Join Farm Credit East for a webinar on Thursday, June 18, for a livestock and meat markets outlook featuring Will Sawyer of CoBank, who will give a national perspective on animal protein markets. Dr. Michael Baker, Senior Extension Associate at Cornell University, will talk about Northeast markets and what the rest of the year has […]
Join Farm Credit East Thursday, June 25 at 12 noon for an outlook on the Northeast fruit and vegetable season. This webinar will cover the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Northeast growers, market disruptions, and how production and marketing has shifted to reflect the current environment. Managing workers and their health will also be […]
This webinar will discuss no-till methods to manage pastures. This includes over-seeding with annuals and strategies to improve or renovate existing pastures. Our speaker is Richard Kersbergen, animal and forage scientist with UMaine Extension. This is the second webinar in a six-part webinar series that will cover several strategies for grazing season extension and alternative […]
While many Northeast businesses and their employees have benefited from loans approved through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the second critical step is to achieve maximum forgiveness of the loan. Join Farm Credit East on July 23, 11AM - 12:30PM, for a top-to-bottom guide on preparing for PPP loan forgiveness. Farm, forest products or fishing […]
This webinar will discuss brassicas and other cool-season annuals for grazing or stored feed. This includes species-specific information, planting and management, and feeding considerations. Our speaker is Heather Darby, agronomy specialist, of UVM Extension. This is the third webinar in a six-part webinar series that will cover several strategies for grazing season extension and alternative […]
Are you ready to feed grass this fall? This webinar will discuss the realities of stockpiling perennial pastures for the 2020 fall and winter grazing season. It’s a practical venture into the decision-making and pasture management strategies to get more grazing days and offset feeding costs without sacrificing animal performance. Will the plan match reality? […]
This webinar will discuss how you can harvest your overwintering cover crops as forage by grazing in the fall and grazing or harvesting in the spring. This includes fall planting dates, species-specific information, and other management considerations. Our speaker is Sam Corcoran, agronomy researcher, of UMass Extension. This is the fifth webinar in a six-part […]
Learning how to grow and graze with alternative forage methods is just one piece of the forage puzzle. How these forage production methods affect animal performance and product quality is arguably even more important. Dr. Kathy Soder, an animal scientist with USDA-ARS, will complete our series by discussing how to integrate these forages into your […]
The UMass Extension Risk Management Education Program in cooperation with the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation and the USDA - Farm Service Agency (FSA) will be conducting an information session via Zoom Meeting on CFAP 2 along with some upcoming Federal Crop Insurance deadlines on Wednesday, November 4th from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. A short […]
