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Misuse of antibiotics in animal feed

by George Looby, DVM

A new challenge in the form of the FDA Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act is here. Among its many sets and subsets, it clearly defines the way in which antibiotics may be used in food animal management. Perhaps it is better said it clearly defines when antibiotics designated to be used in humans may not be used in the feed of animals. [Read more…]

June 15, 2017

BioSafe Systems: A Growing Family

BioSafe Systems announces the strategic hires of Carleton Birk for the role of Operations Manager, and Tenaya Becker, Ester Mastronardi, Patrick Clark, and Kyle Pickles for the roles of Technical Sales Representatives in their respective geographic regions throughout USA and Canada. [Read more…]

June 13, 2017

Shade and livestock in the Eastern United States

by Tamara Scully

How do you know if your livestock needs shade? The answer has to do with heat stress. But heat stress can get complicated.

If animals are in the thermoneutral zone (TNZ), then shade isn’t needed. Outside of that zone, an animal must expend energy keeping cool. [Read more…]

June 9, 2017

Sheep showing tips

by Paul Burdziakowski

Things can get hectic at times during the day of a show, according to Debra Hopkins, a sheep breeder and clinician. By staying on top of the show schedule and prioritizing the tasks which need to be done you can have a smooth show day. [Read more…]

June 9, 2017

Complying with the new Worker Protection Standard

by Sally Colby

Anyone with a pesticide applicator’s license has heard it: the label is the law.

Tracy Harpster, Penn State extension educator, pesticide education program, says labels are not only the law but also include information about the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for that product. [Read more…]

June 2, 2017

Tarps, mulch and reduced tillage can spell success for small vegetable farms

by Elizabeth A. Tomlin

What does it take to be a successful, organic, reduced tillage farmer? What are the practices? What are the keys?

Cornell Small Farm Program recently teamed up with Michigan State University and the University of Maine to offer results of the latest research on reduced tillage for small-scale organic vegetable production in a series of webinars. [Read more…]

June 2, 2017

Rhode Island unveils nation’s first state-wide food strategy plan

by Kristen M. Castrataro

Ag Day at the State House is always one of Rhode Island agriculture’s biggest days, but this year was historic. On May 17, 2017, the halls around the rotunda were filled with farmers distributing samples of local delicacies and Ag service. [Read more…]

June 2, 2017

Improving domestic lamb quality

by Sally Colby

Dr. Travis Hoffman, joint sheep extension specialist for University of Minnesota and North Dakota State University, says lamb is on the uptick, but producers should be aware of trends in order to provide what the market demands. [Read more…]

June 2, 2017

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by Hope Holland     Of late the words “bucket list” have become popular as a term for the wish list of things to do most of us probably won’t get around to in any real way in our lifetimes, particularly in the years after we retire.

New England family farm evolves

New England family farm evolves

by Sally Colby Ellen Puccetti is a dairy farmer on a North Smithfield, RI dairy farm that was started by her great-grandfather in 1914. Over the years, the family has allowed changes in customer preferences to help them shape the farm for the future.

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