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Howard Stoner, Urban Farmer
Katie Navarra 
Posted on October 4, 2013
Born and raised on a dairy farm in Iowa, Howard Stoner traveled around the world working for a non-profit organization establishing schools, agricultural systems, safe drinking water systems, infant care and more in isolated villages in remote corners of Alaska, Japan, Australia and Zimbabwe. When i...
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Montgomery County celebrates 13th annual Sundae on the Farm at MMT Cattle, Inc.
Elizabeth A. Tomlin 
Posted on October 4, 2013
Over 2,250 people attended Montgomery County’s 13th annual Sundae on the Farm. Marc and Nicole Tommell’s MMT Cattle Inc., of Fonda, NY hosted this year’s event, which was sponsored by Montgomery Co. Farm Bureau, Montgomery Co. Ag Farmland & Protection Board and Montgomery Co. Soil & Water. Many were...
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Morrisville State dairy judging team takes home honors
Lee Newspapers 
Posted on September 27, 2013
MORRISVILLE, NY — Morrisville State’s dairy judging team recently competed in the All-American Dairy Show in Harrisburg, PA, taking home multiple honors. The team placed first for Guernsey Breed, while Colleen Cargile, of Skaneateles, took first place individual for Jersey Breed. Top individual scor...
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CNY 2013 Farm Progress Show ~ old friends and new technology
Elizabeth A. Tomlin 
Posted on September 27, 2013
Folks attending Central New York’s Farm Progress Show have viewed farm improvements and technology updates over nearly 40 years — and this year was no different! “I believe I have attended the CNY Farm Progress Show for 16 years,” remarked CCE CNY Dairy Specialist Dave Balbian. “Computerization and ...
Implementing forested buffers in a rotational grazing system
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Implementing forested buffers in a rotational grazing system
Tamara Scully 
Posted on September 27, 2013
The Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture recently hosted a field day, designed to introduce area farmers to the use of forested riparian buffers and other conservation practices. The event was held at Forks Farm Market in Orangeville, PA, an 85 acre diverse livestock farm, located in...
Affordable care act
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Affordable care act
Katie Navarra 
Posted on September 27, 2013
If you think the Affordable Care Act will not impact your business, think again. “It is going to impact you,” said Sandy Buxton, Farm/Ag Business Management Educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension in Washington County, NY. “Frequently I hear, ‘I don’t have more than 50 employees, so it won’t affe...
Treating diarrhea with goat’s milk
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Treating diarrhea with goat’s milk
George Looby, DVM 
Posted on September 20, 2013
Successfully treating diarrhea in the newborn of all species has long been a challenge to those charged with their care. Infants whose immune systems have yet to be developed rely on antibodies from their mother’s colostrum to provide the protection they need until their own systems can begin to pro...
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New York State Fair connects farmers, fresh produce and eager buyers
Pat Malin 
Posted on September 20, 2013
SYRACUSE, NY — Jo Ellen Saumier and Kirby Selkirk, a pair of sheep farmers from Chateaugay, NY, near the Canadian border, took special pains to get to the New York State Fair on Aug. 27. That day was designated as “Beef Day” and also “Senior’s Day,” but that wasn’t what attracted the duo. They trave...
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Horns and calves — part of Biodynamic Dairy Herd at Hawthorne Valley Farm
Sanne Kure-Jensen 
Posted on September 20, 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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