Drone cover crop seeding: No longer fringe

In 2023, Maryland’s Department of Agriculture Cover Crop Program began reimbursing growers for cover crops applied by drone technology. Field trials and research completed by University of Maryland Extension during 2020 and 2021 paved the way for the inclusion of this practice. For Erika Crowl, agricultural Extension agent for Baltimore Co., MD, using drones to seed

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Beef calves’ first 24

by Sally Colby

December 3, 2025

There are several primary goals for a profitable beef cow/calf herd – the majority of herd females should achieve viable pregnancies and calves are bo...

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Animal care raises farm profits

by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant

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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Other saps from other taps

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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The turkey whisperer

by Laura Rodley

December 3, 2025

Axel Linde of Lindenhof Farm in Kirkwood, PA, wears a sweatshirt embroidered with the words “Turkey Whisperer” when he sets up the market table where ...