Hay days of summer
by Frank Gringeri
Usually, we start cutting hay around the end of May. It never got hot and dry and we didn’t have three good days the whole month of June. Maybe July will have a different personality. I’m
Summer fairs give a sense of a new normal
by Hannah Majewski
COVID-19 left many 4-H members unable to participate in their last 4-H experience before heading off to work or college. Long-time participants could not enter the show ring for their “Fit and Show” class, set up
A friendly reminder: Stay grounded, my friends
by Troy Bishopp
Staying grounded in life means you aren’t controlled by external chaos and have the ability to stay calm and connect to the core of who you are in the face of uncertainty. Having a good grounding
Family meetings on farm matters
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Discussing important farm business like division of labor or farm succession among family members who are also farm partners can be stressful. With past emotional history and money involved, talking about these issues becomes more
New information emerges from Cornell hybrid corn trials
by Sonja Heyck-Merlin
Joe Lawrence is a dairy forage systems specialist at Cornell’s PRO-DAIRY, in charge of
implementing the annual Commercial Corn Silage Hybrid Testing Program in New York in collaboration with Heather Darby of the University of Vermont.
Social media matters
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
For many farmers, tackling social media seems like another chore on an endless list of things to do. But Amanda Basse, business coach in Providence, RI, wants more farm businesses to use social media, and
For the love of goats
by Hannah Majewski
June is National Dairy Month, and that includes more than just the cows. Hickory Nut Farm is doing its part for the dairy industry on their dairy goat farm.
Located in Lee, NH, Donna Lee Wood
Giving vaccines the best shot
by Sally Colby
The time spent planning for the ideal heifer calf to add to the milking string may be wasted if she isn’t properly immunized. The act of vaccinating an animal doesn’t guarantee she’s immunized or protected from
Plan for insurance
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Many people rely upon their employer-sponsored health insurance plan. Farmers operating their own businesses do not have that option. MidAtlantic Women in Agriculture recently presented “Health Insurance Options for Farmers and Small Business Owners” as
Rethinking deworming of beef cattle – The growing issue of resistance
by Sally Colby
Cattlemen have benefited from the development of anthelmintic products that keep stomach and intestinal worms at bay. But the easy availability and relatively low cost of products has led to cattle being dewormed without any parameters