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…)
Not just a plan, but a path forward
“Think about the things that keep you up at night,” said Rob Leeds, Ohio State University Extension educator. “Do you have a plan?”
That’s how Leeds, along with fellow OSU Extension Educator Eric Barrett, (more…)
Corn Forage Harvest Off and Rolling
Most haymakers in the Northeast were satisfied with their 2022 first cutting in terms of quantity and quality. (more…)
Forty-hour work week recommended for NY farm laborers
New York agriculture and its farmworker network finally received news on Sept. 6 that the NY Farm Labor Wage Board has voted in favor of the recommendations to reduce the overtime threshold for farmworkers (more…)
Manure management reduces antibiotic residue in the environment
Although farmers will still have access to the antibiotics necessary for animal health, all antibiotics will soon be available only through a veterinarian or veterinary prescription. (more…)
A heaping bathtub full of grass
A heaping bathtub full of fresh grass (around 200 pounds) is a great visual to demonstrate how much a 1,200-pound dairy cow needs to eat to produce 100% organic grass milk for Organic Valley’s CROPP (more…)
Preventing grain spoilage more important than ever
With the current war in Ukraine placing a substantial strain on the world’s existing grain supply, it is more important than ever to ensure that farmers avoid stock losses. (more…)
Agriculture loses a stalwart conservationist
It is said that “The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” Doug Fisher’s hard work planting those trees for the next generations and the positive contributions (more…)
Beyond Lyme disease – Tick-borne illnesses
Many people associate the word tick with Lyme disease. Dr. Michael Yabsley, professor of Wildlife Disease Ecology at the University of Georgia, explained that in addition to the black-legged tick that transmits Lyme, (more…)
Horse Tales: Equine Infectious Anemia
Recently we had occasion to pass by the office of our former veterinarian, long retired, and were reminded of a conversation we had regarding a horse from my childhood. (more…)
Another Look at Improving Soil pH
One definition of “logistics” reads “the detailed coordination of a complex operation involving many people, facilities or supplies.” Though farm-related logistics are better now (more…)
