by Karl H. Kazaks
YANCEYVILLE, NC — Earlier this year, Bobby Aldridge was inducted into the North Carolina Angus Association Hall of Fame. The honor is reserved for individuals who have made significant contributions to the breed and to the association.
Aldridge describes being part of the Hall of Fame as “the biggest honor.”
Premium dairy and cheese operations
by Sanne Kure-Jensen
The dairy and farmhouse cheese operations are an integral part of Shelburne Farms, a non-profit education organization in Shelburne, Vermont whose mission to cultivate a conservation ethic for a sustainable future. Tours of the dairy barn and cheesemaking operation are included in their three-day ABCs of Farm-Based Education workshop. The property is a working dairy and diversified farm, which strives to protect soils, plants, animals and the environment. Continue reading
Ten ideas to improve your herd’s cattle health this year
by W. Dee Whittier, DVM, MS, Extension Veterinarian, Beef Cattle — College of Veterinary Medicine, VA Tech
Like in any other part of our cattle operations, resolving to do some things better for the health programs we have on our beef cattle operations might pay us dividends. So here is my list of top 10: Continue reading
An annual reminder
by Stephen Wagner
Some messages bear repeating, and often. As messages go, ‘try to drive safely on rural roads’ is one of them. It is a common sense notion, but as notions go, it doesn’t always factor in daydreaming at the wheel, impatience, or a driving ambition to be ahead of a larger and/or slower vehicle. These are merely earmarks of America’s on-demand society, wanting something and wanting it now. Road rage is another pervasive factor, one seen all too often these days. As an annual reminder, the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau conscienciously does its part to dramatize the courteous and Continue reading
