Central Utah Resource Facilitator Connor Dyreng was recently able to assist a disabled farmer with a hay problem. The farmer bales hay in small bales and needed help moving and stacking the bales from the field. With help from Vocational Rehabilitation, Connor was able to obtain a piece of equipment called a grapalator, which is used with a skid steer or tractor. The grapalator is able to pick up and stack 10 bales at a time. See the video here.
Michael Porter, the southern Utah resource facilitator, has shared his knowledge of raising rabbits with several clients who are looking for alternatives to raising cattle. Michael raises rabbits himself and says raising rabbits in a colony-style setting is less time-consuming and usually more profitable than raising them in cages. Colony-style pens allow the rabbits to move around and eat freely, but they must be adequately protected from predators.
Submitted by Randall Bagley