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Dairy Day 2022
Will be held March 8th from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, virtually, via Zoom Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Central NY Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Team (CNYDLFC) is hosting their annual Dairy Day event on [Read More …]
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Funds to help update livestock operations
Apply by April 5, 2022, for the AGRI Livestock Investment Grant Minnesota livestock farmers and ranchers seeking to improve their livestock operation are encouraged to apply for an additional round of the Agricultural Growth, [Read More …]
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WasteFuel Agriculture launches to turn agriculture waste into green fuel
Waste-to-fuel start up WasteFuel has launched WasteFuel Agriculture which will turn farm waste into low-carbon fuels including renewable natural gas and bio-methanol that can be used in land and marine transport with significantly lower [Read More …]
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Merck Animal Health and Iowa State University Announce New Four-Year Strategic Alliance to Drive Innovative Solutions in Animal Health
Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA (NYSE:MRK), in collaboration with Iowa State University, today announced a four-year [Read More …]
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Funds advance crop, livestock genetics research
Second round of grants awarded in Agriculture Genome to Phenome Initiative The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative has awarded 11 grants to institutions across the country for projects that help advance multidisciplinary crop and [Read More …]
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Ohio auctioneer wins World Livestock Auctioneer Championship Eastern qualifier
Daniel Mitchell of Cumberland, Ohio, was named Champion at the 2022 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) Eastern Region qualifying event. Tri-State Livestock Market, located in Abingdon, Virginia, hosted the last of three WLAC qualifying [Read More …]
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Wisconsin Livestock Owners Reminded to Renew Their Premises Registration by July 31
This month, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), in partnership with the Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium (WLIC), will begin sending more than 60,000 premises renewals to the state’s livestock owners. [Read More …]
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Cornell professor recognized for livestock feed enzyme inventions
Xingen Lei, professor of Animal Science, was named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors In recognition of his pioneering work on livestock nutrition, Xingen Lei, professor of Animal Science, was named a Fellow of the [Read More …]
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HerdDogg’s New Direct-to-Satellite StarDogg Connects Remote Herds to the HerdDogg Livestock Data Platform
Powered by Swarm Technologies, StarDogg provides ranchers with cost-effective, 24×7 animal tracking and welfare monitoring across remote rangeland HerdDogg®, the precision-livestock IoT leader, announced the availability of StarDogg™, HerdDogg’s satellite-connected DoggBone® reader. StarDogg addresses [Read More …]
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Mental wellness survey for Pa. livestock operators, agriculture professionals
Goal of survey to determine baseline of mental health for animal agriculture Pennsylvania livestock producers, as well as agricultural professionals who work directly with these producers, are encouraged to take a short survey to [Read More …]
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Dairy program expanded to assist with livestock losses due to contamination
USDA updated the Dairy Indemnity Payment Program (DIPP) to address permanent milk contaminations Dairy producers are now eligible to receive a payment for loss of dairy cows because of contamination, including from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances [Read More …]
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Farmers, Ranchers Struggle with Hog-Wild Feral Swine Population
More than 6 million feral hogs roam the United States. From Hawaii to Florida, these invasive cousins of domestic swine have increased their range from 17 states in the 1980s to more than 35 [Read More …]
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Not all growing degree days are created equal
Corn silage harvest timing has important implications on both the yield and forage quality of the crop as a livestock feed. In a study conducted as part of the New York Vermont Corn Silage [Read More …]
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Forage Sorghum Advantages
In a recent webinar with Alta Seeds, the author provided updated research on the renewed interest in forage sorghum. The practice of growing sorghum for forage is expanding into new regions, as farmers and livestock [Read More …]
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USDA Updates Pandemic Assistance for Livestock, Poultry Contract Producers and Specialty Crop Growers
USDA Sets October 12 Deadline for CFAP 2 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is updating the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) for contract producers of eligible livestock and poultry and producers [Read More …]
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New study finds consumers are hopeful about agriculture’s ability to positively impact climate change
Survey finds that consumers see agriculture and livestock as part of the broader climate change solution When it comes to climate change, consumers view agriculture as a part of the solution rather than the problem. [Read More …]
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Meet 15 of the Hottest Innovators Accelerating Animal Health and Nutrition
The livestock, dairy and aquaculture industries are ripe for disruption, with game-changing technologies entering the market to support producers in improving sustainability, traceability and animal welfare from farm to fork. The virtual Animal AgTech Innovation [Read More …]
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KUHN Wins 2021 ASABE Award
KUHN Wins 2021 ASABE Award KUHN was recently awarded an AE50 award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). An AE50 award was given to the patented I-DENSE system found on KUHN [Read More …]
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AFIA releases updated Feed Manufacturing Technology
Resource is a must-have for everyone involved in the production and manufacture of food for livestock The American Feed Industry Association has released an updated Feed Manufacturing Technology (FMT) as an online subscription as well as [Read More …]
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Pasture Care and Winter Feeding
Winter feeding can be damaging on fields and animals. Strategies exist to help reduce this damage, but you need to start planning now. During winter feeding, rain and snow are not friends to pastures. Added [Read More …]
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Penn State researchers to study novel coronavirus potential to infect livestock
$1 million grant to a team led by Suresh Kuchipudi, Penn State professor A grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will enable Penn State researchers to study the potential for SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus [Read More …]
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FieldMicro Launches World’s Most Advanced Farming Automation, Control and Monitoring System
Innovative Tech Brings Farming Into 21st Century Saving Farmers Time and Money; Partnership with John Deere Provides Insights into Equipment Farming finally meets 21st Century technology with today’s announcement of FieldMicro, an innovative automated agriculture [Read More …]
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Management of Spring Planted Cool-Season Forages
Are your spring seeded cool-season forages getting close to harvest? Remember that the management of these crops now can determine the longevity of these stands in the future. These tips can help promote thicker stands [Read More …]
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Effective fan maintenance for livestock facilities
One spring time-early summer chore that often gets overlooked is fan maintenance. A little time and elbow grease can have big effects on overall animal health and energy-use expenses. For fan maintenance, the ultimate goal [Read More …]
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Farm Credit East Hosts Industry Outlook Webinar Series
This month, Farm Credit East is hosting a series of webinars that will provide outlooks for specific sectors of agriculture, including feed grain and dairy, forestry, livestock, and the fruit and vegetable industries. Each webinar [Read More …]
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Farms Encouraged To Apply For EIDL
SBA Reopens Economic Injury Disaster Loan Application for Agricultural Businesses The Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program would like to highlight the Small Business Administration’s recent reopening of the Economic Injury Disaster [Read More …]
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Cornell Cooperative Extension Program Offers SWNY Beef Industry Virtual Summit
All members of the beef industry are invited to join an informal discussion on regional industry needs, challenges, and opportunities Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program (SWNYDLFC) is committed [Read More …]
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Protecting Farm Worker Health And Planning For The Future
Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program is committed to continuing to support farms in the region as they work daily to provide safe and abundant food for consumers. While [Read More …]
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Coronavirus Sends Crop and Livestock Prices into a Tailspin
Just as the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Wuhan, China, on or around Jan. 14, the United States and China signed a long-awaited Phase 1 trade deal (China: What Does it Mean Now?). China’s all-encompassing [Read More …]
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Cutworm and Armyworm Traps Set in SWNY
The Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program is pleased to announce an effort to help farmers monitor pest issues this growing season. Black cutworm and common armyworm are problematic in agronomic and [Read More …]