Veterinary epidemiologist Jason Lombard, DVM, Colorado State University, recently provided a review of what’s known, and unknown, about H5N1 in dairy cattle. “This outbreak has been in the U.S. for about three years,” said Lombard. “Multiple genotypes of influenza A have been circulating in livestoc...

In Upstate New York’s Herkimer County, where country craft meets classroom curiosity, there is a mission to bring the farm straight into the schoolroom. Wendy Richardson is a 4-H program educator who is using the Dairy in the Classroom (DitC) program to stir curiosity, serve science and spread the w...

People have occasionally looked at Elise and Jeff Koning in astonishment when they talk about grazing sheep in Christmas trees. Sheep are notorious for eating trees and shrubs. In Europe, however, grazing trees, orchards and vineyards with sheep is a standard management practice. What these astounde...

Northeast corn silage growers are currently about three-quarters done with chopping. Corn grain growers are about one-quarter done with combining. This is a good time to conduct a small experiment while the person doing the chopping or combining waits for an empty forage wagon or gravity wagon to be...

If you own land, you could receive a tax deduction of $1,700/acre for soil nutrient reduction. Tyler Bruch, founder of Boa Safra Ag , presented on the topic at the recent 2025 New York Corn & Soybean Summer Crop Tour hosted by Rodman Lott & Son Farms. “Boa Safra” means “good harvest” in Portuguese, ...

Autumn is in the air, and that means: fall foliage, crisp weather and pumpkin spice everything until winter sets in. For those cultivating the land, autumn is harvest season, and wonderful though the bounty may be, that adds up to a whole lot of farm work. Visitors dream of getting out into the coun...

On Sept. 8, much of Central New York received light frosts. Fearing that such might take place, I had covered my frost-sensitive crops with tarps. Doing so proved to be a wise idea, since, come dawn, the hood of our car showed a very thin layer of ice crystals. When those melted away, I removed the ...

The Big E has been providing fairground entertainment – and agritainment – for 109 years. Bridget Kelleher, assistant director of marketing, stated, “The Big E continues to be the leading showcase for commerce, agriculture and entertainment in the Northeast.” Each evening, fairgoers enjoyed a daily ...

Farmers are always eager to learn about new farm technology, especially if it helps achieve production goals. One technology that’s garnering more interest is drones. Ephraim Riehl, Matthew Riehl and David Stolzfus, of RiehlWay Ag in New Holland, PA, discussed the use of drones at the annual Penn St...