High-risk farming

Anyone operating a family business knows that work-related stress and family concerns all too often become combined. Leaving work-related stress at the front door isn’t as easy when your home life and your work life are integrated. And farmers often live and work on the same property — while performing a job that

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Harnessing sunshine that stays on the farm

by Sally Colby

December 9, 2025

Benjamin Barnett’s grandfather started a dairy farm in Pennsylvania in 1952 with $1,200 and 14 cows. Today the farm is 700 acres and 200 cows. “It sti...

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Data for a smoother, smarter & more synchronized farm

by Enrico Villamaino

December 9, 2025

In a forward-focused webinar presented by the International Dairy, Deli & Bakery Association (IDDBA), Dr. Armin Pearn delivered a resonant message abo...

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Planting green proves pragmatic for IPM

by Holly Devon

December 9, 2025

Pest management is one of the most pernicious problems faced by farmers, thanks to the fact that we are not alone in what we consider to be delicious ...

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Crop Comments: Spread the Closest Fields Last

Crop Comments B3

December 9, 2025

As I’m writing this column on the first day of December, it’s about three weeks until days start lengthening in the northern hemisphere. Recently, mos...