Many farmers throughout the southeast are still dealing with the aftermath of excessive rain, topped by Hurricane Florence. While Florence had massive impacts on land and people, it’s likely that more storms will hit the southeast and northeast over the coming months. What goes on when water gets in...

In her role as vice president of government relations for Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), Mary Knigge is keenly aware of what’s happening in all aspects of the dairy industry. Knigge aids the organization’s legislative affairs team in supporting dairy policy, and recently addressed the Dairy Girl Ne...

The Keystone International Livestock Expo (KILE) was held recently in Harrisburg, PA, and the sheep show drew exhibitors from across the country. This year’s event offered classes for Lincoln Longwool sheep for the first time. One Lincoln exhibitor was long-time Greenwood, DE, sheep breeder Debbie V...

North Carolina Angus farm earns 2018 CAB Ambassador Award Recently retired from careers that allowed for Angus on the side, Joe and Robin Hampton, of Mt. Ulla, NC, are past the days of driving two hours one way to breed a cow and then back. Retirement has them where the cattle always were. They’re f...

You see something white from afar. Your heart rate and pace quicken. As you reach the trophy sphere, it becomes apparent you have found the coveted, magical puffball. What a win for your palate and the storytelling that will follow, amidst its tender, earthy flesh sautéing in butter. It seems the co...

HARTFORD, CT – In 1985 Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp hosted a concert to help raise awareness of the loss of family farms across America and raise funds to help keep farmers on their land. Thirty-three years later they are still playing, with many more artists joining them to support...

HARRISBURG, PA– Cutting Edge T Delilah EX-94, shown by Kyle Barton of Copake, NY, was named Supreme Champion Cow to conclude the 2018 All-American Dairy Show on Sept. 20 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg. Previously, Delilah was named the Brown Swiss Intermediate Ch...

HARRISBURG, PA – Brooke Carey’sTitusville, PA, four-year-old cow, Plum-Line Reginald Velovr, won the title of Supreme Champion Cow on Sept. 17 during the 2018 Premier National Junior Show in Harrisburg. The Holstein was awarded Senior Champion and Grand Champion Holstein before winning the overall t...

Preparing for winter It’s barely autumn — but we’re thinking that there might be a long, hard winter coming. These past few weeks we’ve remarked that we’ve never seen so many squirrels and chipmunks in the yard — there have been several chipmunks in the chickens’ fenced in run stealing chicken feed ...