“When they hear the sound, it’s like a magnet,” said Rick Jordan. Jordan is the operations manager/pilot/jack of all trades for CNY Drone Services, a first-time exhibitor of this year’s Empire Farm Days. CNY Drone Services will be set up on a 50×100 lot so they’ll have plenty of space to demonstrate...

Dr. Sonja Swiger, Texas A&M, said houseflies are more than just a nuisance. They contribute to the issue of antibiotic resistance. “Houseflies are known pathogen carriers of bacteria resistant to antibiotics,” said Swiger. “This is a concern when we’re taking care of animals and also trying to get r...

DEANSBORO, NY – Recently, 38 local New York State Conservation Agency professionals herded up at Bishopp Family Farm for a unique in-field training and “mooo-ving” experience about practical pasture management initiated by seasoned grass farmer and Madison County Soil & Water Conservation District’s...

Do you have a plan in place for transferring your farm business to the next generation? It may be a difficult topic to address, but the faculty at Cornell Cooperative Extension wants farmers looking to bequeath their operation to their children to know what they should be considering and what measur...

Providing a horse with good fencing is one of the most important responsibilities of being a horse keeper – especially during summer, when horses are eager to be turned out to pasture on a more regular basis, or when a new horse enters the picture. Your fencing needs to be inspected on a regular bas...

Not all greenhouse gases are the same, and by focusing on the properties of one in particular, we could clear cow custodians of a crumb of climate control calumny. Dr. Frank Mitloehner is a professor and air quality specialist in Cooperative Extension in the Department of Animal Science at UC-Davis....

“Knowing how to pay yourself can feel like one of those ‘Shouldn’t I know how to do this if I am running a business?’ kind of questions, but in reality, it’s a question that many farmers and ranchers have. And they don’t have a clear answer to,” said Eva Moss. Moss is the education program director ...

Consumers continue to move away from artificial sweeteners and back toward the classics: cane sugar, maple syrup and honey. Honey is especially popular, because bees are found everywhere and farmers from all walks of agriculture can add a small apiary operation to their enterprise to reap some rich ...

Before we start, we must define three very important words as they pertain to the horse: speed, acceleration and momentum. Definitions help us understand the horse while it’s in forward motion. Speed is a measured forward motion that is constant and unchanging; meters/minute, miles/hour and feet/sec...

June was Dairy Month and it was very busy, with lots of activities here in Oneida County. On June 1, the Oneida Co. Farm Bureau unveiled a life-sized Brown Swiss milking cow made of plastic, fiberglass and rubber to show people how to milk a cow and promote the dairy industry in the county. Her name...

There’s a general concern among doctors that as we age, our bodies become less efficient at regulating temperature. They state that this puts such people at greater risk of heat illness. To avoid such problems, health professionals recommend that aging folks in hot weather drink plenty of water befo...

The first day of summer 2023 ushered in graduation parties, summer vacation and the sales approval of “lab-grown,” cell-cultivated vat chicken. How apropos, as grilling season begins in earnest. Whether you use white or barbecue sauce, it might be a good idea to slather the climate-friendly “Franken...

With the heat of summer on tap, keeping cows cool will be a priority on dairy farms. Veterinarian Dr. William Prokop, director of operations atDairyInnovations LLC, discussed the combined use of moisture and fans to maintain cow comfort and production when temperatures rise. Prokop described the tem...

One of the most exciting events of August is quickly approaching. Empire Farm Days is slated for Aug. 3 – 5 this summer, and the organizers of the event at Lee Trade Shows are excited to welcome both attendees and exhibitors to Palladino Farms in Pompey, NY. A first-time exhibitor this year will be ...

Increasingly, crop people are planting their corn with the goal of harvesting the highest possible energy forage supporting profitable livestock production. For folks who do not (or may not) use herbicides, it’s critical that such stands be cultivated on a timely basis so that weeds don’t overwhelm ...