One great way to make a profit during your farm’s agritourism event is by prioritizing your food and beverage offerings. Mike Holtzman, the founder of the Holtzman Group: Hospitality Experts/Profitable Food Facilities Worldwide, is well-known in the food and beverage industry. He hosted a session at...

“The thing to remember is that most employees really do expect benefits because these benefits help them maintain their overall economic security,” said Jason Entsminger, Ph.D., at a Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners (MOFGA) workshop. Entsminger is the State Specialist for Small Business with Univ...

At the American Forage & Grasslands Council annual meeting earlier this year, forage experts presented a number of updates on baleage – and why it’s so important to do it right. Looking at “Assessing Fermentation Quality and Botulism Risks Associated with Baleage,” Jimmy Henning, Extension professor...

In his March Advanced Ag Systems newsletter, Certified Crop Advisor Tom Kilcer wrote that most farms growing winter triticale forage, with a high yield management package, often harvest tonnage above what they expected, yet the protein often is less than hoped for. With high soy meal prices, the lac...

While livestock contracting isn’t a controversial topic, Bernt Nelson said it’s been his main focus since arriving in Washington, D.C., to serve as the livestock economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation . At a USDA Forum held recently in Virginia, Nelson addressed the issue of market fluctu...

LEXINGTON, VA – A crowd of over three dozen attendees gathered for a chili dinner at the Virginia Horse Center to take in reflections provided by local Extension agents and Virginia Cattlemen’s Association ’s (VCA) Executive Director Brandon Reeves and long-time field manager Butch Foster. This Marc...

“People don’t open their Instagram app expecting to be sold to. They want to be engaged with – to be entertained,” stated Penn State Extension’s Miranda Harple during a recent webinar about the use of Instagram to elevate your brand and connect with customers. In its ongoing evolution as a product a...

Justin Tupper is a second-generation sale barn operator, a third-generation rancher in his family’s beef cattle operation and current president of the U.S Cattlemen’s Association . Tupper recently addressed the issue of competition in the beef industry at the USDA Forum in Virginia. “Who’s the most ...

The idea behind that title is that if crop yields drop because soil pH is too low, more land must be worked in order for farmers to harvest the necessary feed tonnage required by their livestock. Working more land than what might otherwise be necessary means bigger numbers on the dashboard hour gaug...