The Franklin County Extension Association awarded Amber Smith of East Dixfield with the annual 4-H award on Wednesday, May 17.
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Posted inPets, sj-web
Finding innovative ways to keep cows cool
California is the nation’s top milk-producing state and home to nearly 1.8 million dairy cows. California is also hot, especially for cows, which have trouble keeping cool when the weather gets warm. And when cows get too hot, their milk production decreases. Severe overheating can threaten cows’ health and their ability to get pregnant and […]
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Farmington farm gets boost from supporters
FARMINGTON — People are driving from as far away as Portland, Bangor, Lewiston and Monmouth and emptying the coolers at Sandy River Farms. Sales at its farm store have quadrupled since the York and Johnson families went public three weeks ago with their plight: The dairy’s commercial milk buyer of 18 years abruptly ended its […]
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Farmington dairyman struggles with how to save his farm
With no buyer for his milk after Aug. 31, Farmington’s Bussie York struggles with how to save Sandy River Farms. Nationally, there’s too much milk, and trade war talk isn’t helping, according to an official with the Maine Milk Commission. FARMINGTON — Lightning struck the cupola at Sandy River Farms 23 years ago today, setting fire […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Cynthia R. Bosse
AUBURN — Cynthia R. Bosse, 71, of 16 Brentwood Drive, Auburn, died June 13 at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice in Auburn, after a courageous battle with kidney cancer. Born in Lewiston on Sept. 9, 1946, she was the daughter of Rene and Filomena Talarico Beaulieu. Rene worked as a janitor in […]
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Add cow manure to your list of renewable energy sources
The average Holstein cow produces over 100 pounds of manure a day. It’s a lot of poop. It’s also a lot of potential power. On some farms, that energy is already being collected: The manure’s tossed into an anaerobic digester system where gas concentrates and then has to be stripped of water, carbon dioxide and […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Two drivers, two cows, two separate collisions on one road
AUBURN — You know what’s stranger than a guy crashing into a Black Angus cow on Pownal Road at 4 in the morning? Two guys crashing into a Black Angus cow on Pownal Road at 4 in the morning. It happened early Wednesday. Two drivers, two cows, two separate collisions. John Barbioni of Lewiston was […]
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Jay couple take on barn chores at fair
FARMINGTON — Richard Jackson of Jay cleans the sawdust from the aisle of a barn down to the hard-packed dirt at the Farmington Fair on Wednesday. He also cleaned out the stalls of cows for the Johnson and York families. The Sandy River Farm had cows and a steer on exhibit at the fair. Pots […]
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Laura M. Jamison
DIXFIELD — Laura M. Jamison, 92, of 10 3rd Street, Dixfield, peacefully passed into the arms of her Savior on July 10, at the Rumford Hospital surrounded by family, friends and the wonderful staff. Laura was born on December 24, 1924, in Bridgewater, the daughter of Glenwood E. Dow and Faye Terrell. She grew up […]
Posted inLetters
Puzzled by ‘mean cow’ story
I am very confused after reading the story about the “mean cow,” that had to be shot (June 21). Being a dairy farmer for more than 50 years, I was confused as to why it took 10 to 15 rounds to put the cow down. The picture shows the police officer and the cow looking […]