Governor John Carney, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Nikko Brady and state legislators honored four Delaware farm families for their commitment to keeping farmland within the family for 100 years. “There is no better way to kick off Delaware Grown Week than to highlight the history of Delaware agri...

Most dairy farms have colostrum feeding protocol, but colostrum handling procedures vary widely. The beneficial qualities of the best colostrum can be negated by poor collection, handling, storage and feeding practices. Dr. Phillip Jardon, technical consultant for Elanco Animal Health, conducts colo...

In the Northeast and throughout the Mid-Atlantic, quality farmland is becoming rarer with each passing year. What’s not lost to human development may be dedicated instead to conservation efforts – but how do farmers know what’s worth keeping arable and what’s worth setting aside for nature? That was...

Some producers have suggested that reproductive efficiency is just something that “happens” and “is easily achievable.” There are many nuances to reproduction that can have a tremendous impact on dairy farm profitability. Reproductive efficiency is needed to maintain herd productivity. The easiest a...

Self-employment and choosing an advisor Paula Ledney uses this Stephen Covey quote to emphasize the importance of setting goals when farm business owners work through retirement planning. Ledney, who serves as the education program associate and financial analyst in business, energy and community vi...

Most who raise small ruminants are aware of the growing demand for sheep and goat meat. However, despite this trend, U.S. production of lamb and mutton has been steadily decreasing while lamb imports are increasing. Lyssa Seefeldt, Extension ag educator in Wisconsin, said that although the U.S. does...

What you should be feeding your sheep or goats depends on their age, weight, stage of production, sex and species. It also depends on whether they’re on pasture, in a dry lot or in a hybrid system. To explain all the differences, Jeff Semler, Extension educator with University of Maryland Extension,...

Have you ever spotted a farmer wearing a “Don’t Farm Naked” T-shirt? Rather than alluding to nudity, it’s a proclamation to the importance of cover cropping. Vegetable growers report, however, that their increasing use of cover crops is posing some challenges. Chad Cochrane, a New Hampshire-based US...

The initial question addressed was “How do I attract raptors as well as any other birds and wildlife to my farms?” The answer was presented by Matt Johnson from Cal Poly-Humboldt and Breanna Martinico from UC-Davis during a part of “The Role of Birds on the Farm” series. Johnson began by discussing ...