The call Amber Russell took the day before we spoke explains most of what you need to know about farmer support in New York. A couple wanted to change the operating agreement on their LLC and possibly buy out another member. Russell is Statewide Director of the New York State Agricultural Mediation ...

As crop growers enter late August, especially across the northern U.S., they become quite aware of night temperatures starting to drop. Such happening starts slowing the production of warm season crops (soybean, corn, sorghum, sudangrass, their hybrids and millets). As these warm season crops start ...

Cows don’t ask for a lot. Ample high-quality fresh feed and water along with a comfortable resting place covers much of what they need. However, there’s new evidence that the fresh feed aspect, including particle length, is more complex. During a recent Balchem Real Science presentation, Dr. Rick Gr...

“One thing I’m not going to tell you today is that as a founder or as a producer that you need to start recording more videos and being on social media more. I recognize that everyone’s busy," said Mallory Seargeant, a marketing strategist and founder of Ramper Creative . Rather, Seargeant emphasize...

Every farm has flies. The issue is what kind, how many, where and their impact on livestock. Veterinarian David Prentice recently presented information on fly control for farms for the Dairy Calf & Heifer Association . Prentice began with fly basics: Fly reproduction is consistent among species, but...

Throughout their lives, farmers inhale a lot of dust. Field work, feed handling, working in enclosed spaces and other routine farm tasks result in dust inhalation. The type of dust, length of exposure and other factors determine the degree of risk. Tara Nordgren, Ph.D., associate professor, Universi...

Today it may seem like there’s a stark contrast between town and countryside; however, there has never been a hard line where civilization begins and wilderness ends. A subtle line always connects the largest city to the deepest forest. Agroforestry enters this conversation not as nostalgia or radic...

Dietitians tell us that a person consuming an 8-oz. glass of cow’s milk is ingesting approximately 232 mg of phosphorus (P), a nutrient vital for bone health, energy metabolism and cellular function. Taking these numbers further, I calculate that approximately 1 lb. of elemental P departs the farm i...

We joke about the weather in New York always changing, but when you have a farm to run it’s not always a laughing matter. Sometimes our weather patterns can spell disaster. In a recent workshop on agricultural resilience in the Mohawk Valley, CCE Statewide Ag Climate Resiliency Specialist Kitty O’Ne...