Country Folks
Posted on October 23, 2025
Instagram’s 2010 launch into the digital landscape marked a cultural timestamp. “Selfies” became mainstream, filters showcased the world through vibrant color and everyone had to grab a snapshot “for the ‘gram.” A lot has transpired in 15 years. The app is no longer just for food shots and snaps of ...
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Posted on October 23, 2025
Northeast corn silage growers are currently about three-quarters done with chopping. Corn grain growers are about one-quarter done with combining. This is a good time to conduct a small experiment while the person doing the chopping or combining waits for an empty forage wagon or gravity wagon to be...
Country Folks
Posted on October 23, 2025
The U.S. dairy industry is gaining a major new platform this autumn with the launch of the American Dairy XPO (ADX), taking place Nov. 5 and 6 at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction, VT. Bringing together more than 150 exhibitors and more than 200 dairy brands from the U.S., Canada, Eu...
Country Folks
Posted on October 23, 2025
The American Dairy XPO is proud to announce that all active members of 4-H and FFA will receive complimentary entry to the inaugural American Dairy XPO (ADX) upon showing proof of membership at the entry gates. In its continued commitment to youth development and the future of dairy producers in the...
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jkarkwren 
Posted on October 15, 2025
If you own land, you could receive a tax deduction of $1,700/acre for soil nutrient reduction. Tyler Bruch, founder of Boa Safra Ag , presented on the topic at the recent 2025 New York Corn & Soybean Summer Crop Tour hosted by Rodman Lott & Son Farms. “Boa Safra” means “good harvest” in Portuguese, ...
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by Sally Colby 
Posted on September 30, 2025
"We’re seeing the collision of the beef and dairy markets in a way we wouldn’t have dreamed of a few years ago.” That’s how Derrell Peel, Ph.D., Extension and livestock marketing specialist, Oklahoma State University, began a late summer update on the cattle market. He said no one could have anticip...
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Sally Colby 
February 4, 2026
When it comes to youth operating farm equipment, many adults will say, “I did it when I was a kid and nothing happened to me.” But that isn’t the stor...
Country Folks
February 4, 2026
The New York Beef Council (NYBC) is proud to announce that Troy Bishopp of Deansboro, NY, has been named the 2025 Beef Promoter of the Year. This awar...
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by Laura Rodley 
February 4, 2026
The Northeastern Poultry Congress (NEPC) celebrated its 52nd year this January. People flocked to the free family-friendly show at the Eastern States ...
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by Joseph Armstrong 
February 4, 2026
If you’ve ever made maple syrup you’re aware of the enormous amount of input necessary to make it. But you also know the sweet and sticky result is we...
