Please be aware that Cucurbit Downy Mildew (CDM) has been identified in the Mid- Hudson Valley, specifically Dutchess County. This is a fast moving and very destructive disease as windblown spores from this infection site are a primary source of infection for other cucurbit plantings in the area. Spores are easily dispersed long distances.
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Western Edition
Busy bees and farmers at Busy Bee Farm
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Moving and subsequently expanding a farm is never easy. But for Sara Spahn, purchasing five acres from her mother, Lori Winston, added another dynamic that made the sale last July atypical from many real estate transactions. [Read more…]
Going natural
by Sally Colby
Those who own sheep and goats find out fairly quickly that raising these species becomes a battle against internal parasites. The less-than-judicious use of chemical dewormers over the past 40 years combined with the lack of small ruminants’ ability to develop good immunity to internal parasites has led to anthelmintic resistance, and has spurred both farmers and researchers to seek out and test alternative methods of parasite control. [Read more…]
Learning experiences from the PA No-Till Alliance
by Steve Wagner
Building soil health is what Jim Hershey says the PA No-Till Alliance is focusing on. Hershey recently chaired a Farming for Success seminar at Penn State’s SEAREC unit near Lancaster, PA.
“Planting green,” he says, “is a relatively new practice. [Read more…]
Giving your horse a second life through equine therapy
by Paul Burdziakowski
Just because your horse has gotten older and is no longer show worthy doesn’t mean that it can’t continue to serve an important purpose. All across the country horses are getting a second wind serving as instruments of healing through a service known as equine assisted therapy. [Read more…]
White’s Farm Supply, Inc. Awarded New Holland’s Highest Dealer Honor
White’s Farm Supply, Inc. in Canastota, NY has been named to New Holland’s exclusive President’s Club, the highest honor New Holland bestows on a dealership. The award recognizes superior service to customers as well as excellence and continuous improvement in business performance. [Read more…]
Pruning tomatoes
by Elizabeth A. Tomlin
“If you prune early and often it will take a lot less time and make harvesting more efficient later on,” says CCE ENY Commercial Horticulture Program Vegetable and High Tunnel Specialist Amy Ivy.
Folks traveled for hours to attend the hands-on, high tunnel tomato pruning workshop instructed by Ivy and CCE ENYCHP Horticulture Specialist Crystal Stewart, hosted by Ray Zimmerman’s High Tunnels near Fort Plain, NY, earlier this year. [Read more…]
Manure, biosecurity and Johne’s disease
by Sally Colby
Dr. Madonna Benjamin, extension veterinarian and assistant professor at Michigan State University, says human movement from one farm to another creates the perfect disease vector — especially for diseases that are transferred through manure. [Read more…]
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