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Posted on July 16, 2025
Soil fumigants are pesticides that, when applied to soils, form gases to control pests which, if unchecked, disrupt plant growth and crop production. Fumigation suppresses weeds and soilborne plant pathogens in crops like potatoes, onions, sugar beets, tomatoes, mint, carrots and strawberries. Chemi...
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Sonja Heyck-Merlin 
Posted on July 9, 2025
Christina Dodge provided some simple yet effective tips for building a motivated and committed workplace team. Dodge is a Maine Small Business Development Center business advisor. “The power of motivation is that motivation drives results and that shows up in increased productivity, better customer ...
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Sally Colby 
Posted on July 9, 2025
Dr. Jeffrey Bewley admits his first impression of compost bedded pack barns for dairy cows wasn’t favorable. He was concerned about animals laying on manure, impacts on milk quality and mastitis potential. Bewley, who serves as executive director, Innovation and Genetics, Holstein Association USA, p...
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Enrico Villamaino 
Posted on July 9, 2025
Manure is making a comeback, not just as a nutrient source but as a long-term investment in soil health, crop yields and fertilizer savings. New data from Cornell University’s Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) and PRO-DAIRY confirm what many farmers have long suspected: manure’s magic doesn’t...
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Sally Colby 
Posted on July 9, 2025
Pesticide applicators know the label is the law, and the EPA’s recently released final insecticide strategy means there’s more to know. The plan identifies protection plans for federally endangered and threatened species from the use of insecticides while providing flexibility for growers. The EPA s...
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jkarkwren 
Posted on July 9, 2025
There’s general concern among doctors that as we age, our bodies become less efficient at regulating temperature. This puts such people at greater risk of heat illness. To avoid such problems, health professionals recommend that aging folks in hot weather drink plenty of water before going outside –...
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Sally Colby 
Posted on July 2, 2025
Bull or AI sire selection is one of the riskiest decisions made by beef producers, especially for small herds. Genomic testing can reduce risk and accelerate herd improvement. In a presentation for the Beef Reproduction Task Force, Dr. Troy Rowan, assistant professor, beef cattle genomics, Universit...
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Sonja Heyck-Merlin 
Posted on July 2, 2025
“The three main tenets of the Worker Protection Standard [WPS] are informing folks about pesticide safety, protecting individuals from potential pesticide exposure and mitigation,” said David Huber at a Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association meeting. Huber is the deputy director of the Public...
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Sally Colby 
Posted on July 2, 2025
Part 3: Tick bite prevention Many have heard of the “red meat allergy” (alpha-gal syndrome – AGS), the result of a lone star tick bite. Sharon Forsyth, founder of Alpha-gal Alliance, provides information to help those who live in areas where there’s potential for contact with the lone star tick. As ...
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Sonja Heyck-Merlin 
September 24, 2025
According to Tim Terry, farm strategic planning specialist with Cornell University’s PRO-DAIRY , the calf hutch is still the gold standard for raising...
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Sonja Heyck-Merlin 
September 24, 2025
The Asian longhorn tick (ALHT), native to eastern Asia, was first found in the U.S. in 2017. In less than a decade, ALHT populations are thriving. Est...
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jkarkwren 
September 24, 2025
On the evening of March 15, 2025, a fairly serious electric storm hit central New York and much of the Northeast. The flash-to-bang time for the first...
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Karl H. Kazaks 
October 1, 2025
LOWESVILLE, VA – Deer Creek Farm is a registered Simmental and SimAngus operation owned by Mark and Dana Campbell. Located in western Nelson County wi...
