Country Folks
Posted on October 23, 2025
In Upstate New York’s Herkimer County, where country craft meets classroom curiosity, there is a mission to bring the farm straight into the schoolroom. Wendy Richardson is a 4-H program educator who is using the Dairy in the Classroom (DitC) program to stir curiosity, serve science and spread the w...
Country Folks
by Andy Haman 
Posted on October 23, 2025
Instagram’s 2010 launch into the digital landscape marked a cultural timestamp. “Selfies” became mainstream, filters showcased the world through vibrant color and everyone had to grab a snapshot “for the ‘gram.” A lot has transpired in 15 years. The app is no longer just for food shots and snaps of ...
Country Folks, Crop Comments
Posted on October 23, 2025
Northeast corn silage growers are currently about three-quarters done with chopping. Corn grain growers are about one-quarter done with combining. This is a good time to conduct a small experiment while the person doing the chopping or combining waits for an empty forage wagon or gravity wagon to be...
Country Folks
Posted on October 23, 2025
The U.S. dairy industry is gaining a major new platform this autumn with the launch of the American Dairy XPO (ADX), taking place Nov. 5 and 6 at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction, VT. Bringing together more than 150 exhibitors and more than 200 dairy brands from the U.S., Canada, Eu...
Country Folks
Posted on October 23, 2025
The American Dairy XPO is proud to announce that all active members of 4-H and FFA will receive complimentary entry to the inaugural American Dairy XPO (ADX) upon showing proof of membership at the entry gates. In its continued commitment to youth development and the future of dairy producers in the...
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Sally Colby 
Posted on October 22, 2025
For years, dairy calves have been housed individually, primarily for disease prevention. However, there’s significant evidence showing calves benefit from group housing. Dr. Melissa Cantor, assistant professor of precision theory science, Penn State, said housing calves in pairs is becoming more pop...
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Sally Colby 
Posted on October 22, 2025
Veterinary epidemiologist Jason Lombard, DVM, Colorado State University, recently provided a review of what’s known, and unknown, about H5N1 in dairy cattle. “This outbreak has been in the U.S. for about three years,” said Lombard. “Multiple genotypes of influenza A have been circulating in livestoc...
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Andy Haman 
Posted on October 22, 2025
Instagram’s 2010 launch into the digital landscape marked a cultural timestamp. “Selfies” became mainstream, filters showcased the world through vibrant color and everyone had to grab a snapshot “for the ‘gram.” A lot has transpired in 15 years. The app is no longer just for food shots and snaps of ...
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Enrico Villamaino 
Posted on October 22, 2025
In Upstate New York’s Herkimer County, where country craft meets classroom curiosity, there is a mission to bring the farm straight into the schoolroom. Wendy Richardson is a 4-H program educator who is using the Dairy in the Classroom (DitC) program to stir curiosity, serve science and spread the w...
Country Folks
by Sally Colby 
December 9, 2025
Benjamin Barnett’s grandfather started a dairy farm in Pennsylvania in 1952 with $1,200 and 14 cows. Today the farm is 700 acres and 200 cows. “It sti...
Country Folks
by Enrico Villamaino 
December 9, 2025
In a forward-focused webinar presented by the International Dairy, Deli & Bakery Association (IDDBA), Dr. Armin Pearn delivered a resonant message abo...
Country Folks
by Holly Devon 
December 9, 2025
Pest management is one of the most pernicious problems faced by farmers, thanks to the fact that we are not alone in what we consider to be delicious ...
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December 9, 2025
As I’m writing this column on the first day of December, it’s about three weeks until days start lengthening in the northern hemisphere. Recently, mos...