June 10, 2026

Freedom with responsibility

According to a 2025 state agriculture overview, New York State is home to 30,000 farm operations, 650,000 milking cows, 500 concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) with 300 or more mature cows and is number five in the nation for milk production. Extensive acreage in hay, haylage, corn grain, corn silage and soybeans generate farm products to feed livestock.

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Sheep may safely graze

by Sally Colby

June 10, 2026

When the price of lamb dropped in the 1990s, Janet McNally had to make changes in the way she raised sheep. McNally spoke recently at the Pennsylvania...

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What do you celebrate in June?

by Farmer Ben Simons & Audrey Donahoe, ADANE

June 10, 2026

I make it a point to celebrate dairy in every way I know how. I visit my local grocery stores and buy milk by the gallon, sour cream, cheese and my pe...

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Long-term organic farm research findings

by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant

June 10, 2026

The gold standard of research is long-term findings. These demonstrate lasting trends and a greater likelihood of predicting future outcomes. Michael ...

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Crop Comments: Crop guru pushes hot climate summer annuals

June 10, 2026

“Most corn is in the ground. Fields that were weather-caused fallow can still produce a very high-quality forage from sorghum. Sorghum is planted afte...