For horses just starting out or horses in a re-training program, longe lining is a wonderful way to develop the aids. Many good things come of long lining; education of the mouth and bit, straightness and forwardness and gathering up the horse from back to front. Of equal importance is the learning ...

Regularly testing your soil to make sure it’s performing as best as it can is important, but so is testing the manure you spread as fertilizer. Mahmoud Sharara, waste management Extension specialist with North Carolina State University, shares the best management practices for sampling manure. There...

All Emma Durling of Trumansburg, NY, wanted for her fifth birthday was to ride a live unicorn with wings. As she found out, when you wish hard enough, your dreams do come true. Emma’s mom, Elizabeth, knew that her parents who live in Albion, NY, would be eager to help. They still own her youth horse...

Whether you put a teaspoon of clover honey in your tea, stir some in your oatmeal cookie recipe or enjoy a good mead, you’re supporting local beekeeping family businesses that pollinate plants and nourish a nation. In a bit of good news, Mother Nature’s worker bees have claimed the number one spot a...

The University of Maryland recently hosted a webinar to discuss the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule, the “Navigable Waters Protection” (NWP) rule, and how their interpretations of the 1972 Clean Water Act (CWA) may possibly affect farmers and agricultural operations in the future. The wor...

I saw a Pinterest post recently (which I modified slightly) that says “Old roads, old tractors, old folks and old ways still have a lot to offer in this sped-up world we live in.” Because we need some joy during this Christmas season pandemic, I’ll share a tractor story as old as time. It’s a pretty...

Those who wish to purchase food grown locally are most familiar with produce. Fruit and vegetables sold by the roadside are a hallmark of locally grown food. Produce is the low-hanging fruit of local food consumption. Even so, luring customers away from supermarket purchases of imported or well-trav...

For the sixth November since 2015, the University of Maryland’s Agriculture Law Education Initiative (ALEI) hosted its annual Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference. Sponsored by the Maryland Farm Bureau and MidAtlantic Farm Credit, the event brought together agricultural professionals, attor...

Dr. Chris Wolf recently explained just how dairy farmers actually get paid. The mysteries behind the milk check were found to be threefold: the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) uniform (or blend) price, regional order differences and farm level concerns such as components and milk hauling costs. ...