Brockton agricultural support

MAKE YOUR BARN SAFER WITH A BARN EVACUATION PLAN:
Make a floor plan of your barn.

Locate it on your map:
*Animals: numbers and locations
*Fire extinguishers
*Exits
*Routes for evacuation
*Water sources on sit
*Municipal water hydrants and how far from your barn.

What you should have available:
*Evacuation hoods, leads, and halters by stalls. Arranged the same way decreases time getting animals out.
*Have equipment by the barn with ladders high enough to reach roof, ropes, shovels, rakes, water buckets etc. Who has a trailer?
*Installed and up to date fired extinuishers by doorways.
*Include a list of emergency phone numbers on the plan-veterinarian.

Reduce the Risk of Fire in your Barn!
*Maintain a clean and safe barn!
Check the electrical!!
Remove those cobwebs!!
*Tink about where you store your hay and store green hay elsewhere to dry.
*Clearly label all utility shut-offs
*Have a neighbor be familiar with your evacuation plan and vice-versa
*Tractors, lawn mowers, trucks, chain saws and any other diesel or gasoline powered equipment should NOT be stored in any builfing that houses animals.

KNOWING WHERE THE WATER SUPPLY IS AND THE CAPACITY CAN SAVE VALUABLE TIME!

Barn structure fires are more frequent in late winter, early spring months.
Barn fires are not small. Half of barn structure fires involved the entire building.

https://www.mass.gov/news/state-officials-announce-plans-to-conduct-aerial-spraying-for-mosquitoes-in-sections-of-2

State Officials Announce Plans to Conduct Aerial Spraying for Mosquitoes in Sections of Southeastern Massachusetts Spraying is expected to begin on Monday, August 10, and continue over several evenings.

Spring is just around the corner! Get your garden planning ready!

The National Gardening Association Learn how to garden and grow plants successfully from the National Gardening Association. Read articles about vegetables, flowers, and herb and much more.

It's brutally cold out today. Make sure all your animals have dry bedding and their water is not frozen.

Even though we have had some rather mild weather, temps can drop rapidly, especially at night. Make sure your chickens, goats, sheep, horses, pigs, etc have clean, dry bedding and draft free housing.
Reminder- heat lamps are incredibly dangerous and easily cause fires! If you care, don't put a heat lamp in there!