During baling season, time is at a premium and it’s easy for farmers to skip safety measures. But handling large round bales that weigh 700 to 800 pounds can be a dangerous and potentially deadly task. Jim Carrabba, agricultural safety specialist with NYCAMH (New York Center for Agricultural Medicin...

TIMONIUM, MD — More than 80 4-H members from four states gathered at the Maryland State Fairgrounds for the first Maryland Invitational Livestock Judging Contest. For the past 15 years the Gene and Charlotte Mullinix family hosted the prominent Cattail Classic Regional Livestock Judging Competition ...

The 30th Annual Schnecksville Community Fair recently took place in Schnecksville, PA, just seven miles north of Allentown in Lehigh County. The hard work of more than 100 volunteers brings this fair to life each year. Over 1,700 competitive items, including 619 animals, were entered. The theme of t...

There are perfect days for certain events, the kind of days people pray for to ward off rain and make it not too hot, when children and adults can have a good time and get an education as well. Oregon Dairy, located not far from the outskirts of Lancaster, PA, is one of those farms that always seem ...

CLAREMONT, NC — Randy Sipe’s career as a cattleman has seen many twists and turns — even an upheaval or two. But Sipe has finally settled on an approach to creating cattle which looks to be his crowning achievement as a breeder. For the past 15 years he’s been using the line-bred, moderate-framed, f...

A cluster of people — the curious, the meticulous, those who were ‘just wondering’ and, of course, farmers — gathered on the edge of the field at Penn State’s Research Station in Landisville, Lancaster County PA. A PSU Extension Educator, agronomist Jeff Graybill, is preparing a test flight of a dro...

Grazing livestock have the potential to maximize or exceed their daily intake requirements ultimately leading to increased production than if fed stored forages. “Well-managed pastures are generally higher in quality than any other forage,” Karen Hoffman, Resource Conversationalist with the USDA Nat...

“The world’s most widely adopted biotech trait, Roundup Ready® soybeans, is set to go off patent soon in the U.S. — the last applicable Monsanto-owned patent is expected to expire in 2014.” In cutting-to-the-chase fashion, the Monsanto press release’s first line explains it very clearly. Other thing...

MT. CRAWFORD, VA — This year June Dairy Month tastes especially sweet for Frank and Kenny Will. Last month they opened Mt. Crawford Creamery on their 80-cow dairy. “We went out on a limb, took a leap of faith — whatever you want to call it,” said Frank Will, describing their decision to build the cr...