Lancaster Farming: Blogs http://www.lancasterfarming.com Blogs en-us Cow of the Week: Mi-San Acres O Lust-ET http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Cow-of-the-Week--Mi-San-Acres-O-Lust-ET Mi-San Acres O Lust-ET, exhibited by David Riley of Williamsfield Ohio, was named Grand Champion of the Milking Shorthorn of the All-American&rsqu ... [category] Mon, 20 May 2013 09:57:58 GMT Oh, the Joys of Raising a Toddler … On a Farm http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Oh--the-Joys-of-Raising-a-Toddler---On-a-Farm Oh, the Joys of Raising a Toddler … On a Farm Once spring rolls around, everyone I know is itching to get out to the barn, get the tracto ... [category] Mon, 20 May 2013 08:44:28 GMT Adventures in the Farm Lane: Valuing the Work of Your Kids http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Adventures-in-the-Farm-Lane--Valuing-the-Work-of-Your-Kids Editor’s Note: Today, Lancaster Farming is launching its latest blog category, Life in the Farm Lane, written from the perspective of a farm ... [category] Sat, 18 May 2013 10:06:49 GMT Md. Princess Diaries: Connecting with Kids About Milk http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Md--Princess-Diaries--Connecting-with-Kids-About-Milk April has come and gone, full of another exciting month of dairy promotions and new experiences. I was pleasantly surprised that Maryland Day at the U ... [category] Tue, 14 May 2013 08:59:21 GMT Cow of the Week: Kulp-Gen Legacy Tiara-ET http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Cow-of-the-Week--Kulp-Gen-Legacy-Tiara-ET Kulp-Gen Legacy Tiara-ET has had a successful year on the tanbark trail this past year. Since last fall, this Brown Swiss cow owned by Megan Kulp of M ... [category] Mon, 13 May 2013 13:04:32 GMT Cow Of The Week: Penn Gate Skychief Finesse http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Cow-Of-The-Week--Penn-Gate-Skychief-Finesse Normal 0 In the mid 70’s Bob Gitt purchased a, Astro daughter at a sale in New Jersey and brought her home to their far ... [category] Mon, 06 May 2013 06:43:37 GMT Cow of the Week: Lew-Lin Valor Kooky http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Cow-of-the-Week--Lew-Lin-Valor-Kooky Exhibitor Brant Stuttle of Dryden, N.Y., took home the grand champion title with his entry of Lew-Lin Valor Kooky at the 2012 Premier National Junior ... [category] Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:35:53 GMT Cow of the Week: Pennwood Troy Kalahari http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Cow-of-the-Week--Pennwood-Troy-Kalahari2013-04-22T06-53-15 Pennwood Troy Kalahari, Excellent-91, is owned by Ashley Stoltzfus of Pennwood Farms in Berlin, Pa., and has produced over 76,000 pounds of milk in he ... [category] Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:51:23 GMT Cow of the Week: Pennwood Troy Kalahari http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Cow-of-the-Week--Pennwood-Troy-Kalahari Pennwood Troy Kalahari, Excellent-91, is owned by Ashley Stoltzfus of Pennwood Farms in Berlin, Pa., and has produced over 76,000 pounds of milk in he ... [category] Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:51:23 GMT Md. Dairy Princess Diary: Springing into Spring http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Md--Dairy-Princess-Diary--Springing-into-Spring Normal 0 I enjoyed both the fresh, springtime weather and my role as Maryland Dairy Princess in March. I attended the Maryland Dairy Conv ... [category] Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:27:00 GMT Cow of the Week: Savage-Leigh Lavish http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Cow-of-the-Week--Savage-Leigh-Lavish Normal 0 This week’s cow is Savage-Leigh Lavish. This cow was named the All-Maryland Long-Time Production winner for 20 ... [category] Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:48:09 GMT Cow of the Week: Windy-Knoll-View Poconos-ET http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Cow-of-the-Week--Windy-Knoll-View-Poconos-ET This week’s cow is Windy-Knoll-View Poconos-ET. Pictured at left, Poconos was the grand champion of the open show at the 2013 Pennsylvania H ... [category] Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:21:22 GMT Cow of the Week: Peace & Plenty Durham Popper http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Cow-of-the-Week--Peace---Plenty-Durham-Popper This week’s cow was the 2012 All-Maryland 5-Year-Old Peace & Plenty Durham Popper. She is owned by Joe Schwartzbeck, Union Bridge, Md. H ... [category] Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:57:03 GMT Cow of the Week: Tri-Dee KR Durham Paxil http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Cow-of-the-Week--Tri-Dee-KR-Durham-Paxil Normal 0 The cow of the week is Tri-Dee KR Durham Paxil. Paxil is owned by Donovan Hollingsworth, Denton Md. This cow was selecte ... [category] Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:35:53 GMT Md. Dairy Princess Diary: March Madness http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Md--Dairy-Princess-Blog--March-Madness Just like the common saying, I’m hoping that this March will come in like a lion and out like a lamb. Even though there was snow on the grou ... [category] Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:24:37 GMT Cow of the Week: Cascadia-Iatola-Puzzle http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Cow-of-the-Week--Cascadia-Iatola-Puzzle Normal 0 This week’s cow hails from Ohio. Cascadia Iatola Puzzle, a senior three year old Jersey owned by Gene Iager of Plain C ... [category] Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:53:59 GMT Cow of the Week: Burket-Falls Elevation Sophia http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Cow-of-the-Week--Burket-Falls-Elevation-Sophia Normal 0 In honor of this weekend’s Pennsylvania Holstein Association annual meeting, this week’s “ ... [category] Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:42:52 GMT Holy Cow for Holy Milk http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Holy-Cow-for-Holy-Milk Normal 0 Today, Pope Benedict XVI is saying farewell to the papacy. In the waning hours of his tenure, the pope made a stop at the papal ... [category] Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:34:57 GMT Cow of the Week: Warwick Manor Alymos Selma http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Cow-of-the-Week--Warwick-Manor-Alymos-Selma Grand champion Guernsey at the North American International Livestock Exposition and All-American Dairy Show reserve grand champion are just two of th ... [category] Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:31:18 GMT Climate Change or Not, USDA Says Ag Has to Adapt http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Climate-Change-or-Not--USDA-Says-Ag-Has-to-Adapt Normal 0 Last week, a few days after President Barrack Obama called for work to address climate change in his State of the Union speech, ... [category] Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:22:09 GMT Md. Dairy Princess Diary: On the Road Again Promoting Dairy http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Md--Dairy-Princess-Diary--On-the-Road-Again-Promoting-Dairy In January, I continued to work as Maryland Dairy Princess to increase people’s knowledge about farming and dairy products by sending articl ... [category] Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:30:20 GMT Cow of the Week: Dublin Hills Treats http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Cow-of-the-Week--Dublin-Hills-Treats Normal 0 Dublin Hills Treats, a six-year-old cow owned by Elite Dairy, Ken Main and Peter Vail, of Copake, N.Y., is this week& ... [category] Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:28:58 GMT Cow of the Week: Sweet Pepper Black Francesca http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/Cow-of-the-Week--Sweet-Pepper-Black-Francesca This week’s cow is Sweet Pepper Black Francesca. She was named grand champion of the International Ayrshire Show at the 2012 World Dairy Exp ... [category] Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:39:30 GMT ... And God Made a Farmer http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/--And-God-Made-a-Farmer During the Super Bowl, farmers, their families and FFA members took to Facebook and Twitter to show their agricultural pride after Dodge's Ram Tru ... [category] Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:08:09 GMT A ‘Milky’ Super Bowl http://www.lancasterfarming.com/blogs/A--Milky--Super-Bowl This year, “Got Milk?” was a part of the Super Bowl commercial lineup. The ad, played in the second quarter of the game, depicts D ... [category] Sun, 03 Feb 2013 19:13:48 GMT