Plants need water to photosynthesize and grow. No hay producer or grazer would disagree with this statement. Yet if I asked a group of farmers what they do in the absence of rain, and ...
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Adapted from resources developed for a SARE Grant titled Identification and Remediation of Compaction on Northeast Pasture Soil. Contributors include Fay Benson, Abbie Teeter & Nancy Glazier. Understanding Soil Compaction Soil health is generally ...
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Compaction can be a serious issue on farms resulting in soil erosion and declining productivity. Because compaction worsens over time, it is often present without the farmer’s knowledge, and therefore not managed. It is ...
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WHEN: Tuesday, July 9, 11:30am – 2:00pm WHERE: 8335 Virgil Rd, Fabius, NY 13063 COST: Free RSVP: Please register in advance using our online registration form Heifers are the foundation of a dairy ...
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It is a race to the finish for two Dairy Grazing Apprentices in New York State, Liz Pickard and Missy Bennett! Two years ago New York joined 9 other states in offering the Dairy ...
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During economic hard times many farmers are forced to change, only to find success in those changes Vaughn Sherman of Jerry Dell Farm in Dryden, NY thought he had arrived at success with his ...
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