Posts by Tara Hammonds
by R.J. Anderson In an exercise based on fallout from past weather disturbances, strong and sustained autumn rains cause the Mohawk River to flood its banks rapidly, compromising the safety…
Read MoreArtisan Cheese Makers Embrace Voluntary Conservation at Award-Winning Vermont Dairy by Amy Overstreet The story behind Vermont’s Consider Bardwell could be the plot for a really great movie. The lead…
Read Moreby Reuben Dourte Workers’ compensation insurance is a subject that is dreaded by many agricultural businesses, and for good reason. First, carrying workers’ compensation insurance is a mandate in every…
Read Moreby Joshua VanBrakle Most New York farms have at least some wooded acreage. Often those woods “came with the land” when the farmer bought, rented, or inherited the property. But…
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by Brian Caldwell and Ryan Maher Laughing Stock Farm designs farm and equipment to improve soil drainage, reduce labor. Lisa and Ralph Turner started growing vegetables for sale in 1997…
Read Moreby Rich Taber Tractors can be wonderful devices to accomplish a whole bunch of different tasks on a farm. Three point hitches are an integral part of most tractors nowadays;…
Read Moreby Anita Deming When I first started at Cornell Cooperative Extension in January of 1978, the first meeting I went to on a State level was about how important it…
Read MoreVermont investors, capital providers and entrepreneurs connect at Slow Money Vermont events to boost local farm and food economies and communities. by Rachel Carter Creamy farmstead frozen yogurt in vanilla,…
Read MoreMessage from the Editor We’ve been blessed with a milder winter in most of the Northeast, after two brutal ones. All three of these years set records for extreme weather, indicating…
Read Moreby Jason Oliver Improving dairy environmental systems management can help farms adapt to a changing climate while reducing environmental degradation, maintaining profitability, and strengthening community relations. The PRO-DAIRY program’s Dairy…
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