Country Folks, ...
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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Crop
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...
Country Folks, Dairy
by Joseph Armstrong 
May 27, 2026
Giant farms dominate the dairy landscape. According to Jon Winsten with the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NE-DBIC), the last 20 years ha...
Country Folks
by Sally Colby 
May 27, 2026
Nearly everyone looks forward to retirement, and many anticipate collecting Social Security. However, planning is essential. Paula Ledney, Penn State ...
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by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant 
May 27, 2026
Herbicide resistance is an increasing problem for soybean growers. Resistance leaves fewer tools for operators to combat weeds. Vipan Kumar, Ph.D., pr...
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Crop Comments
Crop Comments A7 
May 27, 2026
According to Dan Quinn, Purdue University agronomist, examining corn ears from your fields helps estimate what yield might be. Examining corn ears pri...
