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Posted on April 9, 2025
At the 2024 Corn and Forage Meeting, hosted by UNH Extension, Allen Wilder, forage agronomist at the Miner Institute , discussed a wide variety of new products being introduced to the corn industry. Many of these products are marketed as a way to help corn fix its own nitrogen (N) or mitigate stress...
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Posted on April 2, 2025
ORISKANY, NY – The new beef cattle Extension specialist with Cornell Pro-Livestock isn’t hard to notice with his signature cowboy hat, ostrich leather boots and red Chevy truck named Jolene. Indeed, Dr. Adam Murray’s swagger is good for New York’s beef industry. What makes Murray such a good resourc...
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jkarkwren 
Posted on April 2, 2025
It’s one thing to have a great idea for a farm business, but an entirely different thing to bring that idea to market. Bonnie Nelsen, business management specialist with Cornell’s Lake Ontario Fruit Program , recently presented “From Seed to Success: Turn Your Idea Into an Actionable Plan – Developi...
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Courtney Llewellyn 
Posted on April 2, 2025
As highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has proven, anything can happen to your cattle herds at any time. That’s why contingency planning – preparing an operation to be ready to respond effectively in the event of an emergency – is crucial. Specifically discussing a Secure Beef Supply Plan at th...
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Posted on April 2, 2025
Glyphosate resistance has become a hot topic in weed management. Vipan Kumar, Ph.D., associate professor and Extension weed management specialist in Cornell’s Soil & Crop Sciences Section, addressed the issue in his presentation, “Integrated Weed Management Strategies in New York Soybean Production”...
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Courtney Llewellyn 
Posted on April 2, 2025
The Great Lakes have a lot of influence on the climates (and the agriculture) of the lands that border them, whether those lands are in New York or Michigan. That’s why a study conducted by members of the Michigan State University’s Department of Entomology may be of interest for those in the Empire...
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Kelsi Devolve 
Posted on April 2, 2025
Agricultural activities can be dangerous if safety is not taken seriously. As the weather becomes nicer, farms will be offering activities for families of all ages to attend. The Childhood Agricultural Safety Network (CASN) recently hosted a webinar to discuss the importance of keeping families safe...
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Sally Colby 
Posted on April 2, 2025
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the major concerns in human and veterinary medicine today. A variety of agricultural activities may contribute to this issue, especially when wastewater is used for agricultural irrigation. Dr. Daniel Ashworth, research soil scientist with USDA-ARS, has been resear...
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Ben Simons 
Posted on April 2, 2025
At the end of February, local elected officials, including New York State Sen. Joe Griffo and NYS Assemblymembers Ken Blankenbush, Brian Miller, Marianne Buttenschon and Robert Smullen, signed and sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul asking her to look into the devastating snowstorms that occurred in ...
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jkarkwren 
Posted on April 1, 2025
As is our annual tradition, we’d thought we’d share some silly stories with you on April 1. Holstein saves the farm SENECA FALLS, NY – Thanks to a prizewinning Holstein, John DeLieter’s Buttercup Meadows Farm will struggle no more. The “cash cow” isn’t a show cow. In fact, Anita is one of the smalle...
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Sally Colby 
Posted on March 26, 2025
When highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) became widespread in chickens, farmers were forced to eliminate entire flocks and egg prices rose. Adding complexity to the issue was the diagnosis of HPAI in dairy cattle. Behind the scenes, researchers worked to understand and slow the spread of HPAI. ...
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Kelsi Devolve 
Posted on March 26, 2025
Farm Credit East recently invited two experts to present data at the 2025 Grain and Oilseed Outlook. Tanner Ehmke and Jacqui Fatka are CoBank lead economists, specializing in grains and oilseeds and farm supply and biofuels, respectively. Ehmke provided a baseline of where the industry sat at the to...
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Andy Haman 
Posted on March 26, 2025
“Don’t let yourself be boxed in,” Brooke White of Don’s Dairy Supply closed her session at the 2025 Ag Solutions and Networking Expo at SUNY Cobleskill. The expo, hosted by the college, CCE Schoharie & Otsego, New York Farm Bureau and others, was focused on local and regional agricultural interests....
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Kelsi Devolve 
Posted on March 26, 2025
The Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) hosted their 23rd annual winter conference recently at SNHU. Daniel King, the owner and manager of Clarkridge Farm in Goffstown, NH, presented his recommendations for effective, mobile and low-cost fencing techniques for pigs and cows. Clarkridge Farm...
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jkarkwren 
Posted on March 26, 2025
Problems with lodging wheat? Lots of factors come into play, but farmers have options to improve their wheat stands. Peter Johnson, the Canadian agronomist behind the “ Wheat Pete’s Word ” podcast, presented “Breaking the Fall” at the recent Soybean & Small Grains Congress. “You lose one bushel per ...
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