In 2017, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture signed a Memorandum of Understanding with leaders from SCORE, our country’s largest network of volunteer business mentors. SCORE matches small business owners and entrepreneurs from all sectors ...
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Through summertime visits to farms in Tioga County, Barb Neal from CCE Tioga County, Zack Baker from Tioga County Economic Development, and I identified a general need for information related to farm business development ...
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When asking producers about lameness, often the response I get is in the form of a yes/no answer. “Yes, she’s lame”, or “No, she’s not lame.” The problem with this is, lameness is not ...
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If there is one thing I’ve learned since joining the team in May, it’s that dairy farms are incredible businesses. Farmers manage people, land, equipment, infrastructure, and, of course, animals. Their complex and dynamic ...
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Controlling arthropod pests on dairy cattle improves their general living conditions, which can directly affect farm profitability. Inadequate pest control can cause pain and irritation to animals, resulting in reduced milk production and a ...
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Is your corn ready? Planting was staggered this year and maturities are following suit. Sixty days, that’s the length of time, on average, that it takes for corn silage to mature from silking (pollination) ...
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When people on your team are looking to you for direction and motivation, your leadership style matters. Your individual style encompasses how you make decisions and how you direct others. Early research on leadership ...
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Today’s economy has every producer struggling to find ways to increase cash flow. We fill stalls, add a few more cows, keep plentiful heifers in the pipeline and estimate our projected inventory of first ...
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Northern Corn Leaf Blight (NCLB) has become a disease that impacts all corn growers to some extent. The disease has been moderate to severe over the last ten years or so. We had a ...
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In the corporate world, companies pay big bucks for leadership training. Businesses with hundreds or even thousands of employees invest in leadership development for managers who supervise dozens of people. This fascination with leadership ...
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