New dairy princess crowned and local farm family recognized for 15 year Dairy of Distinction
by Heather Gregory, Chautauqua County Dairy Promotion Committee Chair and Lisa Kempisty, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County Dairy Educator
JAMESTOWN, NY — A lakeside view at Carlson Community Center in Mayville set the stage for the coronation of the 2018-2019 Chautauqua County Dairy Princess and Dairy of Distinction Awards Program. [Read more…]
CANANDAIGUA, NY — The 47th Ontario County Dairy Princess Court Pageant was recently held at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County, Canandaigua, NY. Lindsey Weykman was the emcee for the evening. [Read more…]
This morning (Tuesday) Frank, one of my crop program advisees, called to tell me that he had finished first cutting. This Central New York farmer crops about 150 acres of mixed mostly grass hay baleage; most of that land is rented. He raises a few beef cattle, and works some off-farm at a machinery dealership. [Read more…]
by Sally Colby
Nearly everyone has concocted a product, served it to their friends and received praise that led them to believe they might be able to sell that product. [Read more…]
by Sally Colby
Cattle producers are concerned about a number of internal parasites, but Dr. John Gilleard, professor of parasitology and associate dean of research on the faculty of veterinary medicine at the University of Calgary, says the main concern is roundworms. [Read more…]
MyBeefCheckoffNews: The latest news from the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion & Research Board.
A long-standing program supported by the beef checkoff designed to build advocates for beef, a Long-Range Plan strategic initiative, is the Team Beef program. [Read more…]
by Elizabeth A. Tomlin
May 16 was a day Phil, Annie and P. J. Trowbridge of Trowbridge Angus Farm in Ghent, NY, will remember for years to come. [Read more…]
SILVER SPRINGS, NY — The New York Corn and Soybean Growers Association is pleased to announce Melissa Keller as the recipient of the 2018 Bill Jenkins Growing the Next Generation Scholarship. Melissa hails from Corfu, NY and has just completed her freshmen year at the State University of New York at Cobleskill where she is majoring in Animal Science. [Read more…]