Katie Navarra

2 months ago | hobbyfarms.com | Katie Navarra

Stocker cattle can be a great way to make money on your hobby farm, if you know how to get started correctly. Jason Detzel’s Diamond Hills Farm in Hudson, New York, started as a cow/calf operation. When the social-worker-turned-farmer accepted a full-time position with the Ulster County Cooperative Extension office, he didn’t have the time for harvesting crops and maintaining equipment. But he didn’t want to give up cattle all together. Instead, he transitioned his business into a stocker operation.

2 months ago | westernhorseman.com | Katie Navarra

Six years ago, Mary Haley was working for Main Street Skowhegan in Maine, brainstorming ideas that could create an economic driver for the town. She grew up riding horses, is an avid downhill skier and knows about skijoring events held out west. “I had a gut instinct it would be a success in Maine,” Haley says. “Many people don’t know that the equine industry contributes $360 million to the Maine economy.

Feb 27, 2025 | thehorse.com | Katie Navarra

As your mare approaches the final stages of pregnancy, the countdown to her foal’s arrival can feel like an eternity. But while it might seem like little is happening, the final three months of gestation are critical for both the mare and the unborn foal. Planning the mare and foal diet becomes important. During this time her nutritional needs intensify, and a carefully planned feeding program becomes essential to ensure both mare and foal thrive.

Feb 25, 2025 | equimanagement.com | Katie Navarra

Between 2023 and 2024, the 118th Congress passed just under 150 bills. Although that’s less than half enacted by the previous Congress, it’s still a sizable number of legislation and regulation changes to track. Many of them are unrelated or tangentially related to equine veterinary medicine, making it easy to overlook the importance of keeping pace with them all.

Feb 23, 2025 | ffa.org | Katie Navarra

If you’re looking for a way to combat the wintertime blues and stretch your thinking this year, consider starting an FFA agriscience project. With a world as vast as ours, the possibilities available for you to study and explore are endless. Take the 2024 National FFA American Star in Agriscience and Taylorville FFA Alumna Lizzie Schafer from Illinois, for example. Her older brother’s FFA research, along with her mom’s role as an FFA advisor, ignited her passion for research.