by Sally Colby
If a potential employee shows up at a dairy farm with a clean record, good references and a willingness to learn, there’s a good chance they’ll be hired. Are you sure the applicant is legitimately seeking to join your team for gainful employment, and does your farm have good training protocol in place to give the new employee the best possible opportunity for success? [Read more…]
by Tamara Scully
“Sex is determined genetically,” Dr. George Seidel, Colorado State University, said. “In my opinion, sex is the most important genetic trait.”
The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council recently hosted a webinar presentation, “Ten Years of Sexed Semen in North America,” given by Dr. Seidel. [Read more…]
Lifelong auctioneer raises goats in Highland County
by Karl H. Kazaks
HEAD WATERS, VA — At Healing Waters Farm, the does have mainly kidded, but a few remain pregnant.
Inside the old farmhouse, Hubert (H.C.) Wise is surrounded by reminders of the immanence of man’s spiritual nature by relics of those departed. [Read more…]
by Tamara Scully
Sheep in the United States historically were raised for their wool. Meat breeds came next. But dairy sheep are a relatively new here, with the first licensed sheep dairy, Hollow Road Farm, in Stuyvesant, NY, appearing in 1985. The North American Dairy Sheep Association was established in 1987. It is estimated that about 250 dairy sheep operations are in existence in all of North America, with the majority concentrated in Ontario and Quebec Provinces in Canada. [Read more…]
by Elizabeth A. Tomlin
In a collaborative project funded by the USDA, Michigan State University, Cornell Small Farm Program and the University of Maine teamed up to provide listeners with the latest research results in reduced tillage (RT) tools and tactics, integrating cover crops, managing residue, understanding pest management and attracting beneficial insects and controlling diseases and weeds. [Read more…]