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Mineral supplementation on pasture
Taking the time to test your forages and matching them with a proper mineral mix can ensure good animal health and reproductive efficiency.
Enjoy the goodness of simple pleasures
Judith Sutherland recalls her father’s love of simple things like fresh-baked bread and jars of homemade jam — a love he passed on to her.
What we owe our livestock guardian dogs
What we owe the animals in our care is the ability to succeed, should they ever need to do it without us.
Forestry management benefits landowners
The function and health of a forest are important from an ethical standpoint, but also in reaching a landowner’s goals for their property.
Disease-resistant apples perform better than old varieties
You may not find them in stores yet, but it’s only a matter of time before new disease-resistant apple cultivars are more popular than old favorites.
Consult with FSA and NRCS before breaking new ground
Breaking New Ground Agricultural producers are reminded to consult with FSA and NRCS before breaking out new ground for production purposes as doing so without prior authorization may put a producer’s federal farm program benefits in jeopardy.
How to pick the perfect pumpkin, gourd or squash
Most non-botanists distinguish pumpkins, squash and gourds by our purpose for the plant: we carve pumpkins, eat squash and use gourds for fall decorating.
Here’s the scoop on summer food safety
Having a picnic this weekend for the Fourth of July? Make sure your food is prepared and served safely by following these tips.
Livestock producers urged to enroll in disaster assistance program
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is encouraging livestock producers who have suffered eligible disaster-related losses to act to secure assistance by Sept. 30, as congressionally-mandated payment reductions will take place for producers who have not acted before that date. Livestock producers who have experienced grazing losses since October 2011 and may be
Drought can present opportunities
I dreamed of fresh-smelling rain that beat waves against windows and swept slowly through fields to fill every crack before moving on to refill ponds and kick-start the creeks. Dawn light fell on a full rain gauge. I thanked whoever had left their windows open, washed a truck, mowed a sparse third cutting or made
