We asked our NYS animal agriculturalists to submit photos from around their farms during the 2020 fall season. We received numerous breathtaking landscapes, happy animals enjoying the cool mornings, and many hardworking farmers finishing their yearly harvest….
Hands down, New York is a great place to milk cows. Our climate, soil and water resources, and proximity to large East Coast markets are key variables that make NY’s dairy industry competitive...
You can hear it… you can see it…..and you can taste it… but there is no amount of words to give you the full effect of the New York dairy industry without these three senses....
Look for slow-moving vehicle signs during spring planting season.As warm weather arrives many farmers will be taking to the fields for planting season. Most farmers live on or near the land they...
It was once said that, “it takes a village to raise a child.” Well, the same is true for a farm. It takes a village to care for the cows in our herd, the land we live on, the environment...
Imagine this. You wake up one morning and head to work which happens to be at the end of your driveway in the barn on the farm that your great-grandfather bought generations ago. You walk into the...
Social distancing. A month ago many of us had never heard of this term and today it’s used across generations in daily conversations. It’s a phrase that is used to help all of society...
In the past week there have been more questions than answers and with every passing hour there is an overabundance of unknowns and concerns about the health and safety of our neighbors, our friends,...
With an unpredictable 6 weeks left until springtime, the work doesn't stop on the farm. Farmers spend their winter days preparing for the upcoming year and with winter not quite over yet, we wanted to share how farmers care for their animals during the winter months.
Do you have questions? Do you wonder where your food comes from, how cows are cared for on the farm or how farmers care for the land we live on in our community? If so, then we hope you join us for an interactive discussion at an upcoming Dairy Dialogues event being held in various parts of NYS throughout the remainder of 2019 and early 2020.
