Egg production naturally slows as we approach winter, but there are some proven strategies to keep your flock's production up! These include daylength, hen age, hen breed, and feed and water availability.

Cornell's MeatSuite.com has been upgraded with new features that make the program easier to use for both farmers and the public. Farmers are requested to update their profiles if they have one. If you're new to the program, you can create a free profile on www.meatsuite.com to share a little about your farm and to list the bulk order meats you have for sale.

CCE Harvest New York's Regional Farm-to-School Coordinator Program is looking for farms and food businesses to supply local foods to schools in our region, including meats and dairy products.

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is still a present threat to NYS commercial and backyard poultry producers as cases across the Northeast increase. New York has seen numerous wild bird positives across the state in the past month, with surrounding states having positive cases in commercial and backyard flocks.

Body condition scores indicate the fatness or skinniness of an animal and should be a 5.5 in beef cows (6 in heifers) for optimal breeding. Managing the weight of cattle after weaning will influence how well they breed back the following year.

Cows that are able to produce a calf a year are going to be the most efficient for your beef enterprise vs those that either don't take or require multiple breedings annually. Checking for open cows early will help you make culling decisions, and can be done via rectal palpation, ultrasound, or blood test.

Computer-based forage inventory calculators are excellent tools, but a good ol' pen and pad of paper can help you achieve the same result. This article walks you through calculating a forage inventory step-by-step, while also providing an example to follow along with.

One of biggest advantages of large round bales is that they can be stored outside with minimal dry matter losses. One of the biggest disadvantages is that they can be stored outside and suffer significant dry matter losses. There lies the conundrum. Read on to learn ways to limit your losses when you don't have a barn to store round bales. 

At this time of year, small ruminant producers need to watch out for deer worm infections, which increase sharply now compared to other seasons. In this article, Dr. tatiana Stanton reviews how to be prepared.

There has been no major update since the last outbreak in a backyard poultry flock on April 6^th. However, there are cases still circulating in Western US, with some in the Midwest and along the East Coast. Wild birds in NYS and surrounding states are still testing positive for the virus.

Drought disrupts grazing operations more than confinement operations since confinement operations plan to have stored feed for their animals so when drought weather hits they have time to react and make alternative plans. It doesn't affect the livestock. As pasture soil dries, grass growth slows, graziers try to keep their rotation going hoping for rain. When it doesn't come they have to change to stored feed which can have a negative effect on livestock production. 

Grain mites are small arachnids that live in cereal grains. They have the potential to reduce nutrient densities of feed and can easily spread around the farm. Managing them when you first notice them can help limit damage.