“If you have healthier soils, they have more soil carbon, but not all soil carbon is equal in terms of its long-term sequestration. Some of this soil is more vulnerable to being lost due to climate or even management changes,” said Caitlin Hicks Pries. “So, how can we know that the carbon that we’re...

Hello, farm family! Welcome to “Farmers First,” a new column devoted to your farm’s most important asset: You! Let me introduce myself. I am a fifth-generation farm kid from Rhode Island who provides remote and in-person consulting to farmers who want more satisfying, efficient and peaceful farm liv...

The American Meteorological Society defines “spring snow” as being coarse, granular, wet snow, resembling finely chopped melted ice. Foresters worry that this kind of snow can seriously harm trees. When such heavy snow piles up on branches, the stress can be too much, resulting in fractures. Such br...

As a major poultry producing state, North Carolina has plenty of broiler litter, and university specialists are working to ensure litter is spread at best time and place. However, poultry litter isn’t always available when the crop needs it most. In discussing land application of poultry manure, Ste...

A recent webinar with Dr. Robert Van Saun, professor and Extension veterinarian with Penn State, dove into the impact of colostrum on the lamb’s ability to not only survive but to thrive long-term. He began by referencing a study on sheep death loss from USDA. Upward trends were noted in financial l...

Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t a new concept, but it’s getting more advanced every day. As AI gains popularity, more education is needed to responsibly use the programs in everyday life. Jessie Wright, a University of New Hampshire Extension field specialist, is a big advocate for using AI. She ...

It’s time to take another look at current soil nutrient commodity prices. These numbers come from research compiled by Jeff Cassim, general manager of Liquid Products in Seneca Falls. Cassim extracts his data from fertilizer industry periodicals – not just commodity prices, but geopolitical facts im...

“Soil biology is really considered a last biotic frontier. We know more about life in outer space and in the deep sea than we do in our own backyards. Only about 10% of the species in soil have been described,” said Dr. Deborah Neher. Neher is a semiretired professor of plant and soil science at the...

Each year, Farm Credit East hosts a Dairy Outlook webinar to inform farmers of the latest trends in the dairy industry and to review statistics from the past year. Christopher Wolf, the E.V. Baker Professor of Agricultural Economics at Cornell University, led this year’s discussion reviewing the U.S...