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Newsweek
6 days ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
How to Buy Green Bay Packers Navy Alternate Jerseys: Shop 1923 Throwback Gear and Merchandise
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Irish Examiner
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Paula Hynes: A weekend of wins, heifers and hard graft
Our hectic weekend began with our three milkers leaving early for the Charleville show — Kasey, Kali and Acclaim. Competition is always top-class at Charleville and this year one of the judges was newly elected Holstein UK president, Mark Logan from Northern Ireland. Mark has a wealth of knowledge and formerly managed the Clandeboye Estate herd prior to his retirement last year, and has always been a phenomenal supporter of the younger generation and breeders, offering great words of encouragement. With a packed schedule ahead for the year, it was very fitting to have the president down judging the very best of cows in Cork. With all our young heifers at home, Daniel and Eimer Curtin kindly provided showmanship heifers, as Becky had clipped for them during the week. Georgie stood top of the line in the junior showmanship and Becky claimed the red rosette in the senior showmanship. Our Jersey cows were next to show and Kali won what was a very competitive Jersey heifer in milk class. Kasey was the youngest cow in the senior Jersey class. She has really developed this year and won the class before claiming her third Jersey championship of the year from three outings. Acclaim was entered in the Kerry Dairy Ireland All-Ireland junior cow class, which was the biggest class of the day for Holstein cows. She finished second to Paul Murphy's cow, and Mark truly liked the pair, as Paul went on to take the Holstein championship, with Acclaim taking honourable mention. A very successful outing for us, and it was all hands-on-deck when we arrived home as Pauric and Becky began clipping some of the heifers for the Cork YMA calf show. With 10 heifers entered, Sunday was spent clipping as well. Unfortunately, Aurora had some swelling on her hock and while she was clipped, we decided to leave her at home, but we were still happy with the show team, as eight out of the nine were homebred heifers carrying the Rathard prefix. The Cork YMA calf show is a qualifier for the YMA National Finals in Kilkenny in late July. With over 70 heifers entered, it was going to be a highly competitive show. Jane Steel travelled over from the UK to officiate as the judge — a highly accomplished judge, who will judge the colourbreed showmanship classes at the All Breeds All Britain calf show this year. She also photographs the very best of cows both on farm and at shows. The evening kicked off with both Georgie and Becky qualifying in their showmanship classes. Moving on to the heifer classes, months of work have been put in to ensuring the heifers look their very best. Our Jerseys were first into the ring with Khaleesi and Kalani standing first and second in the colourbreed class. They are full sisters sired by Avonlea Chocochip. This completed a successful weekend for Kasey, as she is the dam of both heifers. Aisling Murphy finished fourth in the class with Kaira, which was a super result for her first time in the showring. Becky was kept busy for the evening and led our November-born Sidekick Acclaim to win the intermediate calf class before taking the top spot again in the senior calf class with our Sidekick Jagerbomb heifer and completed a hat-trick, winning the summer calf class with our red and white Holstein heifer named Rouge, with Emilie claiming second place with our Bullseye Alanna heifer. Alanna had a super season last year, winning her qualifier and standing second at both Nationals and the Winter Fair. The highlight of the night had to be the fancy dress class. A huge effort was made by club members of all ages — from Yellowstone theme, Alice in Dairyland, Where is Wally — and huge credit to Conor Lehane, who seemed to be a mixture of gym tutu and '80s disco, and went the extra mile by completing the whole class on his knees and received an honourable mention from the judge. Georgie won the fancy dress with her Willy Wonka theme, and her calf dressed up as the Kalani Bar. The showmanship championship saw Sarah Shannon being tapped out as champion handler, with Becky taking reserve and Georgie tapped out as honourable mention. The heifer championship was hotly contested, with Gordon and Jennifer Kingston's Bullseye heifer selected as champion, Jagerbomb claiming reserve and the Kirbys' January calf as honourable mention. A great finish to a top-class weekend of showing, where we also scooped the premier exhibitor award and the premier breeder award at the calf show. Pauric Colman has been working with us at the bigger shows since December last year at the RUAS Winter Fair. He did an outstanding job of turning out all the animals with Becky. Competing at that level takes a huge team effort, so it is always very rewarding for the entire team when the animals are successful. Pauric takes great care of them, and the job is only ever complete when every animal arrives home safely. There is a job to do at the shows — everyone works together, sharing advice on each animal — and we have some great laughs to keep the spirits up when people start getting tired. A hectic show life makes for a hectic farm life, as there is always work to catch up on. Deasys mowed haylage for us on Tuesday morning, and they were out in force with the balers and trailers to ensure we have another 200 bales of Wrap-It-Pink haylage stacked in the yard. We plan to mow more surplus bales over the next few days, and second-cut silage is also on our minds as we try to fit that into the schedule later in the month, one eye on the weather forecast and the other eye on the show diary. The show whites are washed and ready for Dunmanway Show on Sunday, as we take a few young heifers, and I am looking forward to having a more relaxed show where I have more time to chat to people. I can honestly say I am humbled by all the people who read my column and take the time to call up and say hi at the shows. It is lovely to introduce the show team to you all in person, and with many adventures over the next month, I am looking forward to keeping you all updated.
Irish Examiner
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Paula Hynes: The Royal Highland, a field evening and a farmyard loss
The Royal Highland was such an amazing show although quite tiring. We had the late flight out of Cork Airport on Thursday night, which was delayed, so we arrived weary at our hotel at 2am, with an early start on Friday morning. We had to arrive at the show at 6am as Georgie was toplining the Jerseys for Katherine Jenkinson, who Georgie is in partnership with. With glorious Scottish sunshine, she was in the ring at 10am for the Jersey heifer class grabbing a second-place finish with Eclair, a December-born heifer calf. Next up was the Jersey milking classes, and she was placed third in the Jersey heifer in milk class with Sofia, as temperatures climbed to 30 degrees celsius later in the day, we were glad to be finished early. It was a great chance to catch up with people like our friends Colin and Izzy Laird, who bred Ravina, and at the show claimed both the Holstein Championship and Interbreed title with Mag Pandor, who had the same success in 2024. Ravina was at a show again recently and won her class. She will have one more outing in July before she is put away until she calves in the autumn. Saturday at the Highland Show was a rest day, a chance to have a little sleep in and then to get a proper look around the show before an early night as Georgie was competing in the showmanship early on the Sunday morning. Katie Jackson kindly gave Georgie a loan of one of her Jersey heifers for the showmanship, as Eclair was a little small. Georgie got to grips with Diva quickly as she lined up for the Junior showmanship class, and then there was a last-minute change of venue for the show ring as the rain came down heavily. The ring was moved indoors, and in a large class, Georgie finished a very credible second place. Later that day, Georgie got to walk a Jersey in the parade of champions, one of the greatest traditions and spectacles of the Royal Highland as every breed, from dairy, to beef, sheep and horses gets to grace the main arena for a parade in front of packed grandstands. A late flight home that night to Cork saw us getting home at 2am. It is always great to experience these overseas shows, but the days are long so the trips are far from a holiday. Roger Before we left for Edinburgh, the farmyard had an air of sadness; our beloved Welsh Section. A pony had said his farewell and departed for equine heaven. Roger was 28 years old, a great age for a pony, we purchased him 27 years ago from Dorothy, a great friend of ours in Northern Ireland. From the word 'go', he was a character, slipping out the stable door if it wasn't latched properly. He never forgot his party trick, as even in his later years, he would go for a wander if anyone forgot to close the gate in the pony yard. He chose a fitting week to depart, as a former Welsh champion at Cork Summer show, he had so much success in the showring, also winning a Welsh Pony and Cob Society bronze medal. It was Roger who gave Chloe her passion for horses. He carried her safely in the lead rein classes with Pete, she was still in nappies the first year she competed with him. Life wasn't easy for Roger; we loaned him out to a family for a couple of years and unfortunately he got laminitis which can be very painful if not managed. Luckily for him one of our best friends is a farrier and through corrective hoof pairing, we managed to stabilise the condition. Paula's eldest daughter Chloe riding Roger when she was just a little girl. Picture: Paula Hynes From then on, Brian would visit every four weeks to trim his hooves. Roger was like the mascot around the yard, he said hello to everyone who visited and became the best of buddies with Comet, Becky's horse. On Roger's final day, Comet stood by his stable door all day; he knew his buddy was leaving him. We all knew Roger was leaving, and we all got time to say goodbye. Rather than seeing him suffer, we called our vet and as we all comforted Roger, Pat put him to sleep quietly. Roger was my constant, the first one to say hello to me every morning when I arrived at the farmyard, so many memories throughout the years and for sure he will never be forgotten. Showtime We have purchased a number of heifers from Eedy Holsteins in the last few years, including Acclaim who has become so successful in the show ring. This week Eedy Holsteins hosted a field evening for Cork Holstein Friesian Club (CHFC). It is always a pleasure to visit the herd and view the outstanding cows Robert, Sylvia, Jason and Laura have bred and the evening was really well attended. The hospitality of the Helen family and all involved was greatly appreciated, with plenty of tea, sandwiches, cake and conversation after we viewed the cows. The herd is an absolute credit to the Helens, superb pedigrees, highly successful in the show ring and the entire herd looked a picture of health. CHFC held stock judging competitions on the night as did Cork YMA. Becky was placed third in the YMA reason giving section, Georgie won the 12 to 18-year-old CHFC stock judging and our French student Emillie won the 18 to 26-year-old category with Becky finishing second to her. Stock judging is a great skill for the girls to have; learning to select the best heifers for the show team and more importantly, being able to identify a cow's faults before a bull is selected to mate her with. We have a hectic weekend ahead of us on the show scene with 13 animals competing over two days. We head to Charleville show on Saturday with three milking cows and then Sunday will be spent clipping the 10 heifers that head to the Cork YMA calf show, which is a qualifier for National Championships. It is a huge task to take 10 heifers out to compete and there has been a huge effort all week walking and washing such a big group every day, but thankfully we have plenty of extra help for the weekend and hopefully we will have a little luck. Read More
07-05-2025
- General
Less farmland is going for organic crops as costs and other issues take root
SKANEATELES, N.Y. -- Farmer Jeremy Brown taps the nose of a young calf. 'I love the ones with the pink noses,' he says. This pink-nosed animal is just one of about 3,200 cattle at Twin Birch Dairy in Skaneateles, New York. In Brown's eyes, the cows on the farm aren't just workers: 'They're the boss, they're the queen of the barn.' Brown, a co-owner at Twin Birch, is outspoken on the importance of sustainability in his operation. The average dairy cow emits as much as 265 pounds (120 kilograms) of methane, a potent climate-warming gas, each year. Brown says Twin Birch has worked hard to cut its planet-warming emissions through a number of environmentally sound choices. 'Ruminants are the solution, not the problem, to climate change,' he said. ___ EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is a collaboration between Rochester Institute of Technology and The Associated Press. ___ Wearing a weathered hoodie and a hat promoting a brand of cow medicine, Brown was spending a windy Friday morning artificially inseminating some of the farm's massive Jerseys and Holsteins. He stepped over an electric manure scraper used to clean the animals' barn. The electric scraper means the dairy doesn't have to use a fuel-burning machine for that particular job. Twin Birch also recycles manure for use on crops, cools its milk with water that gets recirculated for cows to drink and grows most of its own feed. Despite all that, the farm has no desire to pursue a U.S. Department of Agriculture organic certification, Brown said. Doing so would add costs and require the farm to forego technology that makes the dairy business, and ultimately the customer's jug of milk, more affordable, he said. He raises a question many farmers have been asking: Is organic farming just a word? An increasing number of American farmers think so. America's certified organic acreage fell almost 11% between 2019 and 2021. Numerous farmers who implement sustainable practices told The Associated Press that they have stayed away from the certification because it's costly, doesn't do enough to combat climate change and appears to be losing cachet in the marketplace. Converting an existing farm from conventional to organic agriculture can cost tens of thousands of dollars and add labor costs. The rules governing the National Organic Program were published in 2000, and in the years after, organic farming boomed to eventually reach more than 5 million acres. But that has been declining in recent years. Any downward trend is significant, as organic farms make up less than 1% of the country's total acreage, and organic sales are typically only a tiny share of the nationwide total. Shannon Ratcliff, a farmer and co-owner of organically certified Shannon Brook Farms in Watkins Glen, New York, attributes the decline to a 2018 fraud case in Iowa involving a farmer selling grain mislabeled as certified organic. 'The whole thing went crazy — work requirements for farmers ramped up and inspection levels were higher,' she said. It's also just a tough business, Ratcliff said. Her co-owner, Walter Adam, also thinks younger generations' interest in farming of any kind is also declining. 'It takes six months to learn everything,' Adam said. 'We can't find anybody as willing to work on the farm.' Adam drives to Manhattan each week to sell their meat and eggs at markets, and spends Sunday mornings helping Ratcliff with business at the Brighton Farmers Market in Brighton, New York. Frank Mitloehner, a professor in animal science in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at University of California Davis, said lack of flexibility and efficiency are driving farmers away from organic in an era of rising prices for farmers. He said organic standards need to be overhauled or the marketplace risks organic going away completely. 'I am in awe that so many organic farmers were able to produce that way for that long,' he said. 'It seems that they are losing consumer base in these financially troubling times.' Still, there are consumers determined to buy organic. Aaron Swindle, a warehouse employee at a chain supermarket, spends every Sunday morning shopping for organic groceries at the Brighton Farmers Market. 'The taste quality is different when it's growing nearby,' Swindle said. He calls the Finger Lakes of New York a 'trifecta,' a region that contributes dairy, produce, and meat for its residents. John Bolton, owner of Bolton Farms in Hilton, New York, said he has some reservations about organic certification, but he's pursuing it for his hydroponic farm, which grows produce in nutrient-rich water instead of soil. It produces greens such as kale and chard and is popular as a supplier for restaurants in western New York, and draws waves of regular customers at the Rochester Public Market on weekends. Bolton doesn't use pesticides. On a chilly day this spring, he was at his greenhouse unloading 1,500 ladybugs to do the work of eliminating the operation's aphids. That's the kind of practice organic farms use to earn the certification, he said. He said his operations aren't immune to the dangers posed by climate change. Abnormally hot days affect their greenhouse, he said: 'It's devastating to not only the people but the plants." But Bolton described the organic certification as economically and environmentally beneficial to his farm. Getting the certification will carry an expense, but he is confident it will be worth the price. 'It helps with sales. And you feel good about it – you're doing the right practices,' Bolton said. ___
The Hill
07-05-2025
- General
- The Hill
Less farmland is going for organic crops as costs and other issues take root
SKANEATELES, N.Y. (AP) — Farmer Jeremy Brown taps the nose of a young calf. 'I love the ones with the pink noses,' he says. This pink-nosed animal is just one of about 3,200 cattle at Twin Birch Dairy in Skaneateles, New York. In Brown's eyes, the cows on the farm aren't just workers: 'They're the boss, they're the queen of the barn.' Brown, a co-owner at Twin Birch, is outspoken on the importance of sustainability in his operation. The average dairy cow emits as much as 265 pounds (120 kilograms) of methane, a potent climate-warming gas, each year. Brown says Twin Birch has worked hard to cut its planet-warming emissions through a number of environmentally sound choices. 'Ruminants are the solution, not the problem, to climate change,' he said. ___ EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is a collaboration between Rochester Institute of Technology and The Associated Press. ___ Wearing a weathered hoodie and a hat promoting a brand of cow medicine, Brown was spending a windy Friday morning artificially inseminating some of the farm's massive Jerseys and Holsteins. He stepped over an electric manure scraper used to clean the animals' barn. The electric scraper means the dairy doesn't have to use a fuel-burning machine for that particular job. Twin Birch also recycles manure for use on crops, cools its milk with water that gets recirculated for cows to drink and grows most of its own feed. Despite all that, the farm has no desire to pursue a U.S. Department of Agriculture organic certification, Brown said. Doing so would add costs and require the farm to forego technology that makes the dairy business, and ultimately the customer's jug of milk, more affordable, he said. He raises a question many farmers have been asking: Is organic farming just a word? Declining enthusiasm for the organic certification An increasing number of American farmers think so. America's certified organic acreage fell almost 11% between 2019 and 2021. Numerous farmers who implement sustainable practices told The Associated Press that they have stayed away from the certification because it's costly, doesn't do enough to combat climate change and appears to be losing cachet in the marketplace. Converting an existing farm from conventional to organic agriculture can cost tens of thousands of dollars and add labor costs. The rules governing the National Organic Program were published in 2000, and in the years after, organic farming boomed to eventually reach more than 5 million acres. But that has been declining in recent years. Any downward trend is significant, as organic farms make up less than 1% of the country's total acreage, and organic sales are typically only a tiny share of the nationwide total. Shannon Ratcliff, a farmer and co-owner of organically certified Shannon Brook Farms in Watkins Glen, New York, attributes the decline to a 2018 fraud case in Iowa involving a farmer selling grain mislabeled as certified organic. 'The whole thing went crazy — work requirements for farmers ramped up and inspection levels were higher,' she said. It's also just a tough business, Ratcliff said. Her co-owner, Walter Adam, also thinks younger generations' interest in farming of any kind is also declining. 'It takes six months to learn everything,' Adam said. 'We can't find anybody as willing to work on the farm.' Adam drives to Manhattan each week to sell their meat and eggs at markets, and spends Sunday mornings helping Ratcliff with business at the Brighton Farmers Market in Brighton, New York. Frank Mitloehner, a professor in animal science in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at University of California Davis, said lack of flexibility and efficiency are driving farmers away from organic in an era of rising prices for farmers. He said organic standards need to be overhauled or the marketplace risks organic going away completely. 'I am in awe that so many organic farmers were able to produce that way for that long,' he said. 'It seems that they are losing consumer base in these financially troubling times.' But the label still matters to some buyers Still, there are consumers determined to buy organic. Aaron Swindle, a warehouse employee at a chain supermarket, spends every Sunday morning shopping for organic groceries at the Brighton Farmers Market. 'The taste quality is different when it's growing nearby,' Swindle said. He calls the Finger Lakes of New York a 'trifecta,' a region that contributes dairy, produce, and meat for its residents. John Bolton, owner of Bolton Farms in Hilton, New York, said he has some reservations about organic certification, but he's pursuing it for his hydroponic farm, which grows produce in nutrient-rich water instead of soil. It produces greens such as kale and chard and is popular as a supplier for restaurants in western New York, and draws waves of regular customers at the Rochester Public Market on weekends. Bolton doesn't use pesticides. On a chilly day this spring, he was at his greenhouse unloading 1,500 ladybugs to do the work of eliminating the operation's aphids. That's the kind of practice organic farms use to earn the certification, he said. He said his operations aren't immune to the dangers posed by climate change. Abnormally hot days affect their greenhouse, he said: 'It's devastating to not only the people but the plants.' But Bolton described the organic certification as economically and environmentally beneficial to his farm. Getting the certification will carry an expense, but he is confident it will be worth the price. 'It helps with sales. And you feel good about it – you're doing the right practices,' Bolton said. The Associated Press' climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations. AP is solely responsible for all content. Find AP's standards for working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas at
