Country Editor Herkimer 9.17.2021
Country Editor Herkimer 9.17.2021
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Sugg kids step up their show game
by Courtney Llewellyn
Brenda Bippert is a fixture in the Great New York State Fair’s Beef Barn, helping to direct traffic through the series of shows that take place during the fair’s run. This year, however, some of the
Roy Nilson and American Cream draft horses
by Laura Rodley
Roy Nilson was dodging rainstorms and Hurricane Henri to bring in the hay. The first-generation farmer has 10 to 15 acres of second cutting waiting down the road from his new home. He drives his train
Road safety during harvest
by Sally Colby
At harvest time, equipment operators have a responsibility to ensure safety for themselves and others who are using the roads. There’s a good chance many motorists who encounter tractors, trucks and harvest equipment don’t understand what
Cousins win at Wayne County Fair
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Showing is a family endeavor for cousins Paige Jacobson, 11, and Madelyn Reed, 6. The girls exhibited animals from Reedland Farms LLC in Clifton Springs, Jacobson’s grandfather’s farm. Their grandmother, Christine Reed, helped the girls
Roy Nilson and American Cream draft horses
by Laura Rodley
Roy Nilson was dodging rainstorms and Hurricane Henri to bring in the hay. The first-generation farmer has 10 to 15 acres of second cutting waiting down the road from his new home. He drives his train
Writing copy that converts
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
When COVID-19 shut down the world, many businesses selling directly to customers, including those in agriculture, pivoted to selling online, even those that had not done so before. Many businesses have continued online sales in
Broilers paving the way at Mayday Farm
by Sonja Heyck-Merlin
Haden Gooch and Katie Gualtieri closed on their 350-acre farm in Leeds, Maine, in May 2021, naming it Mayday Farm. It was a conventional dairy until the mid-1990s. The open land, about 100 acres, was leased
Staving off antibiotic resistance
by Sally Colby
Farmers are tasked with ensuring the health and well-being of their animals, and that sometimes involves the use of antibiotics. But farmers are also aware of growing concerns around antibiotic use.
Veterinarian Dr. Greg Habing, Ohio
“Let it grow” – the Cover Crop Challenge
by Emily Carey
On average, seven tons of soil per acre is lost each year to soil erosion, Jim Hyde, Connecticut state agronomist with USDA-NRCS, estimated. When valuing the soil components, nutritional value and future crop potential, that seven