Lumber price trends
Hardwood acreage and woodlots are valuable assets, but recent economic events have caused landowners to doubt the value (more…)
Horse Tales: First Show for Indigo
I remember getting a call from Alana nine or 10 years ago when she was about 17 years old. Alana was excited at the prospect (more…)
Crop Comments: HCSAs on Final Approach
Much of the corn in the Northeast has been affected by drought, suffering lower starch build-up levels due to less water during (more…)
Ventilating dairy barns
At one time, dairy barn ventilation was simple: leave the doors at the end of the barn open in summer and close them in winter. (more…)
Brigeen Farms: A 10th generation dairy farm
Since 1777, Brigeen Farms has been a successful dairy farm located in Turner, Maine. The current owners, Betsy and Bill Bullard, (more…)
Diversity is the aim of Autumn’s Harvest
In 2001, Tim Haws owned just five acres of land and had no farming experience. He’d just started dating Sarah (now his wife) and (more…)
Supporting the next generation of ag at the NH 4-H Livestock Auction
County fairs have timeless traditions, and at the heart of the fairs are the animal shows. 4-H youth work tirelessly throughout the year (more…)
Pearson wraps up more than 50 years of raising cattle
WARRENTON, VA – The pasture is crisscrossed with fencing and dotted with waterers. The grass is green and luscious. It’s a perfect (more…)
Sand bedding – the gold standard for free-stall dairy cattle
It’s no secret that dairy cattle need their rest, but there are many factors that can affect the cows’ willingness to lay down. The (more…)
Optimizing corn silage harvest
Corn silage is a key component in most dairy rations, and farmers take great care to ensure the highest quality crop. After dealing with (more…)
Verifying the value of on-farm trials
Have you ever wondered about on-farm trials? Louis Longchamps, assistant professor of digital agronomy at Cornell University, recently (more…)
Pollinators: Why we need them & how to protect them
Pollinators are essential to the lifecycle of most flowering plants, and they play a role in improving the quality of crop yields on a farm. (more…)
Boonville’s Woodsmen’s Field Days shines bright
“Rain or shine, we’ll see you there” was the tagline – and this year’s New York State Woodsmen’s Field Days did not disappoint as sunny (more…)
Crop Comments: Center stage: Winter forages
There are many clever definitions of the word “average.” I like the one where an individual sticks a finger in ice water at 32º and another (more…)
‘For the Farmers Formal’ charity dinner returns for second year
For the second year in a row, supporters of New York State agriculture will gather for a night of charity to benefit farmers. The second annual (more…)
