Dairy farm families across America are facing tremendous challenges due to many factors including a weak dairy economy, disruptions from severe weather, and an aging farming population. American Farmland Trust is joining Chobani with ...
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Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development and Cornell Cooperative Extension are offering a 30-minute training on using Google Classroom to onboard and train farm employees at 11 AM, February 3. The training offered via Zoom is ...
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Operations management on dairy farms is integral to success of the farm business. Presented by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and the Northeast Dairy Producers Association, the Operations Managers Conference provides an opportunity for the people ...
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When farm operators fail to plan for the transfer of assets and management to the next generation, it exposes their business to human, financial and legal risks that can threaten farm viability. However, less ...
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Cornell Cooperative Extension’s farm business management educators work closely with dairy farm operators to complete the New York State Dairy Farm Business Summary (DFBS) on an annual basis. This article summarizes 2019 DFBS results ...
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I have been learning a lot about the different aspects involved in succession planning this summer while looking into farmers’ needs surrounding this topic. One of the big things I have discovered is that ...
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Most of us live in a culture that values comfort and control. Modern technologies give us the ability to meet our basic needs and modify our environments from the convenience of our living rooms. ...
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As the team’s Farm Business Management Specialist, my goal is to equip producers with knowledge and skills that they can apply to strengthen their business operations and improve profitability. Any decision that a farm ...
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The South Central NY Dairy and Field Crops Team has compiled a list of articles that we think may be useful to dairy producers and their service providers as we all navigate the COVID-19 ...
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Biosecurity is second nature to many dairy and livestock producers, so let’s apply that perspective to the current pandemic. First, a quick review of what we know about COVID-19 and how it spreads. According ...
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