Forwarded from Purpose Driven Homestead
Check out the pictures of a single day in our grazing method from the ground and the air views. When I talk to a lot of farmers/ranchers about how we rotate paddocks in our adaptive multi-paddock (AMP) system , they think it's the same as how they rotationally graze. Its not. While admirable, most ranchers may rotate their pastures, but they don't do intensive grazing on small paddocks within those fields to force the cattle to graze/trample/deposit manure uniformly. Its also not the same as what shepherds did thousands of years ago for similar reasons. This AMP method is regenerative grazing that quickly adds value to worn out land and also keeps cattle from overgrazing their favorite forage. These cattle may be in a paddock for only a matter of hours before moving on to the next space. The sad part is that we have only received a few inches of rain so far this year, so the fescue and native grasses are very dry, but its helping us put off feeding hay a bit longer.
Follow us for more regenerative Ag methods
Follow us for more regenerative Ag methods
❤9
A local guy has a victron system that is limited to 250v Voc. I told him the most panels he can connect in a string is 4. So he tells me the other day he's gunna hook up 5 just to get a little more power out of the few panels he has standing up today. (He's still building his system and wants to see it do something today). I cautioned him not to hook up 5 panels... So he sends me this screenshot.... he's at 237v out of 250 permitted. VOC on his panels is 49.8, but ONLY because it's so hot out right now he's hovering around 47.5. If it gets colder than 65F at night, he's gunna blow up his MPPT.
Don't play too close to the edge folks.
EDIT: I actually did the math and the temperature at which he would have blown up his MPPT was 73.8F
Don't play too close to the edge folks.
EDIT: I actually did the math and the temperature at which he would have blown up his MPPT was 73.8F
⚡6👍1
When matching up the number of solar panels to your inverter, text book says put 25% more panels than the inverter or MPPT can produce in power. The people pushing this philosophy seem to worry more about the energy lost during clipping. Bah!! See these diagrams?
You know what's actually important? knowing damn well that your inverter is going to make a certain amount of energy each day, everyday.
I'm taking clipping to the extreme here so bear with me. An inveter with 25% more panels than it's rating makes power over the yellow area. It only makes peak power for 30 minutes around solar noon.
An inveter with 2x more panels that it's rating will make the orange area AND the yellow area.
let's say the sun is up for 8 hours.... an inverter "properly sized" will make varying amount of power thru the day and the total for the daywill be 70% of what it could have been.
Example: 6kw MPPT with 8kw of panels in 8 hours will make 33kwh in 8 hours on a perfect day. When it is overcast, it might make 16kwh.
On the other hand a 6kw MPPT with 12kw of panels will make 48kwh every day even when cloudy.
Which one would your wife like better? Not thinking about if the house will run or having to think before starting the dryer or oven?
I'm taking clipping to the extreme here so bear with me. An inveter with 25% more panels than it's rating makes power over the yellow area. It only makes peak power for 30 minutes around solar noon.
An inveter with 2x more panels that it's rating will make the orange area AND the yellow area.
let's say the sun is up for 8 hours.... an inverter "properly sized" will make varying amount of power thru the day and the total for the daywill be 70% of what it could have been.
Example: 6kw MPPT with 8kw of panels in 8 hours will make 33kwh in 8 hours on a perfect day. When it is overcast, it might make 16kwh.
On the other hand a 6kw MPPT with 12kw of panels will make 48kwh every day even when cloudy.
Which one would your wife like better? Not thinking about if the house will run or having to think before starting the dryer or oven?
👍3🙏1
Just a random array I found online. 66 panels, likely 18kw.
👍9😍6🙏2
Forwarded from Orange
Try this as a start, https://thefarmerslamp.com/using-salt-to-preserve-meat-the-old-fashioned-way/
The Farmer's Lamp
Using Salt To Preserve Meat The Old Fashioned Way
In food preservation, using salt to preserve meat is an ancient practice that has transcended generations. This time-honored method, often called salt curing
❤🔥4
Forwarded from Dan Pureblood RINO Hunter
❤4
Forwarded from Hot deals 🇺🇸
The Art of Fermentation: With Practical Information on Fermenting Vegetables, Fruits, Grains, Milk, Beans, Meats, and More
Price: $21.85
Review: "Introduction To Post-Pasteurianism"
Link: https://amzn.to/4oAiiaS
Price: $21.85
Review: "Introduction To Post-Pasteurianism"
Link: https://amzn.to/4oAiiaS
❤4