Successfully treating diarrhea in the newborn of all species has long been a challenge to those charged with their care. Infants whose immune systems have yet to be developed rely on antibodies from their mother’s colostrum to provide the protection they need until their own systems can begin to pro...

Angela Scaramuzzino is a microbiology technician who works at the Lancaster Dairy Herd Improvement Association (LDHIA) in Manheim, PA. Angela busily seems to be everywhere in the DHIA building at the same time. “I test milk making sure that it is safe to drink,” she says, which almost makes it sound...

SNOW CREEK, VA — At this time of year farmers are thinking about what to use as a fall cover crop. Here in southern Franklin County, Doug and Charlie Brown are thinking they may already have theirs. About 230 acres of their wheat crop is still standing, rain damaged, blighted with vomitoxin, and spr...

In general, learning experiences about agriculture somehow seem more effective when offered in an idyllic setting like a farm. The 2013 Pennsylvania Beef Producers Summit was held at the Masonic Village Farm in Elizabethtown, PA beneath a gray cloud bank that afforded light and sporadic rainfall dur...

“The Pennsylvania All-American Dairy Show is a new venture. It is designed to fill a need that has been apparent for some years. Until now, our (Pennsylvania) dairy farmers have had to take their cattle to other states to benefit from the comparisons and competition that open, national shows provide...

The Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture recently hosted a field day, designed to introduce area farmers to the use of forested riparian buffers and other conservation practices. The event was held at Forks Farm Market in Orangeville, PA, an 85 acre diverse livestock farm, located in...

While this summer’s abundant rainfall was too much for some areas, other regions throughout the Northeast had just enough moisture for a strong second cutting of dry hay. Although any farmer would love to get that additional tonnage from hayfields, late summer days mean fewer daylight hours, less wi...

Words of advice for national crowd of Angus breeders visiting Trowbridge Angus during the the breeds National Conference and Tour “Genomics provided valuable information but I stress the need to still look at cattle. Let’s focus on our strengths as the largest beef breed and always listen to the con...

A dairy farm that’s milking 1,550 cows in a four times a day system while maintaining a 30,000 pound herd average and a SCC of 150,000 is doing a lot of things right, starting with forage management. That’s the case at Mercer Vu Farms, Inc., in Mercersburg, PA, where the Hissong family recently host...