Country Folks, News
Posted on November 12, 2025
Planting cover crops is like eating your vegetables – just because you know you should doesn’t mean you will. And like vegetables, the good news about cover crops is the same as the bad: they’re just too beneficial to pass up. While the last thing you probably want to do after an autumn harvest is p...
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Courtney Llewellyn 
Posted on November 12, 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 grant can be really overwhelming, but the Tri-State Extension Dairy Team hosted a webinar to make the process easier to comprehend. UVM Extension Dairy Re...
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Courtney Llewellyn 
Posted on November 12, 2025
Annually, the U.S.’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint is about 6.3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents, a unit of measurement that is used to standardize the climate effects of various GHGs. According to Kirby Krogstad, assistant professor of dairy nutrition at Ohio State, agricult...
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Courtney Llewellyn 
Posted on November 12, 2025
Scientists define hydrology as “the scientific study of the movement, distribution and management of water on Earth, including the water cycle, water resources and drainage basin sustainability.” A common misconception is that drought’s impacts on society are limited to semi-arid regions, but drough...
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by Sally Colby 
May 6, 2026
Calving is covered in classrooms but there’s nothing like real-life initiation. Veterinarian Lisa Freeze thinks of calving as more of an art than a sc...
Courtney Llewellyn 
May 6, 2026
Swine success is never simple. Every season serves a new set of stressors. Fall feels friendly with crisp air and steady gains. Summer, however, sizzl...
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by Sally Colby Part 2: Preventing cyberthreats 
May 6, 2026
Part 2: Preventing cyberthreats The internet was first hailed as a tool for open information and operability. No one suspected the potential for nefar...
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by Jazlyn Hoadley & Andrew Magnuson, SUNY Cobleskill 
May 6, 2026
High production dairy cows are metabolic athletes with unique nutritional challenges that producers must be aware of to maintain herd health, trace mi...
