When children are raised on farms, they often want to return and continue the family legacy. In such cases, the family usually must increase herd size, acquire more land, or figure out a value-added enterprise that works for their situation. About eight years ago, David and Betsy Herbst and two of t...

LEXINGTON, VA — Advancements in nutrition, veterinary care, and other practices are allowing horses and ponies to live longer than they once did. As horses and ponies age, they become more at risk for PPID, or what is often referred to as Equine Cushing’s disease. With this being a concern for many ...

MONROE, NC — “Everybody said it wouldn’t work,” Steve Haigler said. “‘Chicken houses are not built for cows.’” But for the past year — since April 10, 2012, when the Haiglers milked cows for the first time, when (after years of research) they became dairy farmers — the Haiglers have proven that you ...

STAUNTON, VA — Believed to be the largest show of its kind east of the Mississippi, the Augusta County 4-H and FFA Market Animal Show is more than just any little county show. With 68 years in the books now, this annual outing has quite the story behind it. The show has been held at the Staunton Uni...

MILLHEIM, PA. [June 13, 2013] The Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA), the Organic Growers Research and Information-Sharing Network and Penn State Extension will present a Field Day on growing organic grain. This workshop is open for anyone with an interest in locally grown h...

Highland County is Virginia’s least populous county, and neighboring Bath County to the south isn’t much larger. But residents in those counties — as well as surrounding West Virginia counties — have banded together to invest in, build, operate, and support a USDA-inspected meat processing facility,...

Trent Loos is built like Ernest Hemingway and walks with the great writer’s rolling gait. But he also has mastered the art of the amble, part of the cowboy entertainment persona he has developed for speaking to groups, ambling among them as he chats. Loos, a sixth generation farmer, has even taken i...

Dairy farmers work hard every day to bring you fresh, great tasting, wholesome dairy products. Ninety-seven percent of all dairy farms are family-owned and are active members of their communities. Farm families take pride in feeding our world and maintaining natural resources; that means preserving ...

Annie’s Project was founded 10 years ago by Ruth Hambleton, the daughter of Annette Fleck, in whose honor the project of educating and enabling women to become farm managers, is named. Hambleton retired from a 30 year career as extension educator at the University of Illinois in Farm Management and ...