Having worked in some capacity in both agriculture and academia since graduating with my bachelor’s degree in 2019, I have an insider’s perspective on the disconnect between the two. Often the tenets of agriculture developed in labs and universities hold little weight in farm life, and in turn farmers can be reluctant to change or […]
Take the desk work out of farming
You didn’t get into farming to work a desk job, but it seems like most farmers spend far more time at a desk or on their phone than desired. For every task that keeps you indoors and tied up in paperwork or looking for information, you’re pulled away from the endless work building up outside. […]
All samples are not created equal
Anyone can send in a hay sample to a lab, and the lab is where the real science happens. Right? Not quite. According to the National Forage Testing Association, “hay sampling produces more variation in results than does lab error.” They strongly advise against sending in hand-grab samples, and there are multiple pages of literature […]
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