Pinpoint soils data leads to successful tree planting for Iowa apple orchard

Iowa’s Apple Trails Family Orchard is prospering after soils information provided by USDA helped two beginning orchardists start off on the right track. Darren and Becky Housberg moved to Osceola, Iowa, in 1995. They began making plans for their orchard in 2010. Becky researched apple

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Grazing planning with a personal twist

by Troy Bishopp

April 29, 2026

CHAZY, NY – “Sometimes reality is too complex. Stories give it form.” – Jean Luc Godard When a grazing planning workshop gets mentioned, there’s usual...

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Neonicotinoid insecticide update

by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant

April 29, 2026

Getting a jump on pests can help improve your chances warding off a major infestation. Chloe Yi-Luo Cho, Ph.D. candidate in entomology at Cornell, pre...

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Calf health and management

by Kelsi Devolve

April 29, 2026

Taika von Königslöw, assistant Professor at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, spoke at the 2026 New Hampshire Dairy Management Conf...

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‘Mattitude’ presented at dairy conference

by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant

April 29, 2026

A motivational speaker may not seem a typical choice for a speaker at a farm conference, but the Northeast Dairy Management Conference, presented by P...