Better soils lead to better forage, improved animal health, higher milk quality and larger milk yield. “Soil fertility is the foundation to Integrated Livestock Cropping System [and] works to enhance the flow of nutrients within the biological system,” said Cynthia A. Daley, Ph.D., Organic Dairy Pro...

More than 100 visitors attended the first of two Open House and Dairy Tour events presented by Pennsylvania’s Center for Dairy Excellence (CDE) on June 28 at Hopeway Farm near Greensburg, PA. Wayne and Hope Frye, along with son Patrick and daughter Kelley, served as hosts for the morning event, whic...

How much rain fell in North Carolina this spring and early summer? On July 9, Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler said, “It is just about time to call for Noah and the Ark! It’s amazing the amount of rain we have had. It’s not just one region it is pretty much the statewide. In some areas of t...

STAUNTON, VA — “I’ve learned so much more this year than last year,” Jimmy Crosby said about his second year growing corn. Like other locations in the Valley, Crosby’s farm between Staunton and Swoope has received abundant rain the past two growing seasons. Last year his farm received 25 inches from...

Dr. Darrell Emmick shared his experience with animal foraging behavior and explained how to train livestock to eat weeds. This talk was part of a workshop called ‘From We-Feeders to Weed-Eaters: Controlling Weeds through Animal Grazing’ hosted by Watson Farm in Jamestown, RI. Dr. Emmick also spoke a...

BURNT CHIMNEY, VA — Homestead Creamery has begun a plant expansion which will permit additional milk processing as well allow the production of yogurt and cheese. About 6,000 square feet will be added to the existing facility. That additional space will be used to expand production, to develop effic...

Although a group of dairy cattle isn’t typically referred to as a ‘mob,’ that’s what they are when they’re grazing a small section of highly nutritious pasture in a short amount of time. USDA-ARS pasture researcher Dr. Kathy Soder says dairy farmers are asking a lot of questions about mob, or tall g...

Junior Angus exhibitors led 243 entries at the 2013 Eastern Regional Junior Angus Show, June 21-23 in Harrisonburg, VA. Alan Miller, Gridley, IL, evaluated the 146 owned females, 53 bred-and-owned females, 12 bred-and-owned bulls, 19 steers, and 13 cow-calf pairs before choosing winners. Wright SCC ...

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