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Posted on May 31, 2013
Trent Loos talks about ag with just about everyone he encounters, and wants every farmer and rancher to do the same. “What we’re talking about is getting everyone in the food business, from food producer to food consumer, in the right frame of mind,” he said. “Not to be defensive and reactionary, bu...
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Sally Colby 
Posted on May 24, 2013
If you were going to cross the ocean on a ship to a new world and could only take one cow with you, what kind would you take? Patty Taylor, who farms with her husband Erick in Woodstock, CT, says, “You’re going to pick the cow that’s the hardiest, one that can tolerate temperature extremes and rough...
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Tamara Scully 
Posted on May 24, 2013
Supplementing the diet of organic dairy cows can be costly. Certified organic grain is expensive. While highly-managed pasture is the best defense, providing adequate nutrition year-round can be challenging. One source of supplemental feed which came to the attention of Dr. Kathy Soder, of the USDA-...
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Sanne Kure-Jensen 
Posted on May 17, 2013
Pasture To Plate offers on-farm dinners and food-related workshops at farms in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Using a food truck’s certified kitchen, farmers can host events featuring just-picked produce, at the site where they were grown! This venture is directed by Margiana Petersen-...
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Sanne Kure-Jensen 
Posted on May 17, 2013
The Rhode Island Fruit Growers’ Association (RIFGA) honored Extension Fruit Specialist Heather Faubert at the University of Rhode Island (URI) for her Integrated Pest Management (IPM) work with fruit growers. Sandie Barden, co-owner of Barden Family Orchard, presented Faubert with an award and a lif...
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Stephen Wagner 
Posted on May 17, 2013
Though retired, Penn State Extension Specialist Tom McCarty is still the go-to guy for solving water problems involving pesticides and other potentially dangerous potables. A case in point, chronicled by a Penn State magazine, showed how McCarty successfully solved the plight of a woman who was bein...
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Lee Newspapers 
Posted on May 10, 2013
MONTPELIER — Gov. Peter Shumlin, Agriculture Secretary Chuck Ross, Forest, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Michael Snyder and the Working Lands Enterprise Board announced the first round of grant recipients from the “Enterprise Investment Area” of the Working Lands Enterprise Fund, with almost $22...
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Lee Newspapers 
Posted on May 10, 2013
MORRISVILLE, VT — Vermont 4-H’ers from 16 clubs in Caledonia, Essex, Lamoille and Orleans Counties took part in the Northeast Regional 4-H Spring Showcase, April 13, at People’s Academy in Morrisville. The youths, ages 8 to 18, demonstrated skills and knowledge learned through University of Vermont ...
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Sally Colby 
Posted on May 10, 2013
It’s easy to laugh at a goat that becomes stiff and falls over onto its side as if fainting. Thanks to videos shared through social media, these fainting goats have become fairly well-known in a short time. But fainting, or Myotonic, goats aren’t just for laughs. They’re an important meat breed, and...
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