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#FridayFeature! 📸 We recently met with Nick Green of Kingston View Farms to check out his rotational grazing operation! 🐮 In partnership with potato producer Craig McCloskey, Nick moves his herd daily to graze on Craig’s cover crops. This innovative practice benefits both beef and potato producers, as cows get food, and farmers receive manure for their fields. 🌾 #DYK By moving cattle daily, they leave half of the trampled vegetation for carbon building. For example, cattle typically only eat the seed head of things like oats or rye, and leave the remaining stock trampled. Proper management and deciding when and how often to move the fences play a crucial role in this process. To learn more about collaboration between potato and beef farmers, visit: https://lnkd.in/evjgwWY9 Stay tuned for next week’s feature! 🌱 #PEIAg

Switching to ProBreed Rams is now a breeze! 🌬️🐏 Considering a flock upgrade with ProBreed Rams but concerned about the changeover? No worries, friends, it’s easier than you might expect! 🛤️👍 Here’s the lowdown on why ProBreed is the go-to choice: Top-notch performance: Our rams are famous for their superior meat quality, rapid growth, and excellent financial returns. More cash in your wallet and more joy for your lambs! 💰🌿 Tailored advice: Our team of sheep experts is on standby to tackle your queries and support you all the way through your ProBreed adventure. You’re not alone! 🤝🐑 Effortless mix: Blending ProBreed genes with your current herd is a piece of cake. With our varied selection, you’ll find the ideal match for your farm’s objectives and conditions. 🧩🌾 Budget-friendly options: Our flexible payment plans make the transition more affordable than ever. Premium genetics without the hefty price tag! 💳💡 Keen to tap into the ProBreed edge? Reach out today for a no-cost chat and see how our rams can elevate your sheep farming game! 📈🚀 #ProBreedRams #EasyTransition #AussieSheep #EliteGenetics #SolidResults #PersonalisedSupport #CostEffective #ProfitBoost #ContentSheep #EcoFriendlyFarming #ExpandYourFarm #GetInTouch P.S. Be sure to peek at our recent success stories showcasing how true-blue Aussie growers are thriving with ProBreed Rams! 📚🎉 P.P.S. First-time buyers score a discount! Mention this ad to snag your savings. 🏷️✔️

🌱🐮 Shaping the Future of Dairy Farming: Dr. David Cook, Founder of BoviSync, delves into the paradigm shift in dairy management, emphasizing the strategic importance of terminal lactation and maximizing beef value. Discover the latest insights in agricultural innovation. #DairyManagement #Agribusiness #BoviSync

Save the date for our upcoming Mid-Atlantic Farmers Market Conference, turn your notifications on to stay in the loop for more information coming soon! November 13-15, 2024! 🎉 #lovevamarkets #VAFarmersMarkets #farmersmarketconference #virginiafarmers #farmersmarket

Despite what mainstream rhetoric will have you believe, the term “factory farming” does not exist in the beef industry. While beefs journey from pasture to plate is most definitely a complex process, I assure you there is one thing remains constant – FAMILIES are the people responsible for supplying you your beef.!  ⁣ Of the 700,000 beef ranches in the US & 91% of them are owned by families just like mine. On top of that, the average herd size in the US is 40 head of cattle. Which makes our ranch almost 20x larger than the average herd size. If you feel comfortable with the way my family raises beef - then you should feel comfortable with the way every family in the nation raises beef. ⁣ ⁣ I get that it’s hard to trust and support something that is unfamiliar and foreign to you. But using this type of verbiage only further perpetuates the disconnect we are seeing and adds more fear to the fire.⁣ ⁣ The truth no matter how large or small an operation is - numbers do not change the way ranchers run their operations, handle their cattle or care for their land.⁣ ⁣ The truth is hundreds of thousands of FAMILIES go to work to every single day to feed communities near and far. Agriculture is one of the backbones of this great Nation and FAMILIES are the backbone of it. #factsnotfear #farmersfeedtheworld

Are you starting the second half of the year not knowing this? Dont worry, the Aqua Queen got you! I present to you the importance of eating periwinkle P.S. These videos are quite fun to create 😁 I remain DAKO MARTHA QUEEN and I still offer a 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 30-min consultation call where you can discuss starting or scaling up your fish farming business! #fishcoach #healthbenefits

One thing I love about our local agriculture community is that we don’t see competition, we see - and live and work in - community. 🌱💚 Last night Pennsylvania Farm Link hosted a mixer at Eight Oaks Farm Distillery to showcase how farmers - experienced, growing, and aspiring - can use the resources of PA Farm Link to find a farm, find a farmer, or find support for their farm’s transition. Chad is always an exceptional host, and the Tre team fed us amazing, local eats (and admittedly some Gauker Farms beef was on the menu in miso chili meatballs and tri tip nachos - and both were delicious). You might spy my Cheese there in the middle of the photo. She was the only kid in the room last night but I don’t think anyone minded at all. Callie is the 10th generation of Gauker Farms, and part of sharing about farming is sharing family. I’m so proud and thankful that Callie gets to experience farm life and work like with me because our agriculture community recognizes that the next generation is part of this farming equation. 💚 If you know a farmer and landowner who could use some guidance in finding land, building a lease, finding a farmer to steward land, or assistance with a farm transition, PA Farm Link and Penn State Extension can help - and we’re more than happy to help! #knowyourfarmer #beginningfarmer #farmtransition #landowner #futurefarmers #growingfarmers #farm365 #wearepennstate #pafarmlink #gaukerfarms

'Make Farming secure, profitable and cooler again'. My project is currently in the community review process in Fund12 of the Catalyst Cardano Proposals - we're developing similar measures proposed by the Sustainable Food Trust where we've developed a web3 solution with traditional bricks and mortar greengrocery that supports the local economy with a secure food supply, for a profitable return for the farmers/growers with a regenerative action for innovation and investment that supports on the farm to and for the family. Issues: High barriers to entry: Local food retailers struggle to compete with larger supermarkets.  Lack of support for workers: Low pay, long hours, and burnout hinder scaling efforts despite strong interest and passion.  Lack of local, sustainable produce: Farm-level issues and the need for government action limit supply.  Setup constraints and infrastructure limitations: The sector lacks expertise and coordination, with gaps in both physical and digital infrastructure.  High costs and customer demand gap: Local food often costs more, challenging customers. Insufficient customer offerings and lack of marketing capacity also hinder demand and scaling. Solutions: Policy support: Including levelling the playing field with larger players and enable businesses to attract and retain talent.  Aggregation: Streamline admin, logistics, processing, and marketing through food hubs, online platforms, and cooperatives.  Investment: To build necessary infrastructure such as local food processors, and food aggregation hubs. Sector coordination: To enable streamlining and economies of scale.   Customer demand generation: through marketing and a better, and more convenient customer offer. High costs and customer demand gap

What do farm animals eat in winter? 1) Below is one answer. (hay baled in the summer) 2) Cover crops (planted before summer is over) 3) Eating what's left of the cash crop (sorghum, corn normally) 4) Grain Our sheep are about to start eating sorghum/milo residue. The crop was grown for Canidae. We also grew a multi-species, summer cover crop. We baled the cover crop and kept the bales on the cropland it was grown on. This keeps the nutrient on the crop land itself versus buying more synthetics. But the bales still need to be unrolled in the winter. That's farming and Kim Wells shows that reality below.

share your thoughts with farmers ultimately you got new ideas & lots of things we learn from farmers..! today's discussion with pomegranate farmers Organized Farmer Meeting #Best Agrolife Ltd #Tricolor #Warden #Pomegranate #Agriculturalsolutions