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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Should you sign up for Dairy Margin Coverage in 2020? Cornell Professor of Agricultural Economics Andrew Novakovic shares his thoughts on DMC in 2020, and the factors that a dairy operation should consider when ...
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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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Last week, the SCNY Dairy & Field Crops Team held a traditional corn “burn down” at Ward & Van Scoy in Owego, but with a modern twist. John Winchell from Alltech brought his portable ...
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Agricultural renters and landowners alike seem to struggle with the same question: what is the right rental rate for agricultural property? I commonly hear this question from beginning farmers seeking land. Yet, just as ...
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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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Published with permission from Cornell Ag Workforce Development. Have you noticed that some farms have had the same employees for years, while others struggle to keep employees? Employee retention can be a challenge in ...
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The big concern right now is preparing for corn silage harvest which is covered in other articles. I do want to cover a few reminders about potential pests here. Potato Leafhopper Populations of Potato ...
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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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This season’s corn crop maturity is variable within field and between fields. Silking and tasseling in not uniform across most fields. You can see corn from knee high to early ear development in the ...
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