September 4, 2018

Crop Comments: Sports drinks for crops

At the end of important football games the players on the winning team often take a bushel basket full of ice and an orange electrolyte-laden beverage and douse their coach’s head with it. This particular beverage is routinely consumed in large quantities by sweating athletes. Electrolyte

Country Folks, Dairy

Good things in smaller packages

by Sally Colby

May 20, 2026

A relatively small dairy farm with fewer than 100 cows was the norm not long ago, and it’s working today on Becky and Dave Troop’s farm in Cochranvill...

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PFAS in pesticides: What farmers should know

by Sonja Heyck-Merlin

May 20, 2026

“Are the PFAS in pesticides contaminating our land and water? Unfortunately, there really isn’t enough research yet to give us a firm answer,” said Fa...

Country Folks, Dairy

Nutrition affects milk components

by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant

May 20, 2026

What you feed the herd affects both herd health and milk composition. Kevin Harvatine, Ph.D., professor of nutritional physiology and chair in Agricul...

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Sage Meadow Farm supports community through goat yoga

by Laura Rodley

May 20, 2026

Sage Meadow Farm is a small goat dairy in Easthampton, MA, focused on sustainable, compassionate herd management and community giving. Owners Stan and...