We just hit the two-year anniversary of the runaway Canadian wildfire smoke epidemic, the one engulfing America’s northern states in early June 2023. At that time, ABC Online news headlined “Canadian wildfire smoke live updates: Air quality alerts issued for 13 states.” Canadian officials said firef...

It’s a curious thing how a man can go from army boots to barn boots without missing a beat. That’s the story of Rob Squier, who, after finishing his career in the U.S. Army, didn’t take to retirement or rocking chairs but to cows, fences and a farm called Rocky Ridge. He and his wife Hannah started ...

Jessica Hula-Fredericks, owner of Insight Dairy LLC in Little Falls, NY , began offering farm tours about a decade ago. Hula-Fredericks and her husband Chris started the farm in 2007 with 145 milkers and steadily increased production to their current 2,700 milkers. During a CCE agritourism meeting a...