By Alycia Drwencke and Betsy Hicks SWNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team & SCNY Dairy and Field Crops Team Calf care can be a tricky and frustrating task on farms. When everything runs ...
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by Christine Georgakakos & Betsy Hicks A strong ‘us versus them’ paradigm exists between large and small farms and organic and conventional farms in central New York over the topics of antibiotic usage and ...
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By Christine Georgakakos & Betsy Hicks Managing manure is one of the many full-time jobs that dairy farmers integrate into day-to-day operations. Many of the multi-generation farms or multiple partner farms we interviewed divided ...
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By Betsy Hicks & Christine Georgakakos Disease Prevention Many dairy farmers know the truth in the saying, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”, and manage their herds in such a ...
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By Christine Georgakakos & Betsy Hicks. Contaminants of emerging concern Pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and other emerging contaminants have been gaining attention across agricultural, environmental, and public health sectors. Slowly, we have expanded our understanding of ...
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By Casey Havekes, Betsy Hicks, and Margaret Quaassdorff, Cornell Cooperative Extension Regional Dairy Specialists. The role your nutritionist plays in the success of your dairy goes beyond the diet they put together. Ensuring good ...
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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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Are you a dairy producer in New York State? The usage of beef on dairy genetics has steadily grown over the last few years, and we are working towards understanding the trends and markets ...
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One of the most frustrating things to a nutritionist, and indeed the cow herself, is a diet that is constantly changing. Just when a diet gets dialed in, it seems that a new bunk ...
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Farmers that raise animals know that June is when flies start to be a nuisance, and by July, if a control program is not in place, production losses occur. The information from this pasture ...
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