If farmers could adopt new, beneficial practices without oversight by the government, would they? Dr. Sjoerd Duiker, Penn State agronomist, believes they will. The ‘Without Carrot or Stick’ project was designed to evaluate and promote the use of cover crops after corn silage with an emphasis on smal...

Benefits of feeding whey to dairy cows was a hot topic at the Central NY CCE 2013 Dairy Day. “Some people came specifically to hear what the speakers had to say about feeding liquid whey,” commented CNY Dairy Specialist David Balbian, event coordinator. Whey is a by-product of yogurt that has been m...

SYRACUSE, NY — There are days when showing cows is a hectic and nearly a fulltime job for Renee Pierick. Just 16-years-old, Pierick is a seasoned leadsman, even though she doesn’t even live on a dairy farm. She was among a group of one of eight junior volunteers recruited by Jared Dueppengeisser of ...