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A reader asked me to write about the emotions of quitting farming. Let’s take the approach of identifying the farm culture attributes farm founders appreciate. Imagine what it might feel like when the following qualities are present or missing on the farm team.
I have been the Quebec dairy specialist for DuPont Pioneer for two years. My primary role is to support the company’s sales representatives technically with forage and inoculant knowledge.
Everyone has at least one definitive moment in his or her life. The moment when you must either persevere against the odds in hopes of achieving greatness or give up and spend the rest of your life wondering what might have been.
The dairy industry has seen a large trend towards high-level milk feeding programs for calves in the past decade. This has allowed producers to realize the growth potential of young animals and improve welfare.
Ketosis is a very common disease in dairy cattle. Various testing methods are available to help dairy producers understand how it affects their herds. Here are a couple of points to consider in selecting the method that is right for you.
In late August, more than 100 members of Progressive Dairy Operators (PDO) filled two coach buses and departed across the Great Lakes to tour farms in Michigan and Indiana. Stops included:
We didn’t have carrots on our farm this summer because I procrastinated in weeding out the redroot pigweed and a “helpful” friend hoed the row before I knew it. “Weeds are any plant that are not in the right place,” according to the certified seed grower that I live with.
After several months of consideration, my husband and I decided to build a tobacco shed on our property. For four years, we rented sheds in the area and felt it would be more efficient and higher-yielding if we could keep the crop at our farm.
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