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Posted on February 5, 2025
It’s been a very cold start to 2025 so far, after a mild autumn and December. No doubt the animals are being challenged by the cold – for the first time ever we had to get an “outer layer” for our dog! She’s a 13-inch, 21-pound beagle and has been shivering and picking up her hind feet alternately w...
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Sally Colby 
Posted on February 5, 2025
Many new and beginning farmers (as well as seasoned farmers) rely on USDA programs for technical guidance and funding. While it’s impossible to access most programs without assistance, trained technicians are eager to help farmers and rural landowners. Latoyia Elliott, USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA)...
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Kelsi Devolve 
Posted on February 5, 2025
It can feel impossible for one person to make a difference when it comes to a large problem, but every voice matters. Pasa Sustainable Ag recently hosted a webinar to help agricultural enthusiasts find their voice in ag policy. In this virtual training session, Noah Erwin, a policy specialist at Pas...
Crop Comments
jkarkwren 
Posted on February 5, 2025
Two years ago, in Central New York, Ken, a “grass-fed” organic dairy farmer, asked me two cropping questions as he was planning his growing season. He was considering no-till seeding Japanese millet into land where he had planted rye cover crop the previous two autumns. He asked me how would millet ...
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Troy Bishopp, NatGLC Northeast 
Posted on January 29, 2025
WATKINS GLEN, NY – When you drive by Angus Glen Farms, across the way from the iconic Watkins Glen International Speedway, you’ll see round bales staged like racecars throughout selected pastures, ready for the infamous words: “Gentlemen start your bale grazing.” The ironic part was the absence of e...
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Sally Colby 
Posted on January 29, 2025
It’s the best time of year for those who raise sheep and goats, eagerly anticipating lambing, kidding or both. Although most late-gestation periods go smoothly, several obstacles can challenge even the most experienced herd and flock owners. Dr. Denise Konetchy, DVM, explained some of the most commo...
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Farmer Ben Simons 
Posted on January 29, 2025
Our region is known for lots of things – great food, great neighbors, great events and, often, for receiving lots of snow. In a recent snowstorm, Steuben, NY, received 60 inches of snow – just a few inches less than Camden, which topped the local charts with more than 65 inches. A little snow can be...
Crop Comments
jkarkwren 
Posted on January 29, 2025
My cyber-sleuthing led me to a site for Sarah Bauder, Cooperative Extension forage field specialist with South Dakota State University. She wrote that winterkill and general stand loss of alfalfa caused great concern in many parts of South Dakota in recent years. She observed that alfalfa winterkill...
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Sally Colby 
Posted on January 22, 2025
Although the milk check pays the bills on a dairy farm, many dairy farmers don’t fully understand fluid milk pricing. Brook Duer, attorney for the Penn State Center for Agricultural & Shale Law , agrees with farmers who say pricing is complicated. Federal milk pricing is conducted through the operat...
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Gardening Farming, Lifestyle
Laura Rodley 
September 23, 2025
Hiking, hunting, harvesting? Going for a walk in the woods? Riding your horse? Mowing your lawn? Picking apples? Beware of yellowjackets. “Historicall...
Events, Lifestyle
January 22, 2025
Salt prematurely ages roads and bridges and degrades freshwater lakes, streams and drinking water. Just a teaspoon of salt permanently pollutes five g...
Lifestyle
February 5, 2025
Efforts to revive small business sectors have helped countless communities regain their prosperity and sense of community pride. Those efforts have be...
Gardening Farming
February 3, 2025
The middle of winter, with snow covering brick-hard, frozen ground may seem like an odd time to plan a new garden bed, but it’s the best time. If you ...