B: Auction Section and Market Reports, Crop Comments
Crop
Posted on January 21, 2026
Of the three main fertilizer nutrients – nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium – P is doing the poorest job of returning to lower pre-pandemic price levels. A number of global factors influences P price (which I’ll evaluate in a later column). P is also the most limiting crop nutrient in Northeast soil...
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by Laura Rodley ilac Ridge Farm in Brattleboro offers Vermont?s 
June 3, 2026
Lilac Ridge Farm in Brattleboro offers Vermont’s first organic certified creemee, certified by the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA-VT). Th...
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by Lee Mielke 
June 3, 2026
It’s June Dairy Month once again. Hopefully, that never changes. It’s been an annual reminder of one of the blessings America should be grateful for b...
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by Sonja Heyck-Merlin 
June 3, 2026
Maple Wind Farm is inoculating their winter-laying houses with Lactobacillus, a beneficial bacterium, to improve animal health. It’s an on-farm trial ...
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by Joseph Armstrong 
June 3, 2026
On most small farms, the difference between a peaceful night and a pasture full of panic can come down to one thing: a guardian animal you trust with ...
