Noted dairy speakers addressed a large audience at the CNY CCE annual 2013 Dairy Day at the Otesaga in Cooperstown. Speakers included CNY Dairy Specialist David Balbian; Cornell Dairy Science Specialist and Professor, Dr. Larry Chase; Dr. Rick Grant, President of the Wm. H. Miner Ag Research Institu...

It’s almost time for spring planting, and many farmers will be spending extra time in the farm shop before heading out to the fields. Whether shop time means routine maintenance or repairs to major equipment, make sure safety is the priority. It’s easy to rush through a job when the weather is just ...

Terrell Spencer, Poultry Specialist for the National Center for Appropriate Technology, recently shared details of his profitable pastured poultry production. The February webinar provided practical first-hand how-to and economic information on building a successful pastured poultry operation. Spenc...

CANASTOTA, NY — Wendell Berry’s question seems quite relevant in honoring the Carrier Family of ABC-NBR Dairy Farms as Madison County’s newest Conservation Farm of the Year. In answering his own inquiry, Berry quips, there are lots of reasons, but the plainest is: Conservationists eat. In the quest ...

By STEVEN YACCINO FAIR OAKS, Ind. — Here at one of the largest dairy farms in the country, electricity generated using an endless supply of manure runs the equipment to milk around 30,000 cows three times a day. For years, the farm has used livestock waste to create enough natural gas to power 10 ba...

Oswego County Farm Bureau President, Nancy Weber along with New York State FFA Association President, Amanda Rhodes met recently with the Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES). The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the development of an enhanced agricultural education p...

Pollination prices are expected to be trending upward on the East Coast this spring, with perhaps a shortage of hives for rental in some areas. Beekeepers generally agree on the reasons for the rise in prices. First, trucking costs for semi-loads of bees are soaring. One large pollinator said he’s s...

Like many farms in central Pennsylvania, the Glen Cauffman farm is tucked into a quiet valley, surrounded by gently rolling hills that cradle the Susquehanna River in Perry County, Pennsylvania. The farm isn’t unusual in regard to size and topography, but what’s happening there is unique. Cauffman i...

SYRACUSE, NY — At this year’s annual Empire State Producers Expo, experts from Cornell Cooperative Extension and the Department of Environmental Conservation among others, presented many hours of practical advice to fruit, vegetable and flower growers. No significant results from grafting tomatoes i...