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Grassland Birds and Working Landscapes
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If you are a farmer, landowner, or Jefferson County resident interested in learning more about our native grassland birds; Please join us for this in-person presentation by Wildlife Biologist – Liz Simons from New York State Department of Conservation. Liz is a Wildlife Biologist in Region 6 working out of the Watertown office. She currently…
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Three Ways to Protect Honeybees — As Keepers and Community Members
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Honeybees are on decline, but you can help! In 2023, the United States lost 48% of its agriculturally managed honey bee colonies in an unprecedented year. But the issue is more complex than the statistics can communicate. In a Cornell Keynote from eCornell, Marina Caillaud, a lecturer of entomology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS),…
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It Takes a Conservation Partnership
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How a small, organic Vermont dairy joined forces with local, state, and federal conservation partners to plan for the future. Marquis Organic Dairy is located in the Upper Missisquoi Watershed, part of Vermont’s iconic, yet impaired, Lake Champlain Watershed. Just a stone’s throw from the Canadian border, the farm includes just under 250 acres of…
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Kids, Cows and Conservation at Vermont’s Chapman Family Farm
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By Rebecca Harris In 1914, Sylvestor Howe packed up his horses, left behind his family and small brick house in Tunbridge, Vermont, to travel 90 miles to the big city of Brattleboro. He would return weeks later with the town’s first registered Holstein cows to start Holstein Stock Farm. Nine of the Howe children would…
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Off the Ground: Conservation Program Promotes both Hay Yield and Bird Habitat
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In our last two “Stewardship and Nature” columns, the National Audubon Society described the partnership they have had with the Natural Resources Conservation Service and landowners to facilitate the management of wildlife habitat to promote avian species (birds). In this article Toby Alexander explains the process used to develop an agronomic practice and financial…
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Agricultural Environment Management: To-B-Lea Farm Focuses on Positive Image of Farming!
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For dairy farmers Tobe and Lena Elmer, farming cleaner and greener has always been a top priority and a source of great pride. Because of their commitment, they have received numerous recognitions for their conservation practices and milk quality. The Elmers’ To-B-Lea Farm is situated in the southwest corner of Jefferson County in the Town…
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