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by Sally Colby
It’s a fact: Consumers are several generations removed from the farm and don’t understand agricultural production. While farmers have worked hard to garner consumer trust, there’s still a gap between what happens on the farm and
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
While most farmers seek to keep animals away from their crops, Nathan and Sarah Anderson work at ways to integrate wildlife into natural habitats on Bobolink Prairie Farms, their Aurelia, Iowa, farm, to increase overall
by Rebecca Jackson
Just a stone’s throw from where men lay down their rifles at the end of the War Between the States, two former New Yorkers put down roots in 1981 and founded a Black Angus farm.
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by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
If you want to finish your beef cattle on grass, Jamie Hostetler of Rolling Meadows Farm in Bellevue, Iowa, offered some expert insights during “The Art of Grass Finishing Cattle,” a recent shared learning call
by Karl H. Kazaks
GALAX, VA – “I want my heifer calves to be my premium product and my steers to be my commodity product,” said Gale Rippey.
That’s not the normal pattern you find in commercial cattle, but
by Sally Colby
Between thinking about crop yields, weather and commodity prices, farmers sometimes ponder the unthinkable: the possibility of a foreign disease reaching the U.S.
One such disease is foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), which was in the news in
by Sally Colby
The factors that affect lamb markets and prices extend beyond what lambs are bringing at local auctions. Jim Robb, senior agricultural economist, Livestock Marketing Information Center, explained that weather conditions, forage availability, the national corn crop
by Catie Joyce-Bulay
Principles and practices of organic livestock handling was the topic of a recent Farm Training Project workshop, a series of webinars put on by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association.
Led by Jacki Martinez Perkins,
by Tamara Scully
The University of Nebraska Medical Center recently held its 10th Annual Agricultural Health and Safety Course virtually. Aimed at medical and safety professionals, registrants participated over several days, gaining a solid understanding of myriad health and
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
A farm’s succession can be influenced by the family members involved. Practical Farmers of Iowa presented “Family Dynamics Farm & Ranch Succession Planning,” hosted by Diana Tourney of Clackamas Community College Small Business Development Center
