Author: April Kingsman

teat chaps: Sores on the teat, probably due to abrasions caused by the milking machine. Addressing teat chaps is essential for animal welfare and preventing infections.

substandard: not up to standard quality. Properly managing substandard crops and livestock ensures high-quality production, supporting farm profitability and market value.

Price Loss Coverage (PLC):

The process of choosing and ensuring high-quality seeds for planting, based on traits such as germination rate, purity, and disease resistance. For example, selecting high-quality seeds to ensure successful crop establishment and yield.

Cayuga: A breed of duck producing dark green eggs with shiny green-black plumage. Raising Cayuga ducks offers unique produce for niche markets, contributing to farm income.

Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA):

electric fence: Thin wires supported by posts, the wires being able to carry an electric current. This type of fence is easily moved around the farm, and makes strip grazing on limited areas possible. Electric fences help farmers manage grazing and protect crops from livestock.

Leghorn: Leghorn is an excellent laying breed of hen. It is a hardy bird, colored black, brown, and white. Leghorns produce good-sized white eggs. Raising Leghorn chickens can enhance egg production efficiency and farm profitability.

Permanent Pasture:

saline soil: Soil that contains high levels of soluble salts. Managing saline soil is important for preventing crop damage and maintaining soil health.