by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
LIVERPOOL, NY — Do you ever find your farm “running out” of pasture? Sarah Flack, a consultant specializing in grass based and organic livestock farming, spoke on “Matching Cows & Land Base to Increase Farm Income” at the recent 7th Annual Organic Dairy and Field Crop Conference, hosted by Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY). [Read more…]
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
GENEVA, NY — Multi-species farm managers could be onto something. Ross Duffield, farm manager at Rodale Institute, spoke on the topic recently at the last of the series of NYCO Winter Meetings. While many modern commercial livestock operations feature just one species, pasturing them all can lead to problems. Pastures can become depleted as the animals eat only their preferred forage. [Read more…]
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
GENEVA, NY — Want a safety net to protect you from the perils of farming? Get crop insurance, according to farmer Brian Andrews. The Machias, NY-based producer spoke about crop insurance via video at a New York Certified Organic Winter Meeting recently. [Read more…]
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
LIVERPOOL, NY — Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY, www.nofany.org) is on the grow. Organized as a LLC, the Binghamton, NY-based organization is accredited by the USDA to certify organic farmers and processors in the U.S. The association also holds the position as the state’s largest organic certifying body. [Read more…]
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
SYRACUSE, NY — Of course you want more people to buy beef if you’re a cattleman; however, not every producer is an “agvocate,” according to Jean O’Toole, executive director of the New York Beef Council. O’Toole spoke at the recent New York Farm Show on the topic. [Read more…]
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
LIVERPOOL, NY — You may not hold a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine, but with a little know-how, you can treat some everyday cow illnesses on the farm, according to Greg Brickner, DVM. He presented a workshop at the 7th Annual Organic Dairy & Field Crop Conference recently. [Read more…]
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Why do some calves fall ill, despite good management and others don’t? That was the question answered by Derek Foster, DVM, PhD, College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University, in a presentation titled, “Vaccinations, Immune Function and Salmonella Vaccine Research.” [Read more…]
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
SYRACUSE, NY — Hemp is a fast-growing plant with many industrial uses — from cloth to fodder to fuel — and has been known as a “mop crop” to help clean up environmental damage to soil. Until recently, hemp has been imported, but researchers now want to develop a hemp growing industry in the U.S., including Jen Gilbert-Jenkins, representing Morrisville State College at the recent New York Farm Show. [Read more…]