ITHACA, NY – Two experts at Cornell presented a webinar they developed to dairy farm owners and managers, along with other farmers, packed with helpful up-to-date information on the COVID-19 pandemic and what steps they should consider taking to protect their workforce and their businesses. Richard ...

Animal-based soil amendments can help producers grow more; however, they carry greater risk than other amendments. M. Charles Gould, Extension educator at Michigan State University, presented “Safe Use of Animal-Based Soil Amendments” as a recent webinar. Gould began with a definition of soil amendm...

When it comes to a farm’s acreage, not everything is tillable land. Many landowners also hold tracts of woodland of varying sizes. These woodlands can serve as natural buffers – or, with some expert consideration, can become sources of extra income through concentrated logging. That expert considera...

Anyone who raises livestock knows the importance of water. Water intake and water quality affect feed intake, the absorption of nutrients and productivity aspects such as overall health, the ability to gain weight, milk production and fertility. Leah Clark, livestock specialist at the Saskatchewan M...

Diversification is the key to success for the Wright Family Cattle Farm, located on 800 picturesque hilltop acres in Bedford County, VA. Calving season is on the horizon, with blossoming trees and greening pastures signaling the approach of spring. The farm, founded in the 1920s by brothers Randolph...

Three hundred to 500% increase in sales is a clear indication that beef is still “What’s for Dinner.” “In times of stress, it’s encouraging to know our customers seek out nutritious, domestically raised beef to feed their families,” said Tommell Cattle Company’s Nick Tommell of Berne, NY. It’s a sen...

TOBACCOVILLE, NC – Harmony Ridge is a produce and livestock farm in North Carolina’s northern Piedmont. The farm has a CSA and markets to restaurants throughout the Old North State and beyond. In addition to selling about 25 different types of vegetables grown on the farm, Harmony Ridge sells eggs f...

SOUDERTON, PA – Officials, livestock marketing hubs, truckers and beef and dairy producers are holding their proverbial breath as news came down March 30 that Souderton’s JBS USA beef processing plant will reduce production for about two weeks after several staff members exhibited “flu-like symptoms...

In the several decades since the introduction of antibiotics, the livestock industry has enjoyed a period during which animal losses due to susceptible diseases was greatly reduced. In addition to the treatment of active diseases, it was found that the addition of certain antibiotics to cattle diets...