| So in 1989, the Fosters converted Linden Leas Ltd. Farm from a dairy to a beef farm. When the cost of importing grain from Western Canada skyrocketed in 1996, they completed the transition to a pasture-feed operation, roughly matching their growing ... See all stories on this topic » | TheChronicleHerald.ca |
| Raw milk partisans say the beverage simply tastes better, and it comes from an agriculture ecosystem they value: small, local farms populated with grass-fed cows. Raw dairy goods are healthier and more nutritious, too, they claim, boosting immunity, ... See all stories on this topic » | Minneapolis Star Tribune |
| The USDA's Animal and Plant Inspection Service (APHIS) has lifted a quarantine placed on two California dairy farms after a cow was diagnosed positive for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), popularly known as “mad cow disease”, in April 2012. See all stories on this topic » | Food Poisoning Bulletin |
| She lives on the family's diversified farm in Nicholson. Jaget took a more creative approach to the event, talking about her adventures moving from Scranton, Pa., out into the country during her speech. Her grandfather had a dairy farm, ... See all stories on this topic » | Lancaster Farming |
| Fascinated Andersen United Community student Sanjaya Motey, 7, spent a lot of time getting to know this dairy cow from head to tail. "Where does your pizza come from?" the blue-T-shirted teen ambassadors from farm country asked the mostly Latino ... See all stories on this topic » | Minneapolis Star Tribune |
| It damaged some 450 commercial farms throughout the state — dairy farms, feed crop operations, vegetable growers, maple sugaring businesses — an estimated 10000 acres in all. In some places, the topsoil washed away, with volunteers swooping in to ... See all stories on this topic » | New York Times |
| But he wasn't satisfied. Eric Neill always wanted to be a farmer. So in 2008, he made the leap, launching a midsize dairy operation in western Missouri. (Photo by Frank Morris, Harvest Public Media) “I decided I wanted to be a farmer,” he said. See all stories on this topic » | KVNO News |
| A well-known face and personality to generations of South Canterbury dairy farmers, has decided to slow down after 46 years in the industry. When Jeanette Mahan began working as a herd tester in August 1966, she travelled from farm to farm in the ... See all stories on this topic » | Timaru Herald |
| These two numbers might be largely meaningless to most of us but to farmers - dairy, sheep, deer, horticulture - they signal a major change to their farming environment. The new rules effectively dictate how much fertiliser a farmer can apply, ... See all stories on this topic » | Otago Daily Times |
| The smallest of four dairies in Nova Scotia, Cook's Dairy Farm Limited is a family-run business which employees 30 full-time employees. It began operations in 1928 and processes three million litres of fluid milk each year. See all stories on this topic » | Yarmouth County Vanguard |
| New vendors this year include Goodale Farms offering dairy products and Pindar Vineyards. On Saturdays take the ferry to Shelter Island for The Shelter Island Farmers Market (16 South Ferry Rd, RT 114, Shelter Island ) featuring produce from local ... See all stories on this topic » | Hamptons.com |