In Loving Memory of Doug P. Fisher
Doug lived by a certain creed that related well to folks in the field but not so much with politicians.
Don’t Talk with your Mouth Full
"They offered no concrete solutions to their points, they never shared what their ideal, zero-emission plate of food would look like."
Pardon my Reality
" I felt like the dinosaur as the first speaker suggested my burping, farting cows would be grazing on the fifth-floor, grassy veranda."
Grass Whisperer awarded trifecta of journalism recognition
Syracuse, NY—“We are all storytellers. We all live in a network of stories. There isn’t a stronger connection between people than storytelling.” ~Jimmy Neil Smith. In the storied career of farmer, NYS Ag Society member and NYS Assemblyman Harold “Cap” Creal, the NYS Agricultural Society shared 3 journalism awards with another farmer and storyteller. Troy …
What Is the True Meaning of Grazing?
"If I would’ve gotten my head out of my “right”-eous ass, I would have seen the symbiosis and layers between the caterpillar and the cow."
A Tractor Story as Old as Time
“New roads, young tractors, young folks and new ways still have a lot to offer in this world we live in.”
A Madison County Barn Raising
“We shape our barns, and afterwards, our old barns shape us”
It’s Important Work
“You learn a lot about someone when you share a meal together”,
The Grass Whisperer featured on Clay Conroy’s Working Cows Podcast
Ep. 195 – Troy Bishopp – Managing an Eastern Grazing Business – Working Cows Podcast Troy Bishopp is a farmer, a husband, a father, and a grandfather. He joined me to discuss the process of moving from a dairy with forage to a custom grazing business in central New York. We talk about the differences …
2021 NYS Pasture Regrowth Monitoring Project
"The purpose of this weekly activity and practical data is to monitor pasture growth rates throughout locations in New York. We’re all here to learn in this pilot project."