As a farmer you’re always planning ahead – for the next day, the next week, the next season, the next year. As summer eases into its second half and as harvest looms, it’s not too early to think about the management of your crop fields once summer annuals are removed. If cover crops will be followin...

Those in the dairy industry are fully aware of the importance of proper handling and care for their animals, but some consumers aren’t convinced. To solve the problem of continuing questions from consumers and throughout the supply chain, Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) was created. A...

Dirt is not dead. It’s actually a thriving community of microbes, some helpful and some harmful. Janice Thies, associate professor of soil biology and ecology at Cornell University, presented “Soil Biota and Their Impact on Soil Health” at the Soil Health & Climate Resiliency Field Day held recently...

Milk production in the U.S. commonly fluctuates throughout the year, but what has been the trend throughout the past few years? Curtis Bosma, vice president of HighGround Dairy (HGD), frequently joins Uplevel Dairy Podcast host Peggy Coffeen to provide dairy farmers with monthly updates in the indus...

Let’s flash back to 1966 and our family’s Greene County, NY, hillside farm where my dad wanted to purchase a new tractor. He was told he should expect to pay $100 per horsepower. He bought a new green 70-hp diesel tractor for about $7,000; he also bought a 250-gallon fuel tank and filled it up with ...

RED OAK, VA – It’s been hot everywhere this summer, but it’s been especially hot in Charlotte County, in the heart of Virginia’s central Piedmont. Miller Adams, a fifth-generation farmer, checks on his herd “morning and night to make sure they’ve got water.” Adams raises a three-way cross of Angus, ...

Beef producers are experts at using a variety of feedstuffs to feed cattle, including crop residue. Racheal Slattery, beef and dairy Extension coordinator, University of Maryland, said there are several reasons beef producers should consider using crop residue in grazing systems. “The first and most...

Farmers, whether raising animals for meat or milk or growing crops to nourish humans, often sell through farm stands and on-farm stores. When looking into the idea of expanding an existing retail farm market operation, the question is often “Where do we go from here?” A recent webinar from Penn Stat...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI or the bird flu) is a well-known disease commonly found in poultry, capable of wiping out an entire flock within a few days. Although this disease has been on poultry farmers’ radars for many years, there have been recent outbreaks in dairy cattle and humans t...