Crop Comments: Let’s Prevent Frozen Puddles in Corn Stubble
Over the last 15 years, I have become a super believer (more…)
The cattle industry roller coaster
Dairy and beef farmers are aware of the cyclical nature of the cattle industry. They also know the two segments are (more…)
Crop Comments: Closer Looks at Clovers & Some Related Nostalgia
Despite many historians believing that clovers have truly (more…)
How to help on the International Day of Charity
September 5 is the International Day of Charity, and while many of us are struggling to take care of our own, sometimes (more…)
Options for storing forage
Many farmers preserve forage as dry hay, but for some, baleage is a good alternative.
Depending on storage conditions, (more…)
Sharing is caring: Alternative land access
As ecological instability rocks the globe and the cost of living in urban centers skyrockets, the concept of land stewardship (more…)
Like Christmas morning
The Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance recently celebrated its 25th anniversary at the Jim Hershey farm in Elizabethtown, PA. (more…)
One resistant plant quickly becomes many
Once hailed as a green guardian of soil health, annual ryegrass has now gone rogue in New York State. A cover crop champion (more…)
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…)
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…)
