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Posted on September 6, 2013
Words of advice for national crowd of Angus breeders visiting Trowbridge Angus during the the breeds National Conference and Tour “Genomics provided valuable information but I stress the need to still look at cattle. Let’s focus on our strengths as the largest beef breed and always listen to the con...
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Bethany M. Dunbar 
Posted on September 3, 2013
BARTON, VT — Both the new president and the recently resigned president of the Orleans County Fair said things went very smoothly at this year’s fair, which was held Aug. 14-18. Attendance was tied with record-high numbers from last year, according to the new fair president, Mike Tetreault. He said ...
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Sanne Kure-Jensen 
Posted on September 3, 2013
Baleage is fermented hay. In damp regions with less chance of speedy drying and high quality hay production, baleage is a good alternative. Most farmers can get one to two additional cuts off the same fields each season. Farmers making baleage typically cut and gather baleage 12 to 24 hours after cu...
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Terry Lynn Colligan 
Posted on September 3, 2013
When Albert Mosher, 85, a sixth generation farmer on his family’s Long View Farm in Gorham, Maine, talks about his long life in agriculture his love for the place is evident. In 1770, James Mosher, Albert’s many times great-grandfather, purchased 160 acres on the Presumpscot River and the farm has b...
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Lee Newspapers 
Posted on August 23, 2013
Robert Morin of Waldoboro is the new Chair of the Maine Farm Bureau Horse Council as of winter 2013. Robert moved to Maine in 1973 from Rhode Island. He has always had a love for horses, as well as an interest in all types of agriculture. As a teen he worked at a stable with 75-125 horses, learning ...
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Sanne Kure-Jensen 
Posted on August 23, 2013
Steffen Schneider has been farming biodynamically for 30 years. Schneider’s practices include allowing mothers to rear their calves, careful breed selection with horns, daily rotational grazing with mixed forage, deliberate barn design and manure management with pigs. Everything on the farm strives ...
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Lee Newspapers 
Posted on August 16, 2013
The focus of the day was on fun as 4-H’ers from four counties vied for ribbons and championships at the 4-H/Open Peewee Youth Dairy Show, July 27, at the annual Lamoille County Field Days in Johnson. University of Vermont (UVM) Extension 4-H and the Green Mountain Moovers 4-H Club of Morrisville spo...
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Lee Newspapers 
Posted on August 16, 2013
by Daniel Hudson, UVM Extension Agronomist Most garden enthusiasts are familiar with fungal diseases in fruit and vegetable crops. These diseases can induce a range of experiences from mild gardener irritation to complete crop loss. Late blight in tomatoes, powdery mildew in squash, leaf spot, phyto...
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Bethany M. Dunbar 
Posted on August 16, 2013
CRAFTSBURY COMMON, VT — Toby Marx-Dunn, a high school student from Jericho, was listening to National Public Radio one day, and it got him thinking about the food he eats. He decided he wanted to know more and get better, healthier food. This impulse led him to sign up for a brand new summer Governo...
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