Keeping the bird flu ‘fox’ from the henhouse
Cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (more commonly known as HPAI or bird flu) have become more prevalent since 2022 after going undetected in the U.S. for several (more…)
The next generation shares best practices
The American Farm Bureau Federation says that “young” farmers and ranchers are those age 35 and under. Just because they have less years on this planet doesn’t mean (more…)
Forests born every day
Ralph Waldo Emerson aptly surmised, “The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.” If that’s the case, there are millions of forested acres being born every day (more…)
Katahdin sheep offer several advantages
Selecting a sheep breed represents an important part of the process of launching a sheep operation. For sheep breeders Steve Gabriel and Alex Caskey, the Katahdin breed (more…)
Breeding soundness exams for beef cattle
Veterinarian Dr. Roy Lewis believes that breeding soundness exams (BSEs) are an essential part of beef herd management. Although BSE is an expense, it can save money. (more…)
Recordkeeping for really good lamb
The United Junior Suffolk Sheep Association (UJSSA) recently sponsored the presentation “Hitting the Target for Lamb Yield Quality and Value.” Dr. Travis Hoffman, (more…)
The future of rural commercialization
Fun fact: agriturismo is how you say agritourism in Italian. It is an enormously popular (more…)
Grazing for top quality beef
Luke Beam grew up in Lawndale, NC, on his family’s farm, and has been interested in cattle since he was young. (more…)
Marketing tips from a Highland rancher
Jim Lindauer is a cattle rancher with over 50 years in the beef business. He is the latest generation of the Lindauer family to run Running W Farms in Chestertown, MD. (more…)
Center for Beef Excellence benefits PA producers
Pennsylvania is the top cattle-producing state in the Northeast with 8,800 beef cattle farms. The commonwealth ranks 19th overall in cattle and calf production, and more (more…)
Focus on farmer physical fitness
“Bending, squatting, grabbing, twisting, pulling, pushing, cutting, walking, running, jumping, dragging, digging, pounding, lifting, tossing, catching, reaching. These are all examples (more…)
Farmers on high alert for activism
There’s an unwritten rule among those who raise livestock: If loose livestock are spotted, neighboring farmers do what they can to identify and return them to their rightful owner. (more…)
Earning bucks by growing buckwheat
“Buckwheat is really a pseudo grain. It’s not wheat. It’s not barley. It’s actually a seed more closely related to rhubarb, but it acts in a way similar to rice or quinoa,” explained (more…)
What has shifted in ag consumer engagement
About 10 years ago, farmers started to feel this pressure, this need to pay attention and be involved in consumer engagement. “It’s a weird thing that we agreed consumer (more…)
New farmer knowledge: Lowering GHG emissions
Everywhere in the news today experts are talking about climate change, what is contributing to it and how we can lower it. You’ve probably read some articles advocating (more…)
