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Producer video describing the benefits, challenges, and marketing opportunities of a cow-calf operation.

Over a two-year period, we tested the yields of indeterminate, late blight–resistant slicing tomato cultivars under organic growing conditions. We want to give farmers up-to-date information to make choosing cultivars easier.

Durante dos años, evaluamos el rendimiento de cultivares indeterminados de tomate para consumo en fresco, resistentes al tizón tardío (late blight) y cultivados bajo condiciones de producción orgánica.

When winter and cold weather arrive, goats and sheep spend more time indoors. With this change in management comes needed attention to airflow and adequate ventilation of animal housing.

The primary objective of a job description is to help employees and supervisors reach a mutual understanding about important details of a job in order to avoid future problems.

The Job Description Generator is an online tool that automates the process so preparing a job description is quick and easy.

The seven steps that you can take to develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Standard operating procedures used in combination with planned training and regular performance feedback lead to an effective and motivated workforce.

Becoming more aware of and focusing some time on the "little things" can have a big impact on productivity and profitability on dairy farms.

Your team and the operation will encounter challenges or problems that must be overcome. We have outlined a seven-step process to assist you in solving problems.

Managers can look at mortality numbers, feed shrink, and inventories of supplies to determine if changes could reduce these steady drains on profitability.

A subtle but steady "procedural drift" away from consistency can cost dollars and cents.

Goal-setting worksheet to help outline specific goals for a dairy advisory team with an example

Whether it's your farm business or a community organization, being able to effectively communicate is a key aspect of leadership.

Presentations and forms for team members.

Too much time away from their pen can cause a deficit in cows' daily time budget.

The use of cover crops can result in multiple environmental and soil health benefits, further sustainable intensification by utilizing those cover crops in a double cropping system may provide an additional economic benefit to dairies.

Job descriptions provide the foundation for building strong human resource management practices into the day-to-day management of a dairy farm business.

In this video, Mike Fournier, former Penn State Extension Educator, demonstrates how to shear sheep. He also demonstrates the six sheep shearing positions.

Explore how centuries of human land-use choices—from farming to suburban growth—shaped the rise of tick-borne diseases and what this means for people, wildlife, and the environment.

Compost is an excellent material for improving soil quality and adding nutrients to your vegetable garden. But more isn’t always better.

El compost es un excelente material para mejorar la calidad del suelo y aportar nutrientes a su huerto o jardín.

Stalls are the often-used metric to measure overcrowding. It easy to see, measure and calculate cows per usable stall. However, it may not be the limiting factor!

Traditional use of horse-drawn buggies and wagons are a main mode of transportation where visibility is important.

The establishment and management of quality turfgrass under shaded conditions often is possible if the basic requirements for turfgrass growth are known and understood.