by Laura Rodley
The owners of Warner Farm, Kitchen Garden Farm and Riverland Farm are all friends. They had been tossing the idea around of combining forces and becoming a collaborative (or cooperative).
When COVID-19 news hit Massachusetts full
by Courtney Llewellyn
PARKTON, NC – Pastor Rick Warren’s book “The Purpose Driven Life” is a New York Times bestseller, having sold more than 50 million copies. It helps readers dig deep to discover what their mission in life
by Edith Tucker
HOPKINTON, NH – Members of the Robertson family on the 440-acre Bohanan Farm, only 10 miles from the State House in Concord, worked for nearly a decade to raise the money to develop the Contoocook Creamery,
Part 2: Clean colostrum and feeding goals
by Sally Colby
The long-term goal of a colostrum management program on any farm should be raising healthy and well-grown heifers that calve between 22 and 24 months of age and at
by Troy Bishopp
REMSEN, NY — “Sending my perfectly-good milk down the drain is one of the most demoralizing things I’ve ever had to do,” said Leon Atwell. Like hundreds of dairy farmers around the Northeast, Atwell struggles to
by Catie Joyce-Bulay
“I like to think of it as ‘the smell of the flower will draw in the bee,’” said Matt LeRoux, describing the importance of creating an identity for your farm business. “We’re not going to survive,
by Sally Colby
Kendra Lamb grew up on a dairy farm in eastern New York, helping with her family’s 70-cow herd in a tie stall barn. After several moves, completing a degree in animal science at Cornell and a
by Enrico Villamaino
The current worldwide pandemic and its consequent economic shutdown are having dire effects on the dairy industry.
Unlike many other agricultural products, milk is perishable and cannot be stored for later sale and consumption. Some local
by Katie Navarra
The National FFA recently sponsored a series of webinars that offered tips for building an elevator pitch that gets remembered. The biggest mistake most people make when advocating for themselves, their organization or their community is
by Tamara Scully
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, dairy farmers are facing the hardship and heartbreak of seeing their milk dumped into manure pits and onto fields as processors are caught with excess supplies. Food service demand for fluid milk
