice9195]

@@Saartje05 thank you for your opinion

[@KKIcons]

Watching this video has earned you at least one new customer. I would love to have the link to see how to order the syrup. I also learned a lot, and will look for your book, and will also look forward to additional in-depth videos in the future, if you will make them.

[@RuralHeritage]

KK Icons, Thanks for the nice feedback. We have many videos on our KZbin channel as well as our weekly show on RFD-TV. You can order Ralph's book "Cultivating Memories on our website: www.mischka.com/shop/product.php?productid=17267.

[@ralphrice9195]

KK Icons email me at [e-mail] for maple syrup. Thank you

[@suemcfarlane4199]

I would love to see a video of the system being used

[@suemcfarlane4199]

What a great butcher shop it must be so good to work in with all that space and equipment it is so well thought out you can do everything right down to your packaginyour creep feeder for the piglets is such a humane alternative to sow stalls she can get up and move around but the babies are sa

[@ralphrice9195]

sue mcfarlane next week on RFD-TV, we film an episode of me cutting up half a pig in the slaughterhouse.....

[@karenfranz7262]

👍

[@adamlabonte3840]

This got me hungry for pancakes.

[@ralphrice9195]

Thanks Adam. Watch for an episode made of our maple syrup operation on RFD TV. Or check out the CD at Ruralheritage.com

[@mpgfoo]

impressive, thank you.

[@ralphrice9195]

Mpg Foo You are welcome, thanks for watching!

[@pastorrichbarker3448]

How large is the farm, and how many acres?

[@RuralHeritage]

Ralph has 78 acres, 33-35 are in woodland. "The remaining acreage is divided into 14 paddocks with a central lane connecting them all. Ten acres of the woodlands are enrolled int he wetlands reserves Program which provides a buffer protecting the bordering stream and allowing for a wildlife corridor." (per Ralph) Not to be self promoting but he wrote a great book about his life farming. It is called Cultivating Memories. We do sell it on our website. Here is a link: www.mischka.com/shop/product.php?productid=17267 He has also written dozens of stories over the years for Rural Heritage magazine. We may have some more upcoming videos on his farmstead - keep checking back. He and his wife are wonderful people!

[@ralphrice9195]

Rural Heritage should read 14 paddocks. All rotated in a 5-7 year rotation. One year corn, one year spelt, two years hay at least one or two years in pasture, for each paddock. A cover crop follows corn, before the field is planted to spelt in autumn.

[@three7734]

Did you say your horses don't eat the second cutting of hay? Why?

[@ralphrice9195]

Yes Laura, I do not feed my horses second cutting hay. It can be too rich for them. Mine get a ration of speltz and well made first cutting Timothy treefoil hay, twice a day.

[@three7734]

I see. Enjoyed the video!

[@karlknapstein4250]

gravity heat? I love it! FLAT EARTH

[@karenfranz7262]

👍❤

[@Joshua-1212]

smoked meat shouldn't have heat. just smoke thats why its called smoked not cooked it can take a few days to smoke depending on the size of meat don't see why you need an oven to smoke meat your basically dying the product out not cooking?