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by Ulf Kintzel A while back I wrote an article for Farming Magazine “Red Clover in Sheep pasture?” in which I advocated grazing red clover even during breeding season. I wrote a similar article for Small Farm Quarterly’s winter 2013 issue “Does Red Clover Cause Infertility in Sheep?” shortly thereafter. Let’s recap the premise: It is said that…
Read Moreby Jo E. Prout Pig production runs the gamut Greene County farmer Bitta Albright is entering her fourth season in pig production, after starting with only two to raise for herself. “They’re very addictive. You can’t just have one pig,” she said. “We enjoy it. Oh, my gosh! I started with two for meat for…
Read MorePlanting brassicas in your pasture provides more than just high quality forage. Dr. Leanne Dillard Forage brassicas are annuals that can be utilized as pasture during the spring, summer,and fall grazing seasons. Forage brassicas include varieties of rapeseed (rape), radish, turnip,swede, kale, and hybrids. They are quick maturing and can be grazed 60 to 120 days…
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, chocolate, maple, and coffee flavors is pumped into 300 Cobb Hill Frozen Yogurt pints a week—a number that has more than doubled from this time…
Read Moreby Ellen Fagan New York State is the third leading producer of dairy products in the United States. However, if its dairy industry continues to follow the trend it’s on, it might not be for long. Dairy farms have been disappearing from New York’s landscape for decades. From 1998 to 2007, NY lost over 2,000…
Read Moreby Rich Taber Late winter and early springtime are the times to get your beef cattle and your calving equipment ready for spring calving. With our relatively harsh winters, I prefer to have our cows calve no earlier than April, and better to start in May. That way you can avoid the worst of any…
Read Moreby Ulf Kintzel As announced in my last column about orchard grass as my preferred grass species in my sheep pasture, this issue I will talk about my preference for legumes. In my view, having legumes in your pasture is essential for a sustainable pasture-based sheep operation. It reduces the need for nitrogen fertilizer greatly…
Read MoreGrazing Management (BF 231) Improve Your Triple Bottom Line Through Better Grazing an online course through the Northeast Beginning Farmer Project Thurs. March 17 – April 21, 2016, with webinars each Thurs evening from 6:30-8pm http://www.nebeginningfarmers.org/online-courses/all-courses/grazing-management-bf-231 Grazing means more than simply turning livestock out onto a green area and hoping for the best. With planning and…
Read MoreThe Finger Lakes Meat Project expands the freezer trade to promote food affordability and farm viability. by Susannah Spero The Finger Lakes Meat Project works to expand livestock farms’ meat sales through the freezer trade. We are a project of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, and we collaborate with farms, consumers, local businesses, and…
Read Moreby Ulf Kintzel I have been writing articles about sheep farming for a few years now and the feedback I receive often triggers new ideas for new articles. This article is such example. A frequently asked question is what kind of pasture mix I recommend. My standard answer is that I don’t recommend any pasture…
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