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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
In early April, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau members spent a productive morning meeting with legislators, then gathered to hear the commonwealth’s top political figures discuss the future of agriculture.
Ag Secretary Russell Redding opened the session with a reminder that
Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Central New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops team hosted this year’s Dairy Day event on April 11 at the Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown, NY. The meeting was led by dairy management specialist Dave Balbian,
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
Figure skater Peggy Fleming once said, “Skating was the vessel into which I could pour my heart and soul.” For “skater mom” and Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation District Manager Chastity Miller, this quote mirrors her ice time
“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
