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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By Lindsay Ferlito, Betsy Hicks, and Margaret Quaassdorff, CCE Regional Dairy Specialists In response to these especially volatile times, producers have been faced with having to make rapid changes. These changes have led to ...
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Through program evaluation, producers consistently let us know that offering a variety of program formats and lengths is necessary to reach a wide audience. This season, our Dairy Program utilized discussion groups, on-farm meetings, ...
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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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Fall is the season when organizations like Farm Bureau and Cornell Cooperative Extension host annual meetings and reflect on the major challenges and accomplishments of the past year. While our team is in the ...
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Consumers, more now than ever, are interested where their food comes from. Consumer perceptions of agriculture shape preferences in their food choices, which in turn shape requirements from grocery retailers that get passed down ...
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As most of you know, I have been working with Fay Benson on his many projects of the Organic/Small Dairy Support Program for almost three years. And, as some of you know, my time ...
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Dairy farms today are faced with difficult decisions that impact their day-today operations in both short-term and long-term business viability. During this drawn-out low in milk prices, attention to these decisions can be the ...
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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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Who teaches our youth about agriculture? Do they know where their food and clothing come from? Do they only know that the grocery and department stores have everything that they need? Do they know ...
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