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Financial risk tools for livestock

Lee Newspapers2022-04-21T12:49:39-05:00April 26, 2022|Country Folks Article, Eastern Edition, Mid Atlantic, New England Farm Weekly, Western Edition|

by Sally Colby

Farmers know raising livestock comes with risk. Factors such as weather, consumer preferences, market prices and the ripple effect of domestic and international incidents can seriously impact bottom lines. (more…)

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Let’s Stress That Patience is a Virtue

Lee Newspapers2022-04-21T12:47:59-05:00April 26, 2022|Country Folks Article, Eastern Edition, New England Farm Weekly, Western Edition|

In his excellent article titled “Start Well This Grazing Season,” Troy Bishopp explained some of the things that go wrong when livestock people put their animals on pasture (more…)

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Cows are people too

Lee Newspapers2022-04-14T11:46:55-05:00April 19, 2022|Country Folks Article, Eastern Edition, Mid Atlantic, New England Farm Weekly, Western Edition|

by Enrico Villamaino

Cows are people too. Well, they’re not, actually, but they still deserve to be treated humanely.

Dr. Temple Grandin is a professor of animal sciences at Colorado State University. (more…)

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The same every time

Lee Newspapers2022-04-14T11:44:44-05:00April 19, 2022|Country Folks Article, Eastern Edition, Mid Atlantic, New England Farm Weekly, Western Edition|

by Sally Colby

Consumers want the products they purchase to be consistent, especially if they’ve paid a premium price. With a stable group of consumers willing to purchase milk from grass-fed cows, (more…)

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No dry cow tube? No problem

Lee Newspapers2022-04-14T11:42:52-05:00April 19, 2022|Country Folks Article, Eastern Edition, Mid Atlantic, New England Farm Weekly, Western Edition|

by Gabe Middleton, DVM

As most of you have begrudgingly found, the availability of dry cow antibiotic tubes has been drastically challenged due to numerous factors. It appears as though the shortage (more…)

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‘Official’ First Fall Frost Forecast

Lee Newspapers2022-04-14T11:41:40-05:00April 19, 2022|Country Folks Article, Eastern Edition, New England Farm Weekly, Western Edition|

The sun was totally set on March 19 when lightning flashed to the south of our residence in Hartwick. What caused this electrical storm was the occurrence (more…)

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Dealing with toxic fescue

Lee Newspapers2022-04-11T12:18:59-05:00April 12, 2022|Country Folks Article, Eastern Edition, Mid Atlantic, New England Farm Weekly, Western Edition|

by Sally Colby

The Alliance for Grassland Renewal partnered with several state universities to present several day-long workshops on novel tall fescue renovation. At a workshop (more…)

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Start well this grazing season

Lee Newspapers2022-04-11T12:12:59-05:00April 12, 2022|Country Folks Article, Eastern Edition, Mid Atlantic, New England Farm Weekly, Western Edition|

by Troy Bishopp, Madison SWCD Grazing Specialist

Many livestock farmers are concerned about the effect of high fuel and fertilizer prices on agriculture this season as well as myriad other input (more…)

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Niche meat needs a market – Working with a 20-C license

Lee Newspapers2022-04-11T12:10:39-05:00April 12, 2022|Country Folks Article, Eastern Edition, Mid Atlantic, New England Farm Weekly, Western Edition|

by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant

It doesn’t matter if you raise the best quality meat around if you lack the market to sell it. That quandary was addressed by “Finding a Niche Market for Your Meat,” (more…)

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Laying the groundwork for the next Farm Bill

Lee Newspapers2022-04-11T12:09:08-05:00April 12, 2022|Country Folks Article, Eastern Edition, Mid Atlantic, New England Farm Weekly, Western Edition|

by Courtney Llewellyn

The powerful locomotive that will be the 2023 Farm Bill is finally picking up steam. That’s what House Ag Committee Ranking Member G.T. Thompson (R-PA) told attendees (more…)

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The ongoing work of onboarding

Lee Newspapers2022-04-14T11:24:37-05:00April 12, 2022|Country Folks Article, Eastern Edition, Mid Atlantic, New England Farm Weekly, Western Edition|

by Sonja Heyck-Merlin

“Onboarding is much like other tasks. If no one is specifically assigned to help onboard and take control of it, no one is going to know who’s responsible, and it’s going to be (more…)

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The status of beef on dairy

Lee Newspapers2022-04-14T11:25:13-05:00April 12, 2022|Country Folks Article, Eastern Edition, Mid Atlantic, New England Farm Weekly, Western Edition|

by Sally Colby

Dr. Tara Felix, beef Extension specialist, Penn State, addressed a group of cattle feeders on the topic of feeding dairy cross animals. She started the discussion with background (more…)

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