Hello, farm family! Welcome to “Farmers First,” a new column devoted to your farm’s most important asset: You! Let me introduce myself. I am a fifth-generation farm kid from Rhode Island who provides remote and in-person consulting to farmers who want more satisfying, efficient and peaceful farm liv...

The American Meteorological Society defines “spring snow” as being coarse, granular, wet snow, resembling finely chopped melted ice. Foresters worry that this kind of snow can seriously harm trees. When such heavy snow piles up on branches, the stress can be too much, resulting in fractures. Such br...

The New York Farm Show (NYFS) returned to the state fairgrounds last week in the wake of the latest cold front to grace the Northeast. The show enjoyed great attendance as always. The NYFS is one of the premier agricultural showcases in the state, seeing thousands of visitors each year. The organiza...