The old adage “no hoof, no horse” is so true. We often take for granted the health of our horses’ feet until something happens. We’ve learned never to ignore when we suspect our horse is just a little bit “off,” as it’s often an indicator of something worse than she is immediately presenting. One da...

Time-lapse cameras can benefit dairy farmers whether the facility is old, new or refurbished. In many cases, footage from such cameras clearly shows where improvements can be made to increase efficiency and production, and to identify potential animal welfare issues. Brian Dougherty, field engineer,...

“In very simple terms, search engine optimization (SEO) is how you get found online – how you optimize your web presence, so that you get found by the customers looking for you,” explained Corey Daigle. Daigle is a Maine-based web designer and business strategist. Her business is the WanderWeb . She...

Chase Pagel doesn’t just talk about safety, she lives it. As the safety coordinator for Pagel’s Family Business, part of which includes the largest privately owned dairy farm in Wisconsin, Pagel is responsible for both employee and visitor safety. She recently provided information on the top OSHA vi...

Michele Brown grew up in the suburbs of Pittsburgh and joined 4-H when she was eight. She enjoyed showing horses at the county level, but when the steel mills closed, her father lost his job. Although her family sold their horses, Michele remained in 4-H and participated in other projects. “By the t...

Harvest and field work isn’t quite finished, which means hundreds of young children will be extra riders in tractors and other farm machinery. Fortunately, the majority will not be involved in an accident, but other dangers may not be immediately obvious. Marsha Salzwedel, project scientist and agri...

The work of Australian veterinary parasitologist Dr. Matthew Playford is helping to raise awareness of the Asian longhorned tick (ALT) among U.S. cattle producers. While many consumers have learned about the meat allergy (alpha-gal) that can result after a bite from an ALT, Playford focuses on Theil...

To Jenny Green, the owner of Fisher Green Creative, a Maine digital marketing firm, the holiday season means a lot more than Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. It really runs from November through January and includes holidays like Veterans Day, Small Business Saturday, the Winter So...

Back in 1993, the “Got Milk?” campaign launched and was an immediate success. It was the brainchild of a collective, formed by milk producers, who banded together to get the word out about milk. Following in their footsteps, Mark Cannella, University of Vermont Extension, has been working with the I...