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December 3, 2025
There are several primary goals for a profitable beef cow/calf herd – the majority of herd females should achieve viable pregnancies and calves are bo...
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by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant 
December 3, 2025
Improving both profits and animal welfare was the theme of “Farm 5.0 and the Future of Dairy Care,” a webinar recently presented by Beverly Hampton Ph...
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by Courtney Llewellyn 
December 3, 2025
It’s no secret that sugar maples are the preferred variety of trees for sugarmakers. But in the interest of making the most of what’s already growing ...
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by Andy Haman 
December 3, 2025
“I wasn’t really a poultry guy,” Jacob Horst shared – but that’s all behind him now. He and his family, of St. Johnsville, NY, became a family farm pa...
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December 3, 2025
As I wrote this column, the actual holiday was three days away. The happening should be considered more a season, not just a single square on a calend...
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by Ben Simons 
November 25, 2025
On Oct. 21 the Oneida County Farm Bureau hosted their 70th anniversary annual dinner meeting at Franklin Hotel Restaurant in Rome. The dinner menu was...
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by Laura Rodley 
December 3, 2025
Axel Linde of Lindenhof Farm in Kirkwood, PA, wears a sweatshirt embroidered with the words “Turkey Whisperer” when he sets up the market table where ...
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by Laura Rodley 
November 25, 2025
Shelley Gray and her husband Roger have been raising turkeys for 30 years at Gray Family Farm in New Windsor, NY. First they raised chickens at the fa...
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by Kelsi Devolve 
November 25, 2025
Receiving funding through a grant is a huge honor and success, but it takes a lot of work to earn it. Going through the process of applying for a gran...
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by Kelsi Devolve 
November 25, 2025
Virtual fencing is a relatively new farming option in the Northeast, but it’s very effective and reduces labor when moving animals between pastures. V...
