Tully Farms welcomes the dairy community to their family farm in the beautiful town of Dunstable, Massachusetts. Join us for updates from the MA Department of Agricultural Resources, the MA Dairy Promotion Board and your association, MADF. In addition, representatives from the local, regional, and national level will share with us the new and ever-changing […]
Free Workshop Open to All Farmers! Learn How to Handle Tough Questions at Discussion Training Lunch Included! Do you think we can do a better job explaining why we do what we do as farmers? Are you hesitant to engage in conversations with the average consumer? Misinformation abounds, but it's up to us in the […]
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Please join us on Friday, March 6, 2020 for the 10th Annual joint meeting of the Massachusetts Association of Dairy Farmers and the Massachusetts Dairy Promotion Board. We invite you to attend the annual meeting where a variety of guest speakers will provide industry and program updates valuable to you. Speakers will share with us […]
Richard Stup, PhD, Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development and Rob Lynch, DVM, Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY Topics include: why prevention of the coronavirus/COVID-19 is important, steps that employers should take to protect employees, animal health considerations, what to do if service providers are not available, disaster contingency plans, cross-training of employees who can fill other roles, business […]
A message from MA Food System Collaborative Director Winton Pitcoff: Hello, MA local food system leaders. Response to the March 18 Virtual Forum about the Massachusetts Local Food System’s response to COVID-19 was very positive. Since so much has happened in such a short time we are organizing a second event for this Friday, April […]
Farm Credit East and Crop Growers, LLP will be hosting a webinar on Thursday, April 30, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. that will address risk management tools for the current dairy situation. Dairy farmers and industry professionals are invited to register for this free webinar. Webinar attendees will hear from Dr. Marin Bozic, Assistant Professor […]
This webinar will discuss warm-season annuals suitable for grazing or stored forage as an alternative to traditional hay, pasture, or silage. This includes species-specific information, planting times, management, feed considerations, and associated environmental benefits. Our speaker is Caleb Goossen, Ph.D., an organic crop and conservation specialist with the Maine Organic Farming and Gardeners Association. This […]
Join Farm Credit East for a webinar on Thursday, June 11 at 12 noon for an outlook for feed, grain and dairy markets. Featuring Ken Zuckerberg of CoBank, this presentation will give attendees insight into what’s happening with feed and grain markets both locally and around the world. Dr. Chris Wolf, professor of applied economics […]
Eric Kingsley, a forest industry consultant with Innovative Natural Resource Solutions LLC, will present his data and perspective on the region’s forest products markets and potential impacts of the slowing economy. Join Farm Credit East on Tuesday, June 16 at 12 noon for a discussion of lumber markets, pulpwood and biomass, as well as the […]
