USDA license tips

If you’re contemplating obtaining a USDA processing license for your on-farm meat processing facility, Jim Eklund, owner of Eklund Processing in Stamford, NY, offered some advice: Get ready to do a lot of paperwork. Eklund spoke at the NOFA-NY conference, hosted online. He presented “USDA Processing” to share the challenges and benefits

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Data center basics

by Sally Colby

December 31, 2025

With recent acceleration of the digital world and artificial intelligence (AI) seeing increased use in nearly every industry, there’s a growing need f...

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Preventing agritourism conflicts in NYS

by Sonja Heyck-Merlin

December 31, 2025

Planning on hosting a music festival on your commercial farm? Or a wedding? Or a different agritourism event? According to Lindsey Pashow, to reduce t...

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Appreciation takes root at Madison SWCD

by Troy Bishopp

December 31, 2025

Reflective safety vests, flannel shirts and calloused hands are the staples of putting water quality practices on the ground for the residents and wat...

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Crop Comments: Fertilizer Expert Answers My Industry Questions

December 31, 2025

Normally I try to give crop-growing readers an update on the global fertilizer situation once every quarter. I get much of my information from an onli...