Effective reproduction management helps farms increase efficiency in their programs. Matias Stangaferro, DVM, Ph.D., operates Dairy Health & Management Services in Lowville, NY. He presented “Managing Reproductive Programs” as a webinar hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension’s PRO-DAIRY program . “...

Elizabeth Higgins, agriculture business management and production economics specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension, recently spoke about staffing considerations as part of a CCE series on agritourism. Cultivating Supervision Skills According to Higgins, management is the ability to get work d...

According to Dr. Jeremy Ross, a soil fertility professor and soybean Extension agronomist for the University of Arkansas, soybean yields in the Eastern U.S. could set a new record this year, with each acre yielding an estimated 53 bushels on average. This would pass the previous mark of 52 bushels/a...

This summer annual is currently planted on much smaller U.S. acreage than years ago. Buckwheat was a much more popular crop before the Industrial Revolution delivered impressive new technologies to farms around the world. Notably, new fertilizers dramatically increased the productivity and profitabi...

It’s always the talk of the town when a storied establishment evolves and that’s true of Lee Newspapers . For nearly six decades, the business has called their building on Route 5 in Palatine Bridge, NY, home, but in the very near future, headquarters will be relocated just down the road. Janet Lee ...

According to the National Turkey Federation , about 88% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving, with more than 46 million of the birds eaten on that date alone. A growing number of people who want to eat more white meat have turned to turkey as well. Turkey has become more mainstream as a year-roun...

We as humans understand the importance of a well-balanced diet. It’s important that those raising beef cattle understand how their short-term nutrition decisions can result in long-term consequences for their animals too. At CattleCon ‘24 , Dusty Abney, Ph.D., of Cargill Nutrition spoke in detail ab...

Prescribed fire, also known as controlled fire or burn, is a highly recognized tactic to manage landscapes, prevent wildfires and restore habitats. This procedure is not done without thorough planning and lots of certifications to make it a smooth and safe process. Jon Bailey and Aliesha Black from ...

On March 26, a container-laden cargo ship hit Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, spanning the entrance to that city’s harbor, completely collapsing that structure. As a result, all shipping into that harbor ceased for an undetermined amount of time. Early estimates of the duration of the harbor c...