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The 28th Annual New York Farm Show, Feb. 21-23 at the NYS Fairgrounds in Syracuse, will be packed with new products and services from more than 400 exhibitors, as well as workshops and presentations from various industry groups.
“These organizations have dedicated a lot of time and effort to provide high quality programs for the show visitors,” said show manager Scott Grigor.
Programming includes a mini-seminar update on robotic milking, scheduled for Friday, Feb. 22.
The GrassWorks Grazing Conference, now in its 21st year, has a reputation for providing new and experienced farmers with in-depth information and practical tools for making the most of their grazing operations.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is the second in a series of online columns from University of Texas, School of Public Health assistant professor David Douphrate and his dairy industry colleagues about ways that dairy managers and owners can comply with health and safety regulations. Click here to read the first article in this series.
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) authorizes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to inspect job sites. Almost all OSHA inspections are unannounced. A U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA compliance officer may inspect the farm at any reasonable hour as a result of an employee complaint or a reportable accident.
In 2012, and likely continuing into 2013, economic conditions for the dairy enterprise have been at best challenging.
Coming on top of a disastrous year in 2009 and continuing in the new era of high feed prices, many dairies are in very weak financial positions. These businesses are often called “troubled dairies.”
It’s finally that time of year again ... trade show season. It seems that once everyone realized how slow the months of February and March are, every company and organization in the dairy industry started scheduling their meetings, seminars and conferences to fill in all the open dates. Now, it turns out that February and March are just as busy as the spring and fall.
Dairy farmers aren’t the only people struggling with tougher regulations these days.
Just ask your banker or commodities broker.
Better yet, allow the topic to come up naturally during a conversation.
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