Grazing and manure management go hand in hand
by Jessica Bern
How does one go about discussing manure? When you’re farming, it’s an absolute necessity to learn how to use and manage it to your advantage. (more…)
Sneaky Velvetleaf
On June 27, with the help of the landowner, I took four soil samples on a Mohawk Valley farm. The piece being sampled (more…)
Think you have ‘country culture’? Test your mettle at Empire Farm Days
by Courtney Llewellyn
Empire Farm Days will be celebrating another wonderful year from Aug. 2 – 4, again at Palladino Farms in Pompey, NY. The annual celebration recognizes and honors (more…)
Fertilizing grass with a mechanical cow
by Troy Bishopp
Nowadays many farmers are rolling down growing cover crops and plowing under sod as green manures for a corn crop. The traditional rotation practice adds nutrients and organic matter benefits (more…)
Keeping women safe from head to toe
by Sally Colby
Women are important players in agriculture, and often perform tasks that require personal protective equipment (PPE). However, most PPE is sized for men, which means women (more…)
Cover crops: Basic concept, bountiful results
by Enrico Villamaino
Cover crops are crucial, and can be well worth the cost to a farmer concerned with conservation. (more…)
Tri-Valley FFA celebrates strong year
by Emily Carey
The small town of Grahamsville, NY, came together June 13 to celebrate the Tri-Valley FFA chapter as they hosted their 71st Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony. Past, present and future generations (more…)
Eradicate the disease, not the pigs
by Sally Colby
If you keep a couple of sows and sell meat from your farm or at a farmers market, does the health status of pigs in the Dominican Republic (DR) and Haiti matter? (more…)
Millet Counters Crazy Cropping Conditions
In our nation’s West, lack of precipitation, combined with wildfires intensified by that moisture shortage, gets a lot of headline coverage. (more…)
Empire State Producers Expo update
Country Folks Grower and Lee Trade Shows have been the trade show partner for the Empire State Producers Expo for over 15 years. We have enjoyed our tenure with the many exhibitors and seeing the show grow in size and variety. Unfortunately, at this time we are no longer working for the trades show or association.
Organic dairy research: Breed, forage type & feed efficiency
by Tamara Scully
In a recent eOrganic webinar, Utah State graduate student Michael Greenland presented research which was designed to explore how dairy breed might interact with forage type. Previous studies (more…)
‘Agconomist’ discusses state of the economy
by Enrico Villamaino
Chrissy Wozniak, host of the North American Ag Spotlight (NAAS) podcast, recently sat down with Damian Mason to discuss how the current state of the economy is likely to affect agricultural professionals moving forward. (more…)
