Shepherd’s Gate grows from gardening to goats

HOLLAND, MA – It took some gentle ribbing from a local inspector to act as a catalyst, but that was the final nudge Jennifer Poirier needed to turn her hobby into a full-fledged career. Shepherd’s Gate Farm, located on Union Road in Holland, MA, right

Country Folks

A delicate balance

by Sally Colby

June 24, 2026

Small ruminants have some challenging health issues. One problem occurs almost exclusively in males and can be deadly. In a recent presentation, Dr. H...

Country Folks, Events

The mysterious pasture circles

by Troy Bishopp, Northeast NatGLC Regional Grazing Manager

June 24, 2026

News outlets jump at a chance to film mysterious, celestial, crop circles and wax paranormal about their meaning. I wish they showed the same enthusia...

Country Folks

Workplace culture on the farm

by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant

June 24, 2026

“Workplace culture” seems like a term for boardrooms, not bunk silos and milking parlors. But the right atmosphere in agriculture can make a differenc...

Country Folks, Crop Comments

Crop Comments

Crop Comments: Finger Lakes grower requests fertilizer recommendation

Crop Comments A13

June 24, 2026

About a month after the Strait of Hormuz blockade began, a farmer named Ken called me, asking me to formulate fertilizers for his small cropping opera...