That’s Sonny Perdue’s motto for the USDA, and he plans to share it with farmers across all 50 states as he discusses the upcoming Farm Bill. Perdue, the 31st U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, grew up on a dairy and row crop farm in Georgia, spent time as a veterinarian in private practice, had a succes...

While animal welfare and abuse issues, particularly on large dairy operations, have been in the media spotlight and are a primary consumer concern, the majority of dairy farms emphasize animal welfare and prioritize proper animal care. After all, if the cows aren’t comfortable and healthy, they aren...

by Hope Holland In the midst of a deep freeze that left much of the east coast of the United States shivering, TheHorse.com published an article entitled “Study: Donkeys Need Added Protection in Cold Climates” written byCasie Bazay, NBCAAM. “Many people think of donkeys as hardy little equids that a...

Xuemei Huang is a firm believer in documentation, and often makes her case with graphics that can be vivid in their depictions. Huang is with Penn State University’s Hershey Medical Center, serving as co-director of the Center for Movement Disorders. She is also a Professor of Pharmacology, Neurosur...

If you’re working on the farm outside in winter and feel cold, chances are you can do something about it. What about the newborn calf? Dr. Jerry Bertoldo, DVM and Regional Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension, says the biggest challenge in keeping young calves warm is their relatively small...

Creative Plagiarism was the title of a book that came out in 1990, authored by Wayne Ray. You can find the text of this work online. In it, Ray notes that “Most of what we have read has been written or thought of long before we were born. Writers have borrowed ideas from one another for as long as i...

WATERLOO, NY — Want healthier soil and bigger yields? Don’t till, according to Jim Hershey, president of the Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance. Hershey presented “Managing Corn in a No-Till System” at the recent Corn Congress, an event hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension. Hershey likes to define “no...

This year, the Keystone Farm Show opened for the 21 st time from Jan. 9-11 at the York Fairgrounds, York, PA. Throughout the three-day event, it is estimated that 12,000 attendees made their way to visit the over 500 exhibitors. This is an increase from the attendance numbers of the previous year an...

When Jeff and Nona Cullen retired from careers in the military — Jeff with 27 years in the Marine Corps and Nona with 22 years in the Navy — the couple wanted to enjoy their retirement but also wanted to become self-sufficient. The Cullens found 20 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains and thought about...