Tag: pest management

Farm Scoop – August 2016

USDA Designates 8 Counties in New Hampshire as Primary Natural Disaster Areas with Assistance to Producers in Surrounding States The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated eight counties in New Hampshire as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by freeze and unseasonably warm temperatures that occurred from Feb. 1, 2016, through April […]

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Farm Scoop – July 2015

Livestock First Aid and Safety Livestock First Aid and Safety on Friday, July 31 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. This webinar will focus on basic first aid techniques for use with livestock and working animals. Click here to log-in as a guest and participate in the free live event. The webinar will also be recorded for later viewing. […]

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Farm Scoop – May 2014

University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers FREE Hayfield, Pasture Management Workshops Rick Kersbergen, UMaine Extension educator in Waldo County, will lead the “Got Hayfields?” workshops, which focus on how to best manage hayfields and pastures to produce high-quality feed for livestock. Topics include weed control, managing soil fertility, hay and pasture renovation techniques, grazing management and […]

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