The only turkey game in town
Thanksgiving is a time that brings families together – not only the families that gather together to enjoy their turkey-centered meal, but also the families that provide those turkeys. (more…)
Thanksgiving is a time that brings families together – not only the families that gather together to enjoy their turkey-centered meal, but also the families that provide those turkeys. (more…)
Proper understanding of mineral supplementation can prove pivotal to herd health.
Laurentia van Rensburg, a technical mineral supplementation specialist (more…)
Some farmers make organic farming look easy, including Edwin Shank and his family. A closer look at the Shanks’ farm, the Family Cow in Chambersburg, PA, reveals a well-run (more…)
Most, if not all, feed rations for livestock are based around the same grains: corn and wheat. There’s an upstart in that community though that may benefit those raising animals, (more…)
Although most young people have no complaints about their feet, ag workers are prone to foot issues that often worsen with age. Foot pain from any cause can result in a stilted gait, (more…)
On Oct. 18, the Boonville-Oneida County Fair held an Appreciation Dinner at Stysh’s Brown Barn & Campgrounds in a beautifully resurrected dairy barn. They wanted to recognize (more…)
That was the title of an article written by H. Claire Brown in the New York Times a couple years ago. The sub-heading read “Herbicides are losing the war … and agriculture (more…)
Shelley Proffitt Eagan wasn’t a farmer when her parents moved to Kings Mountain, NC, and purchased land with a plan to raise cattle, but the move was the start of her new career. (more…)
BURLINGTON, VT – Did someone say cheese? Whether you arrive in Vermont sporting a cowboy hat or a ball cap, cheese of the dairy or the photography kind are part of any tour (more…)
In 2023, Maryland’s Department of Agriculture Cover Crop Program began reimbursing growers for cover crops applied by drone technology. Field trials and research completed (more…)
The Reed Farm in Sunderland, MA, is owned by first generation farmers Peter Reed Laznicka and Kat H. Chang Laznicka. They run a state-inspected poultry processing facility, (more…)
Nitrogen loss in manure is an age-old problem, but manure additives and processes can help preserve nitrogen.
Melissa Wilson, University of Minnesota, explained the use (more…)
“Sugar Bob” Hausslein has been in the Vermont maple business for a very long time.
For over 30 years, he’s sold more traditional products like maple syrup and maple sugar (more…)
LAWSONVILLE, NC – The fourth annual Foothills Farm Festival took place at Robert Knight’s farm here in Stokes County recently. About 2,000 people attended. (more…)
Solar energy is an expanding business that has the opportunity to benefit the world. Although solar energy isn’t a brand new concept, there is still a lot to figure out before it’s perfectly (more…)