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New York Dairy Farm Business Summary for 2014

By Richard Kimmich / July 6, 2015

  Each year, the Cornell Dairy Farm Business Summary and Analysis (DFBS) Program analyzes data from dairy farms across the state and provides the participating farmers with information to assist…

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Hot Topic: Improving Water Quality on Dairy Farms in Vermont

By Tara Hammonds / April 6, 2015

by Rachel Carter Vermont in summer; blue skies, mountain breezes, and dairy cows dappling the working landscape—a source of both heritage and economic growth for Vermonters. The hottest of Vermont…

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Kinderhook Farm: Sheep of Leisure Flock Together

By Tara Hammonds / April 6, 2015

by Angelique Pinet Anna Hodson is the shepherd at Kinderhook Farm in Valatie, NY, located on over 1,000 acres of rolling pastures at the heart of the fertile Hudson Valley.…

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Small Ruminant Grazing: The Trouble With Worms

By Tara Hammonds / April 6, 2015

by Sam Anderson If you have raised sheep or goats on pasture for at least a couple of years, or have been to a few sheep or goat workshops, or…

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Copper Poisoning and Copper Deficiency in Sheep

By Tara Hammonds / April 6, 2015

by Ulf Kintzel Articles warning of copper poisoning in sheep appear frequently in various publications. This leads people often to believe that sheep should have no copper in their diet.…

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Vital Signs: Split-Second Animal Performance Monitoring for Cows

By Tara Hammonds / April 6, 2015

by Meg Grzeskiewicz Before I launch into my first SFQ article, I’d like to introduce myself. I am the owner of Rhinestone Cattle Co, a grassfed beef and grazing consulting operation…

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Considerations for Winter Grazing Your Sheep

By Sarah Diana Nechamen / January 12, 2015

By Ulf Kintzel Winter is here once again. In this article I would like to share what I have learned over the years when it comes to grazing in cold and…

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Get Out of the Barn and Show Your Stock Off!

By Melody Reynolds / October 6, 2014

Why breeders show and what can be gained by showing your well-bred animals Our farm started to be exposed to animal shows as many do, with a youth program. The…

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Flushing and Pheromones: Managing Breeding in the Dairy Goat Herd

By Stephanie Fisher / October 6, 2014

It’s fall, and while human children pick out their new notebooks, folders, and backpacks, I pick out my top does and bucks. The days grow shorter, and the temperature cools…

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My Grazing Cycle

By Ulf Kintzel  / October 6, 2014

Fall is here and once again we have to decide how long our pastures should be grazed without negatively affecting next year’s growth. In this article I will talk about…

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