While the ‘team’ concept might sound like something from a sports league, the term also applies to dairies that want to work together for everyone’s good. Dairy profit teams have been used effectively on dairies of many sizes. Dairies that have formed teams have found that team approach help everyon...

LIVERPOOL, NY — Hans Mobius networked at the recent New York State Farm Bureau conference as if he were a fresh-faced rookie running for his first public office. Although he’s a battle-hardened political veteran, he still brings an eager approach to his campaign. A voting delegate and farmer from Er...

Although many sheep farmers use herding dogs to work livestock, not all of them had sheep when they started. Julie Williams, who lives in the Hudson Valley area, had herding dogs before she had sheep. Her first dog was a Kelpie named Lucy. “I trained her all the way through knowing how to do a shed,...