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When evaluating an old free-stall or bank barn to use for raising beef cattle, considerations for usefulness should include obvious defects such as roof condition, broken beams, missing supports, bulging or missing walls, inadequate water or electricity, drainage and
At the Rhode Island Women in Agriculture Conference, the keynote speaker was Joel Salatin, renowned farmer, lecturer and author. Salatin raises livestock on his Polyface Farm in Swoope, VA.
Salatin gives sage advice and delivers lectures filled with his
Brookfield Farm was recently named one of 12 grant recipients of the 2022 New Hampshire Conservation Districts Climate Resilience Grant.
The grants are awarded to support and empower local farmers to build climate resilience. Particular focus is on
If you’ve ever considered owning farmland, there’s a lot you need to do before signing on the dotted line. Often that involves working with an attorney to make sure you’re getting the best deal, but attorneys don’t come cheap.
Although not commonly used in the Northeast, steroidal implant use in beef cattle is still utilized on many operations nationwide. Addressing some potential changes coming from the FDA at CattleCon ’23 was Brad Johnson, Ph.D., of Texas Tech University.
In the April 2023 issue of his monthly Crop Soil News (advancedagsys.com), Certified Crop Advisor Tom Kilcer tallied field research conducted on New York dairy farms in 2020 and 2022. The purpose of this study was to
In a roundtable format at the annual Northeast Grazing and Livestock Conference, producers discussed shade strategies for grazing livestock.
“I think the context for this conversation comes most directly from any livestock graziers’ experience where if there is a
A nondescript, well-used tank in the farm office might be holding one of the most valuable aspects of the dairy herd: frozen semen. If semen isn’t handled and stored properly from the time it arrives on the farm to
“The must-pass bills for 2023 are the debt ceiling (in June or July), appropriations/budget (which they keep kicking the can down the road), the National Defense Authorization and FAA Reauthorization (which will be easy) and the Farm Bill.” So
If you think that Irish dairy grazing is all about idyllic cows on lush green pastures, you’re only partially correct. Dr. Laura Boyle, of Teagasc, a research, advisory and training organization based in Ireland and operated by the Agriculture
