Mohawk Valley & North Country dairy farms receive grant money for much-needed improvements
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Mohawk Valley & North Country dairy farms receive grant money for much-needed improvements
Ben Simons 
Posted on June 18, 2025
To help spread the word about this grant’s awardees, New York Ag Commissioner Richard A. Ball visited the Glory Days Farm on June 2. Twenty-six different farms will receive funding from a total of nearly $22 million through the Dairy Modernization Grant Program . Ball said, “This funding will help e...
Tips for raising dairy sheep
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Tips for raising dairy sheep
jkarkwren 
Posted on June 18, 2025
Dairy sheep aren’t as commonplace as dairy cows or goats. But Carrie and Brent Wasser have made a living at Willow Pond Sheep Farm in Gardiner, NY. They shared their best tips for success in a webinar hosted by Food Animals Concerns Trust . The Wassers farm 35 acres of pasture. Currently, their floc...
Technology’s influence on farm health & safety
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Technology’s influence on farm health & safety
Kristen M. Castrataro 
Posted on June 18, 2025
Typically, discussions about agricultural technology and mechanization focus on the financial costs of upgrading in relation to anticipated impacts on production, efficiency and income. Farmers, ag service providers and researchers are expanding that discussion to address how agricultural technology...
Retirement planning for Millennial farmers
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Retirement planning for Millennial farmers
Kelsi Devolve 
Posted on June 18, 2025
It is never too early to start planning for retirement, especially for Millennial farmers who have some success under their belts in the industry but still have plenty of years until retirement approaches. Michael Robertson, NY FarmNet farm business specialist, gave tips for retirement planning to M...
Just-in-time shopping opportunities & special occasion sales trending
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Just-in-time shopping opportunities & special occasion sales trending
Enrico Villamaino 
Posted on June 18, 2025
At the bustling 2025 International Dairy, Deli & Bakery Association (IDDBA) conference in New Orleans, industry insiders gathered to glean insights from Jonna Parker, principal and fresh foods client insights group industry expert with Circana . With a keen eye on consumer behavior and a pulse on pu...
Taking the risk out of sorghum x sundangrass
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Taking the risk out of sorghum x sundangrass
Sonja Heyck-Merlin 
Posted on June 18, 2025
At a Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship virtual roundtable, Dan Gard, district sales manager at S&W Seed Co., recounted a heartbreaking childhood story related to prussic acid poisoning. Prussic acid is also called hydrocyanic acid or cyanide. Gard was 9, and it was his first year participating in 4-H. Th...
Sorting through technology
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Sorting through technology
Sally Colby 
Posted on June 18, 2025
Clare Alderink is the operations manager of a 3,000-cow dairy in Michigan, but his experience is relatable to any dairy of any size. Alderink recently discussed some of the technology used on the farm and explained what has worked – or not. He said the key to a farm’s success is the people who work ...
Proper nutrition is key for bull reproductive success
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Proper nutrition is key for bull reproductive success
Courtney Llewellyn 
Posted on June 18, 2025
Can your bull be too fat to make babies? That was one topic talked about at this year’s CattleCon . Discussing bull reproductive health were Saulo Menegatti Zoca, DVM, Extension beef cattle specialist in reproductive management with University of Tennessee’s Institute of Agriculture, and Pedro L.P. ...
The red meat mystery, part 2
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The red meat mystery, part 2
Sally Colby 
Posted on June 18, 2025
Alpha-gal symptoms & the mammalian connection Sharon Forsyth, founder of Alpha-gal Alliance, wants people dealing with alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), also known as the “red meat allergy,” to have all the information they need to help manage symptoms. AGS is an allergy to mammal meat and mammal products r...
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Karl H. Kazaks 
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