Maintenance costs, but it pays
Heavy equipment of any kind, new or used, is a major investment. Taking care of equipment results in fewer breakdowns during essential work, longer useful life and contributes to worker safety. (more…)
Accepting hemp as animal feed
Why isn’t hemp in animal feed? That’s the question the National Industrial Hemp Council of America (NIHCA) and the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) discussed in a recent virtual (more…)
Franklin County Fair
GREENFIELD, MA – There was a great turnout for the Franklin County Fair this year, including people from many different states. With wonderful sights and exhibits, it was a great experience for all ages – especially educationally. (more…)
Every Decade Drought?
In late July 2012, I visited the Cornell-sponsored Valatie Research Farm. That part of Columbia County, NY, had received (more…)
Drill interseeding cover crops into early corn
Corn harvest is when many farmers are ready to drill cover crops into their fields. Cover crops offer an array of well-known benefits, including erosion control, weed suppression, increase in soil organic matter, (more…)
Defining uterine disease in dairy cows
Dr. Adrian Barragan, Penn State Extension veterinarian, said uterine diseases are among the most problematic diseases in dairy cows. Uterine diseases can cost both time and money, and there’s also potential (more…)
Looking to the seas for feed
“The overall question we’re trying to answer is how we can use algae to reduce a cow’s carbon footprint,” said Dr. Nichole Price. Price is a marine ecologist at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Science (more…)
A basic farm dog guide
Running a farm is not an easy job, as there are many tasks that must be done on a daily basis, and it’s important to not rely on one farmer to take care of it all. Not only are extra farm hands helpful to complete (more…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
