The Robertson Farm

The Robertson Farm A little bit about me, I am a farmer and I produce food. My Great Grandfather as well as my Grandfather grew cotton and corn and bartered for a living. David R

I am the 4th generation to make their living off a little 65 acre strip of land lying at the foot of Tally Mountain with wonderful bottom land along Walkers Creek. My father ran a dairy farm here, where I learned that the comfort and care of the dairy cows came before my own, but by taking care of our cows (resources) they in turn took care of us. Upon graduation from college with a degree in mana

gement I worked in various management positions first in the clothing industry, and then moving into the rubber compounding industry, all the time the farm was growing and selling beef cattle under a lease agreement. In 2009, like so many other Americans, my position as Quality Manager was eliminated. Faced with graying hair and significant hearing loss and little hope of finding employment in this area, a depressed cattle industry it quickly became apparent that I was not going to be able to pay the taxes on the farm nor the many other expenses that go along with owning land. At that time I was offered the opportunity to build poultry houses and grow poultry under a contract agreement with an integrator which I accepted. I don’t often talk about the poultry houses because of all the negativity that goes along with them. However I will say that in the short time the chickens are here of the farm they are well taken care of with plenty of fresh water, food, and ventilation in the houses. They are monitored both by computers and myself daily. They have plenty of space to grow and rest, it is a chicken’s tendency to huddle together and I have to take steps, using migration fences, to keep them evenly spread throughout the building. Basically I say that suppliers (farmers) will bring to market the demands of the consumer. As a people we all want bargains and that drives producers (farmers) to make monoculture type decisions. I also grow and sell hay to the cattle and horse industry and for the past three years I have attempted to care for honeybees. It seems my ability to sell the honey far out strips my ability to produce it and that is where you come into the picture with your posts and sharing your knowledge. I am an American farmer, with all the warts we have as an industry, yes, we do contribute too many of the environmental ills, but still, we are the best in the world. In a world with seven billion people and one out of every six going to bed hungry and almost four hundred million facing starvation we have to continue to be at our best. And I believe that given commonsense direction from sources such as yourself we will make the changes necessary to secure this environment for generations to come and we can still help feed the world. Plant more flowers, use fewer pesticides and leave some areas in a natural state (Rusty Burlew)
I believe that!!! Keep up the good work.

It gets hot in July hay fields but it never gets old.
07/25/2017

It gets hot in July hay fields but it never gets old.

Sure feels good to bring a crop to harvest....
06/29/2017

Sure feels good to bring a crop to harvest....

2016, sowing, harvesting waiting
05/04/2016

2016, sowing, harvesting waiting

Summer time labor sure brings a warm feeling, on a cold January day, as another loads rolls on down the road.
01/19/2016

Summer time labor sure brings a warm feeling, on a cold January day, as another loads rolls on down the road.

When quality is on the line, experience reigns supreme, educated guesses are critical, but having quantitative data trum...
06/24/2015

When quality is on the line, experience reigns supreme, educated guesses are critical, but having quantitative data trumps opinions every day of the week….checking out a new meter designed to measure the moisture content of hay while still in the windrow rather than after baling…..

05/07/2015
A big shout out to Daniel Teal with Haney Farm and Ranch for closing a deal today (mostly by text messaging, so cool) an...
05/05/2015

A big shout out to Daniel Teal with Haney Farm and Ranch for closing a deal today (mostly by text messaging, so cool) and keeping me in the hayfield....

First cutting 2015
05/02/2015

First cutting 2015

In a process called photosynthesis, plants use energy from the sun to change carbon dioxide and water into starches and ...
04/19/2015

In a process called photosynthesis, plants use energy from the sun to change carbon dioxide and water into starches and sugars. These starches and sugars are the plant's food.

Photosynthesis means "making things with light".

There 13 mineral nutrients, which come from the soil, are dissolved in water and absorbed through a plant's roots. There are not always enough of these nutrients in the soil for a plant to grow healthy. This is why many farmers and gardeners use fertilizers to add the nutrients to the soil.

Soil pH is one of the most important soil properties that affects the availability of nutrients. (source:ncagr.gov)

If you want your bales 6ft tall. We can do that!!
09/28/2014

If you want your bales 6ft tall. We can do that!!

We brought in a new toy for the hay fields today. The old rake has seen better days and was leaving an unacceptable amo...
09/26/2014

We brought in a new toy for the hay fields today. The old rake has seen better days and was leaving an unacceptable amount of hay in the fields.

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Tallapoosa, GA
30176

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