PA Dairy Promotion Program Scholarship winners announced
It was recently announced that the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program (PDPP) awarded scholarships to two Penn State students for their interest in dairy food product innovation (more…)
Farm Bill discussion draws crowd
With the 2023 Farm Bill in the works, Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), chair of the House Ag Committee, gathered eight members of the committee during the Pennsylvania Farm Show (more…)
Boonville Farms Co-op hosts 88th annual meeting
ROME, NY – The Boonville Farms Cooperative hosted their 88th annual meeting recently with 60 people in attendance representing 27 family dairy farms in the co-op. (more…)
Getting ahead of the antibiotic rule change
Changes in how antibiotics are sold are established and will take effect in about six months. Although some farmers will be impacted more than others, all farmers can prepare for the change ahead. (more…)
Observing to prevent pregnancy toxemia
Pregnancy ketosis. Twin kid disease. Pregnancy toxemia is known by many names, and it is important for farmers to know what it is and how to recognize the signs of the disease in their ruminant livestock. (more…)
Look Out for Alfalfa Winter Kill
As I’m writing this on Jan. 18, the temperature in downtown Hartwick is 37º F with a light mist falling. (more…)
The farmers’ farm show
In early January, many farmers in the Mid-Atlantic begin planning their annual trip to the Keystone Farm Show at the York Fairgrounds in York, PA. The timing of the show is ideal (more…)
Living his dream
When Dennis Pearson was 9, he purchased a steer to raise as a 4-H project. That’s when his dream began.
“I was engrossed in it,” said Pearson, sharing how he became interested in raising beef cattle. (more…)
Farm transition talk: Insurance agency discussion
Christy Powell is an agriculture and business growth educator based in Lehigh County, PA. She works with varied farms and farmers ranging from brand new to transitioning farmers (more…)
Finding the sweet spot for value-added meat and dairy
Cindy Krepky has worn a lot of hats – teacher, tour guide, chef, butcher and milkmaid. She began farming in Carnation, WA, at Dog Mountain Farm in 1999, where her family and team (more…)
Better than Snowballs
Most of the Northeast during 2022 was not blessed with bountiful quantities of high-quality perennial forages. (more…)
Beef advocate and cattle producer launches award for business women in the cattle industry
In autumn 2022, Girls Eat Beef Too creator Markie Hageman Jones, a beef industry leader and advocate, as well as first generation cattlewoman, wanted to create a platform that highlighted (more…)
High quality, homegrown beef
Ken Ogburn grew up on his family’s farm in Gettysburg, PA, where his father operated a beef feedlot. Following a church mission trip, Ken worked on his uncle’s Lancaster Co. farm (more…)
Out of the ashes, hope renews
GUILFORD, NY – 2023 begins with hope renewed. This rural sentiment of hope just so happens to be led by firefighters, farmers, sawyers, masons, businesses, friends and families (more…)
Don’t forget your conservation resolutions
As 2023 gets underway, it presents a good time for farmers to set some New Year’s resolutions for their operation, even if they are a bit belated. Ciji Taylor, a public affairs specialist for the USDA, (more…)
