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Posted on February 26, 2025
A recent webinar with Dr. Robert Van Saun, professor and Extension veterinarian with Penn State, dove into the impact of colostrum on the lamb’s ability to not only survive but to thrive long-term. He began by referencing a study on sheep death loss from USDA. Upward trends were noted in financial l...
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Kelsi Devolve 
Posted on February 26, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t a new concept, but it’s getting more advanced every day. As AI gains popularity, more education is needed to responsibly use the programs in everyday life. Jessie Wright, a University of New Hampshire Extension field specialist, is a big advocate for using AI. She ...
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Farmer Ben Simons 
Posted on February 26, 2025
On Feb. 5, I was invited alongside Oneida County Deputy Sheriff Mohammed Aldoori of the Sheriff’s Community Affairs Unit to visit the classroom of Holland Patent High School’s agriculture teacher, Megan Lamb. We gave a presentation on proper etiquette with operating farm tractors and equipment on ou...
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jkarkwren 
Posted on February 26, 2025
It’s time to take another look at current soil nutrient commodity prices. These numbers come from research compiled by Jeff Cassim, general manager of Liquid Products in Seneca Falls. Cassim extracts his data from fertilizer industry periodicals – not just commodity prices, but geopolitical facts im...
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Sonja Heyck-Merlin 
Posted on February 19, 2025
“Soil biology is really considered a last biotic frontier. We know more about life in outer space and in the deep sea than we do in our own backyards. Only about 10% of the species in soil have been described,” said Dr. Deborah Neher. Neher is a semiretired professor of plant and soil science at the...
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Kelsi Devolve 
Posted on February 19, 2025
Each year, Farm Credit East hosts a Dairy Outlook webinar to inform farmers of the latest trends in the dairy industry and to review statistics from the past year. Christopher Wolf, the E.V. Baker Professor of Agricultural Economics at Cornell University, led this year’s discussion reviewing the U.S...
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jkarkwren 
Posted on February 19, 2025
Treating employees well is not only the right thing to do, it’s also the law. Richard Stup, Ph.D., director of Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development, presented “Employment Laws You Need to Know” at the recent Operations Management Conference hosted by Cornell PRO-DAIRY and the Northeast Dairy P...
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Courtney Llewellyn 
Posted on February 19, 2025
In his recent NFL MVP speech, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen advised everyone to “Be good, do good.” Fortunately, the Dairy Pricing Association knows exactly how to do that in the most effective way. Like Josh Allen, everyone serving in leadership position or as a member of the DPA is a farmer...
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Sally Colby 
Posted on February 19, 2025
Everyone in agriculture has either managed a cash crunch or will eventually deal with one. Jodi Gauker, Extension educator, business development at Penn State, defines a cash flow crunch as the result of insufficient money in an account to pay bills. “Some may have the philosophy that if there’s mon...
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Rebecca Long Chaney 
October 22, 2025
While many Maryland farmers continue to battle aggravating regulations, increased input costs and fluctuating market prices, other Old Line State farm...
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Karl H. Kazaks 
October 1, 2025
LOWESVILLE, VA – Deer Creek Farm is a registered Simmental and SimAngus operation owned by Mark and Dana Campbell. Located in western Nelson County wi...
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Enrico Villamaino 
October 22, 2025
In the rolling hills of Jeffersonville, NY, Myers Century Farm is more than just a dairy operation. It’s a living, breathing testament to grit, growth...
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jkarkwren 
October 22, 2025
Grayhouse Farms is the recipient of the 2025 Carolinas Leopold Conservation Award®. The award honors farmers and forestland owners who go above and be...