by Cammie Barden
Bedient Farms is bigger than most realize. It has also had many challenges over the years, but Angela Bedient and her little helper and young son, Elam, seem plenty capable of rolling with the tides. [Read more…]
Western Edition
What’s in it for us?
by Sally Colby
Before the first animals arrive, before check-in, and while some animals are still being prepped for the All-American Dairy Show (AADS), Barbara Ziemba has signs to hang, sponsors to check with and dairy products to sort and store. [Read more…]
Embracing Change in Organic Dairy
17th Annual NODPA Field Days: September 28 & 29, 2017
Truxton Community Center, Truxton, NY
Resilience: perhaps the best word to describe farmers. These days, with so many unpredictable patterns — be it weather, global competition, new technology or milk supply — organic dairy farmers need to be more resilient than ever. [Read more…]
Cows, consumers and social media
by Sally Colby
When Jeff Peters was a senior in college, he was taking a full course load and running his family’s dairy farm; milking about 100 cows. [Read more…]
2017 CNY CCE corn silage pre-harvest meetings
by Elizabeth A. Tomlin
Are you ready for corn silage harvest?
That is the question the Central New York Dairy, CCE Dairy & Field Crops specialists Kevin Ganoe and David Balbian asked attendees at recent corn silage pre-harvest meetings that were hosted by several farms around Central New York. [Read more…]
Showing helps large dairy stay connected
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
PALMYRA, NY — El-Vi Farms, LLC in Newark, NY is one of Wayne County’s largest dairies, yet still maintains a family farm culture with multiple generations participating, despite the fact that the farm is owned by a partnership. [Read more…]
Team effort brings showing success for Lamb Farms
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Alicia and Jonathan Lamb left the New York State Fair Holstein show with ribbons, but they attribute their success to the many hands at Lamb Farms for their wins. [Read more…]
Maximizing late-season harvest in a challenging year ~ Part 2
Part 2: the impact of a wet year on corn silage and other stored forages
by Sally Colby
It’s been a year of guessing games for farmers. Everyone hoped for dry weather during planting, and then we cheered for rain. [Read more…]
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