Palm oil update
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Palm oil and palm kernel oil have long been used as ingredients in baked goods, peanut butter and more because of their ability to impart smooth texture and extend shelf life. (more…)
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High management wheat tips
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Joanna Follings, representing the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, presented “High Management Wheat in the Great Lakes Region” at this year’s Soybean & Small Grains Congress hosted by Cornell University. (more…)
Grazing improves farm resilience
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Far more than just providing fodder, grazing can help a farm improve its resilience to future calamities. Regenerative grazing specialists Linda Poole and Justin Morris presented “Grazing for Resilience: (more…)
USDA license tips
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
If you’re contemplating obtaining a USDA processing license for your on-farm meat processing facility, Jim Eklund, owner of Eklund Processing in Stamford, NY, offered some advice: (more…)
On-farm Airbnb offers additional income stream
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Many farmers have begun to diversify their operations and use their resources in different ways to bring in more revenue. Offering lodging via Airbnb represents one additional income stream, (more…)
Niche meat needs a market – Working with a 20-C license
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
It doesn’t matter if you raise the best quality meat around if you lack the market to sell it. That quandary was addressed by “Finding a Niche Market for Your Meat,” (more…)
Soybean and small grain diseases
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Diseases in grain can dramatically effect yield. Gary C. Bergstrom, plant pathology and plant microbe biology Extension agent with Cornell Cooperative Extension, recently presented (more…)
Woodland conversion to silvopasture requires planning
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Creating silvopasture is not a matter of fencing in the woods and letting the animals forage. Farmers must plan to create a successful silvopasture as indicated by “Converting Woodland (more…)
Growing cereal rye in the Northeast offers challenges, opportunities
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Cereal rye has been increasing in popularity as a cover crop; however, it provides other benefits and a few issues, as discussed in “Growing Cereal Rye in the Northeast,” a talk presented (more…)
Meat processing tips for small-scale operations
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Bigger isn’t always better but staying small has its challenges. Nathan Henderson, founder of Reber Rock Farm Processing Facility in Essex, NY, presented “Logistics of Small Scale Meat Processing (more…)
