Widerman Carves <\n>Out Farming Niche Charlene M. Shupp Espenshade Special Sections Editor GETTYSBURG, Pa. — “I was always into the farm, especially the cows, even when I was little,” said Joy Widerman. She has worked on her family’s dairy farm, JoBo Holstei ...
Charlene M. Shupp Espenshade Special Sections Editor NEW TRIPOLI, Pa. — For Robin Rassler and her daughter Jenny Gehringer, a common love of da ...
Chris Torres Staff Writer LOYSVILLE, Pa. — Travel down the Tuscarora Path in this picturesque corner of Perry County and you might see Vance Kr ...
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Perhaps it is because she is often wearing a laboratory coat, but when you talk to 22-year-old Rebeca Salmeron of Silver Spring, M ...
Semmel-Lazarus Balances Farm, Kids for Career Charlene M. Shupp Espenshade Special Sections Editor SCHNECKSVILLE, Pa. —Andrea Semmel-Lazarus’ ...
Penn Cheese entered the 2013 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest, sponsored by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association. The judging took place March 12 ...
The Roderick family of Walkersville, Md. recently upgraded its milking faci ...
Lancaster Farming visited the new Lab and facilities at Lancaster Dairy Her ...
Coleen Jones Research Associate Penn State Extension Dairy Team Cows that experience heat stress during their dry period produce less milk, a ...
2 tables saved a jpegs in FotoStation (word doc also emailed to April LS20130518_EDR-FeedCentsColumn-Table1 LS20130518_EDR-FeedCentsColumn-Tab ...
As a rule, farmers are much more interested in plowing, planting, spraying and harvesting than they are taxes. But given the combination of laws en ...
Recently I was reminded of how much the U.S. dairy industry can learn from other industries, in particular, other manufacturing businesses within t ...
N ow that spring is here and pastures are starting to grow, we get more questions about diarrhea, poor hair coats, and lower weight gains. Everyo ...
Stoltzfus Family Moves Cows Across State for Farm Expansion Jessica Rose Spangler Reporter BERLIN, Pa. — Dairy farms are generally ...
Chris Torres Staff Writer For years, Hershey, Pa., dairy farmer Frank Graybill employed a local man to help with the three daily milkings on h ...
Charlene M. Shupp Espenshade Special Sections Editor LANCASTER, Pa. — When it comes to “common sense” calf raising, Dr. Sam ...
Slim Smith The Commercial Dispatch STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Ten years before he would take over as head of the dairy science department at Miss ...
QUINCY, Ill. — Management of mastitis is most commonly focused on lactating cows. However, the prevalence of mastitis in unbred, breeding age and pr ...
ARLINGTON, Va. — The dairy industry’s animal care program has achieved an important milestone, with 70 percent of the nation’s milk now participatin ...
T he year 2012 was certainly a year for the record books for grain producers. Drought in the corn belt resulted in short supplies and high prices fo ...
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) recently honored Mike Hutjens, professor emeritus, University of Illinois ...
Joyce Bupp Southcentral Pa. Correspondent KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Farmer-owners and their roles in feeding the world was the focus of the recent ann ...
Jessica Rose Spangler Reporter LANCASTER, Pa. — At the April 5 annual meeting of the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association, president Darin Mann de ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The All-American Dairy Foundation board of trustees welcomed Abigail Trotter, of Enon Valley, Lawrence County, as a member of the ...
During the past two months, our Center for Dairy Excellence staff team spent a lot of time in the Northern Tier counties of Pennsylvania. For those ...
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