Early Corn Silage and Late HCSAs
At the beginning of my dairy/field crops Extension career, in 1973, I learned that ag educators can’t expect to have answers to all questions farmers might ask (more…)
Spotlight on Leopold Conservation Award finalist Humbert Farms
Located in Western New York, Humbert Farms has become a well-known name in sustainable agriculture. For five generations the Humbert family has been farming in Wayne County and today grow corn, (more…)
What to know for beef breeding season
How do you know when your bull is in its most fertile state? Is your heifer ready to birth a calf? What parameters do you need to keep in mind when selecting breeding stock?
The answer (more…)
Nourishing the soil with adaptive grazing & South Poll cattle
FAIRFIELD, VA – “Farmers make money when the natural cycles on their farm work properly,” said Becky Szarzynski of Mountain Glen Farm in Rockbridge County, VA. That’s why she and her father Glenn (more…)
Beef industry addresses critical topics
Those who met for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) meeting in Reno this summer reviewed a number of critical industry topics.
Chase DeCoite, NCBA director of animal health (more…)
Dutch farmers ‘opstand’
As if farmers didn’t have enough to worry about these days, Dutch, Sri Lankan, Spanish, Irish, New Zealander and French farmers are staging heated protests over their governments’ proposed “climate tyranny” (more…)
Not just a plan, but a path forward
“Think about the things that keep you up at night,” said Rob Leeds, Ohio State University Extension educator. “Do you have a plan?”
That’s how Leeds, along with fellow OSU Extension Educator Eric Barrett, (more…)
Corn Forage Harvest Off and Rolling
Most haymakers in the Northeast were satisfied with their 2022 first cutting in terms of quantity and quality. (more…)
Forty-hour work week recommended for NY farm laborers
New York agriculture and its farmworker network finally received news on Sept. 6 that the NY Farm Labor Wage Board has voted in favor of the recommendations to reduce the overtime threshold for farmworkers (more…)
A farm partners with a farm team
Seven years ago, two local farmers and a farm team franchise forged a friendship that remains a fan favorite. (more…)
Manure management reduces antibiotic residue in the environment
Although farmers will still have access to the antibiotics necessary for animal health, all antibiotics will soon be available only through a veterinarian or veterinary prescription. (more…)
A heaping bathtub full of grass
A heaping bathtub full of fresh grass (around 200 pounds) is a great visual to demonstrate how much a 1,200-pound dairy cow needs to eat to produce 100% organic grass milk for Organic Valley’s CROPP (more…)
