USDA Packages Disaster Protection with Loans to Benefit Specialty Crop and Diversified Producers Free basic coverage and discounted premiums available for new and underserved loan applicants (Casper, WY) – May 28, 2015 — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director, Gregor Goertz, today announced that producers who apply for FSA […]
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FREE Webinar – Avian Influenza: Reducing Risks for the Northeast Join Cooperative Extension for an informative webinar: Thursday, April 30, 2015, 7 to 8 p.m. Hosts: UMCE and the Maine Poultry Growers Association Join via computer at https://meet.maine.edu/avianinfluenza/. Please test your computer beforehand. USDA Offers Farm Loans for Targeted Underserved Groups (Bangor, ME, April 28, […]
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Which Came First? By Donald E. Hoenig, VMD I did a little supermarket research a couple weeks ago in preparation for a talk I gave at the New England Veterinary Medicine Association (NEVMA) meeting in Portland. A NEVMA Executive Board member had asked me to talk about farm animal welfare standards and certifying organizations. Since […]
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Free Trial for Ag Software Farmbrite is a small farm management and records software that helps small farms keep organized and running smoothly. Web and mobile enabled features help users keep better records, plan & optimize crop production, track income and expenses, manage animal husbandry, organize and plan farm schedules, track important contacts and more. Try a free 30 […]
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Webinar — Using Cover Crop Mixtures to Achieve Multiple Goals on the Farm During this webinar, a team of researchers at Penn State University will discuss the use of cover crop “cocktails” or mixtures to achieve weed suppression, nitrogen scavenging, nitrogen provisioning, and attracting beneficial insects and pollinators. Results from a study of winter cover crops […]
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Antibiotic Resistance By Donald E. Hoenig, VMD Since I began the Made In Maine: Thoughts on Food, Animals, and Agriculture blog a few months ago, I knew that one of these days I had to tackle the complicated topic of antibiotic resistance and antibiotic use in food animals. I haven’t been looking forward to it […]
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2014 Cornell Sheep & Goat Symposium Electronic registration and payment via credit card for the 2014 Cornell Sheep & Goat Symposium is now available. You may register up to 2 people online from the same farm and pay with a credit card. If you wish to register more people, please register by mail and send […]
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Only YOU Can Prevent … By Donald E. Hoenig, VMD On one of my recent flights out of Portland, it was a clear, cloudless morning and the plane flew right over the eastern end of Long Island, New York. As I admired the scene out the window at 33,000 feet, I noticed that I had […]
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Microscope Workshop for Farmers Common internal parasites of sheep, goats, and camelids can be detected using fecal flotation methods. Equip yourself with microscopy skills that improve your ability to make sound management decisions. Where: J. Franklin Witter Center, 160 University Farm Road, Old Town, Maine When: Saturday August 9th, 2014. 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Workshop fee: […]
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This Little Piggy By Donald E. Hoenig, VMD One snowy December a number of years ago, I witnessed three large (400-500 pound) sows fall through the floor into the manure pit of an old dairy barn in Turner, Maine, while they were eating stale donuts. It was about a 10-foot fall, but fortunately none of […]
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