by Sally Colby
Dr. Billy Smith of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine tells dairy farmers what they already know – colostrum is important. Well-managed dairy farms ensure newborns receive a gallon (or four liters) of colostrum shortly after birth.
(more…)by George Looby
Dairy farmers have a long history of dealing with a wide variety of problems that have made their already difficult jobs a little more challenging. When one problem has been addressed, another surfaces to take its place. As Gilda Radner was fond of saying, “It’s always something.”
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by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
AUBURN, NY — In many farm households, the husband handles all the finances while the wife may have little interaction with them. That’s why Mark Modzeleski, financial advisor with Legacy Wealth Advisors of New York in Syracuse, presented “Turning the Famine into a Feast” at the recent Central New York Regional Conference for Women.
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by Tina L. LaVallee
On Feb. 1, 2019, the American Angus Association made public the first set of research EPDs for pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP). The goal of this new EPD is to help producers select breeding stock that are less susceptible to High Altitude Disease, a potentially fatal condition affecting cattle exposed to elevations of 5,000 feet and above. The current research EPDs consist of A.I. permitted bulls with accuracy values of .40 or higher for trait, as determined through the combined databases of the American Angus Association, Colorado State University, Angus Genetics Inc. (AIG) and Dr. Tim Holt.
(more…)by Enrico Villamaino
There is a humorous anecdote that circulates among farmers and ranchers at various meetings and conventions. It goes something like this: President Ronald Reagan was addressing a collection of farmers at a convention in Las Vegas. Reagan prevailed upon his Secret Service detail to allow him to meet with some of his constituents on the way to his speech.
(more…)by Patrick O’Hara/MS, LMSW – New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health
According to the U.S. Labor Department, the average American farmer is 58 years of age. It’s no surprise to anyone that farming is a physically arduous occupation, and as one farmer told me, “Parts wear out.”
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Most U.S. agronomists agree on one major cause of global warming (or climate change if you prefer that term). That is the reduction of organic matter (OM) on U.S. cropland, arguably a greater issue than lost OM at any other farmed location on our planet. [Brazil may be a close second, as this equatorial nation keeps plowing up and/or burning more tropical rain forest]. The lower the OM level in our nation’s summer annual cropland (non-sod, basically corn and soybean), the lower the amount of carbon sequestered in our soils — and the lower the total plant biomass.
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by Elizabeth A. Tomlin
Are you interested in generating income from your woodlot?
Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) specialists from Madison, Onondaga and Chenango counties recently presented a 4-hour seminar at Many Maples Farm, Georgetown, NY, providing participants with information on a variety of ventures to gain profit from their woodlots.
(more…)by Elizabeth A. Tomlin
“Has your syrup ever been disqualified?” asked Les Ober, CCA, maple syrup production specialist at Ohio State University Extension.
(more…)by Tamara Scully
For the growing number of farmers utilizing cover crops in their operations, a key challenge has been getting cover crop seeds planted in a timely fashion without disturbing or encroaching upon the main crop. There are variety of cover crop application methods – all with pros and cons –which can be utilized to get the seed to soil contact needed for successful cover cropping.
(more…)Alternate princesses for 2019 hail from Chemung and Delaware counties
by Courtney Llewellyn
LIVERPOOL, NY – Standing ovations, grateful tears and a chocolate milk toast were all part of a whirlwind evening that saw the crowning of the 2019 New York State Dairy Princess.
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by Elizabeth A. Tomlin
“Know your yields!” advises Karl Czymmek, Senior Extension Associate, PRO-DAIRY, Department of Animal Science Cornell University.
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