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Corn harvest is when many farmers are ready to drill cover crops into their fields. Cover crops offer an array of well-known benefits, including erosion control, weed suppression, increase in soil organic matter, increase in soil nitrogen (when using
Dr. Adrian Barragan, Penn State Extension veterinarian, said uterine diseases are among the most problematic diseases in dairy cows. Uterine diseases can cost both time and money, and there’s also potential for losing valuable genetics due to culling.
While
“The overall question we’re trying to answer is how we can use algae to reduce a cow’s carbon footprint,” said Dr. Nichole Price. Price is a marine ecologist at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Science and a professor of
Running a farm is not an easy job, as there are many tasks that must be done on a daily basis, and it’s important to not rely on one farmer to take care of it all. Not only are
At the beginning of my dairy/field crops Extension career, in 1973, I learned that ag educators can’t expect to have answers to all questions farmers might ask – but with some effort they can usually find experts to answer
How do you know when your bull is in its most fertile state? Is your heifer ready to birth a calf? What parameters do you need to keep in mind when selecting breeding stock?
The answer to these questions
Those who met for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) meeting in Reno this summer reviewed a number of critical industry topics.
Chase DeCoite, NCBA director of animal health and food safety policy, discussed the monitoring of a proposed
As if farmers didn’t have enough to worry about these days, Dutch, Sri Lankan, Spanish, Irish, New Zealander and French farmers are staging heated protests over their governments’ proposed “climate tyranny” action plans. The demonstrations are fueling scrutiny from
“Think about the things that keep you up at night,” said Rob Leeds, Ohio State University Extension educator. “Do you have a plan?”
That’s how Leeds, along with fellow OSU Extension Educator Eric Barrett, kicked off their presentation on
Most haymakers in the Northeast were satisfied with their 2022 first cutting in terms of quantity and quality. However, with darned few exceptions, satisfaction ran out pretty dramatically when it came to second cutting, particularly with quantity. Most growers
