December 17, 2025

Feeding the starved horse

When Dr. Jennie Ivey was doing graduate work at West Virginia University in 2008, she saw many emaciated horses and became interested in what happens in horses’ bodies during reduced nutrient intake. Today, Ivey, associate professor of animal science at the University Tennessee, helps teach horse owners and rescues about refeeding starved horses.

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Keystone Farm Show ready for exciting 2026 event

December 17, 2025

This year’s Keystone Farm Show is one of the largest in its 28-year history. Started in 1998, the Keystone Farm Show carved out an important marketing...

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Guard against small business tax fraud

by Sonja Heyck-Merlin

December 17, 2025

"More than 70% of cyber attacks are aimed at businesses with less than 100 employees. "They’re not going for the big guys because the big guys can aff...

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Five years, one farmer-led cohort: What VT dairy farmers learned by working together

by Lia Raz, American Farmland Trust

December 17, 2025

Over the past five years, seven Vermont dairy farmers have participated in a farmer cohort facilitated by Cheryl Bruce, senior livestock & grazing spe...

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Crop Comments: Sublimation, Right on Schedule

December 17, 2025

Occasionally the bottom drops out, temperature-wise, in Central New York during the last week of November. Three or four years ago, Thanksgiving Day i...