Country Folks is a weekly publication serving the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic agriculture industries. Our coverage area reaches from Maine to North Carolina with four regional editions. Our key market focuses include dairy, beef, crops, small ruminants and so much more. Editorial content revolves around production, animal health, industry events, trade shows and auctions.
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When it comes to youth operating farm equipment, many adults will say, “I did it when I was a kid and nothing happened to me.” But that isn’t the stor...
Posted On February 4, 2026
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The New York Beef Council (NYBC) is proud to announce that Troy Bishopp of Deansboro, NY, has been named the 2025 Beef Promoter of the Year. This awar...
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The Northeastern Poultry Congress (NEPC) celebrated its 52nd year this January. People flocked to the free family-friendly show at the Eastern States ...
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If you’ve ever made maple syrup you’re aware of the enormous amount of input necessary to make it. But you also know the sweet and sticky result is we...
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“Field research is a lot like fishing,” said Dr. Carl Heeder, DVM, at the 2025 Kemin Intestinal Health Symposium, a discussion on the direction of cur...
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Afew changes are in store for farmers who employ others. New York State Department of Labor Representative Mary Slattery, who directs the Division of ...
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Maine Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry Amanda Beal recently dropped by a classroom of farmers and woodlot owners eager to lear...
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Happy International Year of the Woman Farmer, farm family! If someone had told me a decade ago that there would be an International Year of the Woman ...
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My first contact with herbicide residue injuring field crops came in the 1970s, as an agronomy Extension agent. A farmer had me examine his alfalfa se...
Posted On February 4, 2026