Since glyphosate is a hot button issue for both consumers and producers, American Hort brought together several experts in the field to discuss the topic. American Hort represents the entire horticulture industry and has been following the glyphosate debate in the interest of dispersing the science ...

Anyone who has worked cattle with a spouse or other family member knows the process can lead to tension and arguments. Cattle become stressed because they’re crowded and forced to move unnaturally, and noisy gates and tight spots are uncomfortable and unfamiliar. People become flustered, try to rush...

Spend some time with Dr. Sjoerd Duiker and you’ll have a new appreciation for the soil under your feet. Duiker, professor of soil management and applied soil physics at Penn State, said there’s a lot to learn from soil from a perspective that’s three feet deep. “If you have cows, you feed the rumen,...

The Dairy Cattle Welfare Council recently hosted veterinarian Dr. Conrad Spangler of Riverview LLP, whose dairy farms are located across several states. Spangler discussed the significance of high-performing down cow care teams. “I really think that there’s three main points that we’ve covered,” Spa...

UPPER MOUNT BETHEL TWP., PA – Pennsylvania’s first Leopold Conservation Award honors Harvest Home Farm for the many steps the DiFebo family took to preserve and improve their land. The award, named for Aldo Leopold, famed conservationist, is the creation of the Sand County Foundation, named for Leop...

A discussion of the opioid crisis isn’t necessarily a topic that draws farmers, but Dr. Glenn Sterner, assistant professor of criminal justice at Penn State, said it’s a critical topic. When Sterner was conducting rural sociology research at Penn State, he talked with many people in small communitie...

Ben Long, first-generation farmer SCOTLAND NECK, NC – Ben Long grew up in Statesville, but as a child he would spend summers in eastern North Carolina, specifically the area around Scotland Neck, where his mother was raised and where her parents lived. Located in the northern part of North Carolina’...

An enthusiastic group of young people gathered at Sheppard Farms in Hanover, PA, to improve their beef cattle knowledge and hone their showmanship skills. Although some were seasoned showmen, others were just starting to learn how to handle and exhibit cattle. Heather Lunn, who owns the farm with he...

No one wants to be that neighbor – the one who spreads manure with odor that lingers for days. For the owners of Kish-View Farm, an interest in technology and a passing conversation helped solve the odor problem. As Kish-View Farm grew over the years, each project included positive changes for the f...