“So be sure when you step, step with care and great tact. And remember that life’s a Great Balancing Act.” This little piece of wisdom comes from the sage Dr. Seuss. Even in a less chaotic year, keeping just the right balance in a multifaceted business is a formidable challenge. At A.T. Buzby Farm i...

Farming is in Irv Silverman’s blood. Irv’s father Ben grew up in New York City but moved to Connecticutduring World War I. Ben wasn’t fond of city life, so he found work on cattle farms that paid him a dollar a day. When Ben started working for a company that paid more, he was able to save money for...

The time is fast approaching when happy families will be participating in a ritual that often kicks off the holiday season – visiting a Christmas tree farm to pick out their tree for December. But what will that ritual entail this year? That’s what Elizabeth Lamb, senior Extension associate at Corne...

For the past 40 years, Farm Bureau has asked every presidential candidate to provide responses to issues likely to impact and affect farmers and rural communities in the next four years. Both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have provided their answers. The responses below ...

Joe Pizzo, a U.S. Marines veteran, had a circuitous journey from his home in Upstate New York back to a small plot of land in Utica that’s been transforming his life.His plan is to use his experiences to help others transform theirs. “It all started in 2012, with a big transition in my life,” Pizzo ...

Technology has advanced a bit since Werner Tree Farm was conceived. Amanda Werner, the third generation to work the farm, explained, “My grandfather planted only 10 or 15 trees that first year, 1980, and he literally just loved planting trees. He just kept adding to the trees he planted, but we sold...

Digital and precision viticulture is ever-evolving field, and while there’s not a lot of technology that’s ready to go into fields immediately, it’s good to know what will be available in the next five to 10 years. That’s what Hans Walter-Peterson, a viticulture Extension specialist with the Finger ...

If you want to increase your farm’s business, it helps to tell its story. Doing so attracts more customers and possible strategic business partners – and that was the subject discussed by a panel at the recent Alfresco FLX, “Telling Your Story.” The Alfresco FLX virtual panel this year included Jenn...

In a perfect world, we’d all have cash on hand to pay for everything we need. Unfortunately, we don’t live in a perfect world, and borrowing funds for large purchases – everything from land to equipment – is a common practice. The good news is you can refinance your loans (when it makes sense to do ...