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More farmers than ever are interested in and practicing regenerative agriculture these days. They are focused on putting more back into their land and...
Posted On July 15, 2026
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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There’s evidence that pair or group feeding for calves is better, but will farmers buy into it? Dr. Marina von Keyserlingk, professor and dairy welfar...
Posted On July 15, 2026
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Part 1: How Medicare works Some business practices in farming, including legally minimizing reported income, may benefit the business for a while. How...
Posted On July 15, 2026
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Just as summer 2026 was getting started, I stumbled into three situations where cattlemen reported incidence of foot rot in their livestock. Two of th...
Posted On July 15, 2026
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Farmers have a love/hate relationship with phosphorus (P). It’s a dietary requirement for livestock but significant P is excreted in manure and urine....
Posted On July 8, 2026
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Using winter rye in his crop rotation has freed farmer Sandy Syburg from a chore he never much enjoyed: spreading poultry litter. His biologically act...
Posted On July 8, 2026
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Small ruminants come up with a variety of reasons to have diarrhea. A change in feed, weather, stress or disease can result in a miserable animal with...
Posted On July 8, 2026
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Recently I learned a friend named Wendy had purchased her very first horse, and with it came a surprise that I needed to see. Her story was interestin...
Posted On July 8, 2026
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As I’m writing this column early on June 30, the weather forecast for the Utica area spotlighted this headline: “Dangerous heat to hit parts of U.S. a...
Posted On July 8, 2026
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