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Posted on March 23, 2026
In time for National Ag Day on March 24, the nonprofit Rural Minds announces the launch of the new Farmer Mental Health Resilience Program in support of mental wellness for farmers and farm families. This critical new initiative aims to support the ag community by providing farmers and the individua...
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Courtney Llewellyn 
Posted on March 4, 2026
Stepping out of the dairy business doesn’t mean your barn has to sit idle. In the “From Dairy to Pork: Barn Conversion in Action” video series on YouTube, the New York Pork Producers teamed up with Strategic Planning Specialist Tim Terry of Cornell University’s Pro‑Dairy program to show how former d...
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Courtney Llewellyn 
Posted on February 25, 2026
A recent shift toward more restrictive weed control measures along with new, mandatory pesticide application rules has been mandated by the EPA. Wesley Everman, Ph.D., Iowa State Extension weed specialist, began an explanation of the rule changes with a brief history of what brought the EPA to devel...
Country Folks
by Sally Colby 
June 12, 2026
By the time this appears in Country Folks , the numbers will have changed. Stories about New World screwworm (NWS) are hitting nearly every news outle...
Country Folks
by Sally Colby 
June 10, 2026
According to a 2025 state agriculture overview, New York State is home to 30,000 farm operations, 650,000 milking cows, 500 concentrated animal feedin...
Country Folks
by Sally Colby 
June 10, 2026
When the price of lamb dropped in the 1990s, Janet McNally had to make changes in the way she raised sheep. McNally spoke recently at the Pennsylvania...
Country Folks
by Farmer Ben Simons & Audrey Donahoe, ADANE 
June 10, 2026
I make it a point to celebrate dairy in every way I know how. I visit my local grocery stores and buy milk by the gallon, sour cream, cheese and my pe...
