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Posted on July 23, 2025
Penn State attorney Brook Duer recently provided tips for employers concerned about an encounter with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS). Duer stated that the information he provided should be considered guidance and not legal advice. “The two...
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Courtney Llewellyn 
Posted on July 23, 2025
In theory, grazing your livestock should be the simplest part of your farming operation. Step 1: Put a fence around an area. Step 2: Put animals inside that fence. Step 3: Animals eat their sustenance inside the fenced-in area. Of course, we all know that proper grazing management involves much more...
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Kelsi Devolve 
Posted on July 23, 2025
The concept of soil health is all about enriching your soil. Jamie Garzon, the assistant Extension professor and forage educator at UMaine, defines soil health as “the soil’s continued capacity to function as a vital living ecosystem.” Maintaining healthy soil can lead to increased plant growth, qua...
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Sally Colby 
Posted on July 23, 2025
Part 4: Personal stories Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), often dubbed the “red meat allergy,” is a life-changing reaction to a particular sugar resulting from the bite of a lone star tick. Many farmers, including some who told their stories during a presentation on AGS, have been affected by this syndrome...
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jkarkwren 
Posted on July 23, 2025
Regarding the “correct” seeding rate for sorghum and/or sudangrass, old-timers typically recommended 15 – 20 lbs. of seed/acre (or one bag for three acres). At this rate, seed drop/acre ran about 225,000. This means slightly less than one inch between plants on 30-inch rows. Advocates for this pract...
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Sonja Heyck-Merlin 
Posted on July 16, 2025
Two Vermont graziers shared anecdotes about using virtual fencing technology at the 2025 Gathering of Good Graziers conference put on by the Vermont Grass Farmers Association. Aimee Braxmeier of Slippery Slope Goats in Landgrove, VT, uses virtual fencing to contract graze about 200 goats. Ben Notter...
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jkarkwren 
Posted on July 16, 2025
Most of us know Hans Christian Anderson’s fable about the ugly duckling blossoming into a beautiful swan. This parable extends to an “unkept,” wooly 10 acres of my pasture system left after a quick grazing event. This rank, hideous wad of growth left behind prompted visitors to ask, “When ya gonna m...
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Sally Colby 
Posted on July 16, 2025
Farmers are familiar with AI as the abbreviation for artificial insemination or avian influenza, and many know it also stands for artificial intelligence. Alexis Stevens, farm management specialist with Iowa State University, said there are more than 36,000 AI tools available today – and the number ...
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jkarkwren 
Posted on July 16, 2025
Soil fumigants are pesticides that, when applied to soils, form gases to control pests which, if unchecked, disrupt plant growth and crop production. Fumigation suppresses weeds and soilborne plant pathogens in crops like potatoes, onions, sugar beets, tomatoes, mint, carrots and strawberries. Chemi...
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Rebecca Long Chaney 
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