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Posted on October 25, 2013
To be successful at farming requires a number of different skills and abilities. Many farmers are natural self-starters who use their initiative and passionate commitment to the many tasks at hand on a farm as their hallmark for success. If they expand their farm, these farm business owners have to ...
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Pat Malin 
Posted on October 25, 2013
HAMILTON, NY — Everyone leaves a footprint on the environment, but we can choose to diminish our impact before we pass the torch to future generations. That’s how Bruce and Nancy Rivington of Kriemhild Dairy Farms LLC approach their business. They have a respect for their animals, the land and their...
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Tamara Scully 
Posted on October 25, 2013
In central New Jersey, not too far from the Delaware River, Fulper Farms may be one of the last of the dying breed of what once was a thriving enterprise in the state: dairy farms. Or, it may be one of the first of a new, reborn breed: a value-added dairy, where the milk doesn’t only flow into the p...
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Al Dorantes 
Posted on October 25, 2013
Jack and Tina Douglas, Douglas Farm, hosted a Cabot Cheese Open Farm Sunday, Oct 13. They operate a small dairy farm, located at 502 Cedarville Road, in Cedarville, NY. The public was invited to come visit, learn about farming practices, and sample Cabot and McCadam cheese. McCadam and Cabot are sis...
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Lee Newspapers 
Posted on October 18, 2013
HARRISBURG, PA — Antique and collectible milk bottles, signs, ceramics, advertising, awards and artwork were the highlight of the 16th All-Dairy Antiques and Collectibles Show & Sale during the All-American Dairy Show, Sept. 6-11, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg, ...
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Lee Newspapers 
Posted on October 18, 2013
by Helen Terry, Grazing Planner for Seneca Trail RC&D Council ALLEGANY COUNTY, NY — What do sheep, cows, grass, and soil all have in common? According to Dairyman, Kim Shaklee, it’s to “amuse the microbes.” This systems approach was the overarching theme as countless farmers traveled out to the Alle...
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Steven E Smith 
Posted on October 18, 2013
A progressive group of New York dairies pool resources Slated to be operating by July 2014, Cayuga Milk Ingredients will be a 108,000 square foot milk processing plant, owned collectively by 21 of the Cayuga Marketing Members with the goal of converting more than 1.85 million pounds of these farmers...
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Elizabeth A. Tomlin 
Posted on October 18, 2013
Rogers’ Family Orchards of Johnstown, NY generously hosted Fulton County’s 4th annual ‘Day at the Farm’ on Sept. 29. The event has taken place at Rogers’ since its inception. “We like to see people have fun,” explained Todd Rogers. “Everyone gets to take a nice break. It’s a lot of work, but everyth...
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Katie Navarra 
Posted on October 18, 2013
Mastitis is the most common and most costly disease in milking cattle. It is estimated that mastitis accounts for $1 billion in production losses for the dairy industry each year. The disease challenges conventional and organic dairies alike and prevention is the key to limiting its presence in your...
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