Learning advanced techniques can help take your chicken farming to the next level. Sam Noble, representing Heifer Ranch in Perryville, AR, offered “Advanced Brooding” as a recent webinar hosted by Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT). Despite her farm’s name, Noble has 10 years of confinement and pastu...

BURLINGTON, NC – Over 70 people attended the 2025 Northern Piedmont Field Crop Meeting, organized by North Carolina Extension in Alamance County. One of the presenters was Dr. Nick Piggott, professor of agricultural economics at NC State. He spoke both on the current soybean market and on a study he...

Incorporating strategies To help slow the problem of parasite resistance to deworming products, the American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control (ACSRPC) developed the Sustainable Integrated Parasite Management (SIPM) toolbox. This management combination helps reduce drug use and slows th...

As farmer services director with the Organic Farmers Association (OFA), Julia Barton serves transitional, organic and sustainable producers as a certifier, inspector and provider of technical services. Barton and her family operate an organic farm in Ohio. The OFA is a membership organization for or...

Under the auspices of the Cornell Departments of Animal Science and Agronomy, the results of a feeding management study were released in 2023. That study’s purpose was to determine how well brown mid-rib (BMR) forage sorghum could substitute for corn silage in supporting 85 lbs. milk/day production ...

Spring turnout is an exciting and dynamic time for graziers and dairy cattle. These lush, fast-growing, green pastures, however, can pose some challenges – notably, decreased butterfat. Early grass is high in unsaturated fatty acids, like linoleic acid, and low in total fiber. When these two factors...

Nearly everyone involved in agriculture has first-hand knowledge of a family member or friend involved in a farm accident. But Dr. Barbara Lee, senior research scientist at Marshfield Clinic Research Institute , believes the term “accident” isn’t accurate. She encourages the use of “incident” instea...

Alfalfa is an important crop for both dry hay and stored forage. However, winter damage can compromise a stand and make it less productive. Al Gahler, ag and natural resources educator in Ohio, discussed winter impacts on alfalfa – the queen of forages. “One of the main concerns is what stands look ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) has affected more than 1,600 flocks nationwide, including 652 non-commercial backyard flocks (40%), 783 large-scale operations (47%) and 177 small-scale/commercial flocks. Bird flu has killed more than 166 million birds. Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) ...