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January 31, 2023

Wedding bells meet cow bells

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“What is farming if you can’t enjoy what you’re doing and have some fun along the way?” asked Megan Van Dorp, herd manager at Van Dorp Farms.

Located in Marion, NY, this third-generation dairy farm is home to a

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January 31, 2023

Genes in the Wind (Or Otherwise Out of Control)

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Several months ago, my Canadian informant, retired Guelph University agronomy professor Ann Clark, forwarded me an article titled “Nature’s GM Sweet Potato and the Rock from Space,” which was published in 2015 (gmwatch.org/news/latest-news/16216). In this article writer

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January 24, 2023

Farm Bill discussion draws crowd

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With the 2023 Farm Bill in the works, Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), chair of the House Ag Committee, gathered eight members of the committee during the Pennsylvania Farm Show to hear the concerns of industry stakeholders. The event drew

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January 24, 2023

Boonville Farms Co-op hosts 88th annual meeting

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ROME, NY – The Boonville Farms Cooperative hosted their 88th annual meeting recently with 60 people in attendance representing 27 family dairy farms in the co-op.

Newly elected officers for 2023 were Chris Hoefele of Fonda and Nelson Horst

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January 24, 2023

Getting ahead of the antibiotic rule change

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Changes in how antibiotics are sold are established and will take effect in about six months. Although some farmers will be impacted more than others, all farmers can prepare for the change ahead.

The primary difference for farmers after

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January 24, 2023

Look Out for Alfalfa Winter Kill

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As I’m writing this on Jan. 18, the temperature in downtown Hartwick is 37º F with a light mist falling. Most of our recent meager snowfall has evaporated or melted into the ground. Without adequate snow cover, alfalfa stands

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January 20, 2023

The farmers’ farm show

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In early January, many farmers in the Mid-Atlantic begin planning their annual trip to the Keystone Farm Show at the York Fairgrounds in York, PA. The timing of the show is ideal for most farmers – prior to crop

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January 17, 2023

Farm transition talk: Insurance agency discussion

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Christy Powell is an agriculture and business growth educator based in Lehigh County, PA. She works with varied farms and farmers ranging from brand new to transitioning farmers and speaks with authority by referencing the six generations of her

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January 17, 2023

Finding the sweet spot for value-added meat and dairy

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Cindy Krepky has worn a lot of hats – teacher, tour guide, chef, butcher and milkmaid. She began farming in Carnation, WA, at Dog Mountain Farm in 1999, where her family and team successfully implemented a poultry and rabbit

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January 17, 2023

Better than Snowballs

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Most of the Northeast during 2022 was not blessed with bountiful quantities of high-quality perennial forages. For most locations, first cutting tonnages were fairly normal and quality by lab analysis was quite good, depending on the cutting date. The

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