Crop Comments: Educated guess? Ignorance isn’t bliss
When I studied high school biology five decades ago, scientists only talked about three life form groups (called kingdoms): animals, plants and fungi. Halfway through that half-century, (more…)
When I studied high school biology five decades ago, scientists only talked about three life form groups (called kingdoms): animals, plants and fungi. Halfway through that half-century, (more…)
The Northeast Grazing & Livestock Conference took place during winter, but one panel discussion focused on keeping your livestock cool during summer heat. This summer, (more…)
At the summer meeting of the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania, Dr. Hayley Springer, Penn State Extension veterinarian, discussed the challenges in (more…)
It was a good show experience for the Byma family, with several impressive wins in the state fair show ring, thanks to three generations’ involvement in showing. (more…)
For decades, Paul Harvey, renowned radio news journalist, aired a daily news commentary titled “The Rest of the Story.” He would open with a fairly well-known headline, (more…)
September 15 and 16 are going to be exciting days for those in Central New York. That’s when the Country Folks Farm Progress Show will be celebrating heritage (more…)
Laura Siegal, health communications officer with AgriSafe Network, said there’s mental health crisis in ag communities, but there are ways to support farmers who (more…)
According to Jenifer Cruickshank, an assistant professor in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University, wildfires are becoming more frequent and (more…)
There are T-shirts and mugs joking about how relationships, often between spouses, suffer during cattle handling. While handling cattle can be stressful for both humans (more…)
Farms can be very dangerous places, from handling large animals and chemicals to operating heavy equipment. A recent safety event hosted by Cornell’s Northwest New (more…)
The goal of beef cow/calf production is to wean one heavy, healthy calf with the greatest genetic potential to perform per cow, every year, according to Jesse Fulton. (more…)
The CDC estimates 36,000 people are treated in emergency rooms annually for chainsaw injuries, and the average chainsaw injury requires 110 sutures to close. Although (more…)
Before long, most corn growers will be combining and/or row-chopping their crop. This will be a good time to conduct a small experiment while the person (more…)
Over the past several years, many agricultural areas have seen new activity on farmland. Instead of fields being planted in corn, hay or soybeans or (more…)
MUNNSVILLE, NY – This summer’s intense rainfall events and unlikely tornados in Central New York provided an interesting backdrop for a (more…)