Precision technology for illness detection
When Melissa Cantor was raising calves at the University of Kentucky as an undergrad, she realized there was a need to (more…)
Grow soybeans? Know your trade organizations
So, what’s the difference between the United Soybean Board (USB) and the American Soybean Association (ASA)? Tracy (more…)
Crop Comments: Velvetleaf: Soft & Fuzzy Crop Menace
Three growing seasons ago, during the middle of summer, I took a few soil samples (more…)
Mitigate heat stress in dairy cows
Beyond cow comfort, it’s important to reduce the effects of heat stress in a dairy herd. Heat stress causes direct financial (more…)
Understanding cattle health through microbiome science
“My dream is to have a cell phone-based device that I can take to the farm and tell you exactly which bacteria are making (more…)
Preparing for too much water
The official hurricane season for the Mid-Atlantic runs June 1 through the end of November. Some predictions say this tropical (more…)
Crop Comments: Lost Langleys May Undermine Photosynthesis
Turn back time a half century, to my Cooperative Extension career as a dairy (more…)
AJCA names Young Jersey Breeder Award recipients
The Board of Directors of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) has named Ryan Haines of Taneytown, (more…)
Meet corn tar spot
If routine corn field scouting results in the discovery of leaves with multiple black, unevenly shaped spots, it might (more…)
Juggling the challenges
“Manure management is becoming more of a challenge,” said Peter Wright. “The issues of sustainability are becoming (more…)
Samhain on the farm: Honoring the old ways in modern times
As the last of the harvest comes in and the fields begin to rest for winter, the energy shifts. The air feels heavier, the (more…)
Crop Comments: TV Mystery Sleuth Harnesses Greenhouse Gas
From 1985 to 1992, ABC aired a detective show, “MacGyver,” which followed (more…)
Genomic testing for commercial beef heifers
Dr. Troy Rowan, assistant professor, beef cattle genomics, University of Tennessee, realizes cattlemen may not see (more…)
Crop Comments: Should the Chicago Board of Trade Deal in Hay Futures?
As an undergraduate at Cornell during the mid-1960s, I took a course (more…)
