For cattle graziers, soil damage and compaction are not the only related problems. In some cases, desirable forage grasses disappear and are replaced by broadleaf or grassy weeds. And in some cases, plant color indicates that available nitrogen in the soil has been reduced.
The Center for Dairy Excellence and Penn State Extension Dairy Team are partnering to host a dairy industry breakfast on Wednesday, Aug. 14 from 6:45-8:45 a.m. Read more
We all know that if you can get a cow or heifer through the three weeks pre-calving, calving and then the three weeks post-calving without incident, then it is very likely she will successfully complete the lactation. Read more
Penn State and University of Maryland Extension fruit specialists are holding their annual multi-state orchard meeting on Thursday, June 6th, 6 to 8 pm, at Larriland Farm in Woodbine, Maryland. Growers from throughout the Mid-Atlantic region are invited to attend. Read more
Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding last week joined GIANT Food Stores and Troegs Independent Brewing to tour Caputo Brothers Creamery in Spring Grove, a Dairy Investment Program grant recipient, highlighting how the PA Farm Bill would help dairy producers diversify and expand their operations. Read more
The Pennsylvania Beef Council participated in the inaugural Best Beef Butcher Contest May 9 at Penn State University’s meat lab in State College, Pennsylvania. Read more
For the 2019 growing season, the West Virginia Department of Agriculture issued 158 individual licenses under the industrial hemp program. This included 71 applicants who marked processing as part of their submission. The proposed total acreage to be grown by licensees is 2,531. Read more
New York dairy farmer and American Dairy Association North East board member Cyndy VanLieshout of Albion, New York, attended the Rochester Breakfast Summit hosted by American Dairy Association North East. Read more
A bill to let milk haulers use interstate highways during winter storm emergencies has passed its first test in the Pennsylvania House. Read more
Milk truckers could soon be freed from rules that keep them off Pennsylvania’s interstate highways during winter storms. Read more
While national fluid milk sales are down, Maryland & Virginia’s fluid processing plants are running increased volumes thanks to new customers and growing demand from existing buyers, said CEO Jay Bryant. Read more
The USDA announced that dairy producers who elected to participate in the Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy Cattle Program (LGM-Dairy) now have the opportunity to participate in the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) for 2018 coverage. Read more
The Pennsylvania Departments of Agriculture and Community and Economic Development, along with the Center for Dairy Excellence, this week announced plans for the second annual Pennsylvania Ice Cream Trail and urged interested creameries to participate. Read more
Growers learned to combat angular leaf spot and many other diseases during Tuesday’s tobacco grower meetings at the Solanco Fairgrounds. Read more
Erin Williams of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, who served as a panelist at the hemp summit, said there is a significant interest in growing industrial hemp, especially in southside Virginia. Read more
Pennsylvania has approved $5 million in dairy investment grants. Read more
Last week, USDA-trained detector dogs played a major role in the seizure of roughly 1 million pounds of pork smuggled from China where there is an outbreak of African swine fever. Read more
The second Industrial Hemp Summit took place Feb. 25 and 26, on the heels of the 2018 Farm Bill’s passage in December. That legislation lifted restrictions on growing hemp in the U.S. Read more
Peak Rock Capital, which invests mainly in food-and-beverage firms, intends to complete the purchase of Turkey Hill from Kroger by the end of May. Read more
The traditional milk jug is sometimes seen as boring, but plenty of consumers are excited enough about dairy products to seek out farmers willing to sell to them directly. Read more
Jordan Scheibel of Middle Way Farm in Grinnell, Iowa, and Brian Caldwell, a Cornell University research support specialist, recently spoke about the technique in a webinar presented by the Practical Farmers of Iowa. Read more
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