Add working with a DMO to your to-do list
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Add working with a DMO to your to-do list
Sonja Heyck-Merlin 
Posted on September 18, 2024
Most states have destination marketing organizations (DMOs) focused on promoting regional tourism opportunities. For example, New York State has 20 DMOs: Discover Albany , Visit Ithaca , Meet Me in Lake Placid and Dutchess Tourism , among others. Some DMOs are membership-only organizations while oth...
Successfully navigating the farm financing process
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Successfully navigating the farm financing process
Andy Haman 
Posted on September 18, 2024
Character still speaks loudly – which is never more apparent than when applying for financing. If you can convince your loan officer that you have the experience, the drive and passion, the financial assets and the financial preparedness to make a business venture thrive, you will be uniquely equipp...
Crop Comments: Late Summer Fertilizer Ingredient Status Report
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Crop Comments: Late Summer Fertilizer Ingredient Status Report
jkarkwren 
Posted on September 18, 2024
Let’s examine current soil nutrient commodity prices. These prices come from research compiled by Jeff Cassim, general manager of Liquid Products in Seneca Falls. Cassim extracts his data from fertilizer industry periodicals – not just commodity prices, but geopolitical facts impacting energy commod...
A journey through grazing
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A journey through grazing
jkarkwren 
Posted on September 11, 2024
OWEGO, NY – Fresh off the 2023-24 Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Report Card that indicated the Upper Susquehanna River in New York received the second highest quality score (B-) of all the bay state jurisdictions, a group of farmers celebrated at a recent Tioga County pasture walk. “Rotational grazin...
Don’t get stuck
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Don’t get stuck
Sally Colby 
Posted on September 11, 2024
A 35-year-old dairy worker accidentally injected her leg with an unknown amount of a cephalosporin antibiotic. The needle was contaminated with “farm material.” Dr. Jeff Bender, veterinarian and director of the Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety & Health Center , explained more about the case: “She p...
Planning ahead: Will you need soybean desiccants?
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Planning ahead: Will you need soybean desiccants?
Enrico Villamaino 
Posted on September 11, 2024
Desiccants are hygroscopic substances, meaning that they absorb moisture from the air, and they assist in maintaining dryness. Desiccants can use both physical adsorption and chemical reactions to remove overall moisture, which in turn helps prevent damage to crops in the form of corrosion, bacteria...
Avoiding soil compaction
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Avoiding soil compaction
jkarkwren 
Posted on September 11, 2024
Think you’ve avoided soil compaction on your farm? Kitty O’Neil believes most farms have some level of compaction and many farmers don’t even know it. Speaking at the recent North American Manure Expo , O’Neil, statewide ag climate resiliency specialist at Cornell Cooperative Extension and an origin...
Crop Comments: Soil Compaction and Carbon Sinks
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Crop Comments: Soil Compaction and Carbon Sinks
jkarkwren 
Posted on September 11, 2024
Why is it sometimes possible to pull up mature corn plants with very little effort? In such cases, the majority of roots are in the top three inches. Soil testing – to maximize the efficiency of fertilizer inputs – often reveals soil’s physical limitations when probes hit compacted layers Soil compa...
Marketing your autumn events
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Marketing your autumn events
Kelsi Devolve 
Posted on September 4, 2024
The exciting times of apple picking, pumpkin patches and fall harvests are coming up quickly, and participating farms need a solid marketing plan to pull off a successful event. NAFDMA , the international agritourism association, hosted a webinar to give farmers some tips on how to successfully mark...
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