The Environmental Stewardship Award, which began in 1991, recognizes outstanding stewardship practices and conservation achievements of cattle producers from across America each year. They are celebrated at a reception at the annual CattleCon event , hosted by NCBA . The 2024 winner from Region I is...

With the increasing promotion and adoption of cover cropping practices, some growers are seeking novel ways to terminate their cover crops. Roller crimpers are one strategy, but a new 30-foot roller crimper is currently priced at around $30,000. According to Ryan Schmid, growers are reluctant to mak...

In a presentation for Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, financial advisor Henry Mondschein, Connect Financial Group LLC, provided farmers with information on estate planning. Mondschein’s admonition was “a will does not make a transition plan.” “Today, there are about two million family farms across the nat...