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Though recycled dairy cow bedding has been cycling throughout farms in the greater New York state area for more than 15 years, depending on who you talk to, word is still getting out about the “green” bedding and its benefits.
This last month, I have been more diligent in my prayers and scripture study. I have been waking up at 4:30 in the morning and going upstairs to pray and read scriptures. No, I don’t set the alarm; my eyes just pop open, and I lay there thinking.
“In my day, we didn’t even have electricity on the farm.” That sentiment used to be only heard from a grandparent at the supper table. Given the nature of our nation’s failing electrical grid, today you’re more likely to hear, “Just yesterday, we didn’t have electricity on the farm.”
Dear Editor,
I just read your interview with Kay Johnson Smith, CEO for the Animal Ag Alliance, regarding her appearance in the National Geographic film called “Inside Secret America: Animal Undercover,” and I would like to share some insights about this.
Ayrstone upgrades technology with the AyrMesh Hub2n
Ayrstone Productivity, in an effort to improve the working life of farmers and ranchers, introduces its latest outdoor technology product, the Ayrstone AyrMesh Hub2n, a “transparent mesh” concept in which all Wi-Fi-enabled devices on a network appear as if they are connected directly to your router.
When the parts of the whole are added together, it’s not surprising that I grew up listening to country music. I lived in the most rural county in New York state, it dominated the local radio stations, and it seemed like the logical fit for someone on a farm.
Age: 50
Location: Harrisonburg, Virginia
History of your hoof trimming business, in a nutshell: After going to hoof trimming school at Dairyland Hoof Care in Wisconsin, I started my business in May 2000 while living in West Virginia. ... Now almost all my work is in the Shenandoah Valley.
I trim around 15,000 cows per year on an Appleton Steel Ultra Chute purchased in March.
Age: 49
Location: Tulare, California.
History of your hoof trimming business, in a nutshell: I worked on my in-laws’ dairy for three years before becoming a hoof trimmer, which I’ve been for 24 years.
Labor Day was created by unions to recognize the American worker. It did not include ranching and farming; if they did, it would destroy the ability of a farmer to get a loan.
If a farmer included the cost of his daily labor on a financial statement, no banker could find a way to show a profit. But things have changed.
