WATERTOWN — The Cornell Cooperative Extension North Country Regional Ag Team is hosting its annual Dairy Day program virtually this year. Read More ⇒
Dear Aggie: I usually grow onions from sets, but I’ve heard that you can grow them from seed. What are the benefits of seeds – and are they easy to grow that way? Read More ⇒
LISBON — A town resident has been appointed by President Joseph R. Biden as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s New York state director for rural development. Read More ⇒
The majority of people who testified Tuesday during the first of three hearings this month to potentially lower the state overtime threshold for farm workers expressed concerns the increased labor costs will threaten the livelihoods of small family farms and negatively impact the upstate economy. Read More ⇒
HENDERSON — The onetime owners of most of Galloo Island have reacquired the 1,900-acre Lake Ontario property with the intent of preserving it as farmland. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The Georgia company that wants to build an egg hatchery in the agribusiness park on Route 3 is still waiting to hear about state funding before definitely committing to the project. Read More ⇒
As the buds of New York’s cannabis industry root and take shape, lawmakers and hemp growers are stressing taking action in the 2022 legislative session to expand cannabis entrepreneurs’ use of industrialized hemp — creating new opportunities for farmers. Read More ⇒
For most families, Christmas morning means children waking up early greeted by gifts left under the Christmas tree from Santa Claus. After a cup or two of their morning brew, it’s time to open presents together around the tree. Read More ⇒
ITHACA — A new high-flavor, shelf-stable grape tomato is the latest variety released from Cornell University aimed at small farmers, organic growers and home gardeners. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Lowville milk producers are giving all they’ve got to Kraft Heinz as high demand for cream cheese continues. Read More ⇒
The nearly three-year debate to potentially lower the state’s agriculture overtime threshold to 40 hours just got longer. Read More ⇒
CHICAGO — Great Lakes officials are calling for federal funding of the massive engineering effort in Illinois to keep invasive Asian carp out of one of the largest freshwater ecosystems in the world. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — While many gardeners are hanging up their tools for the winter season, awaiting a time when they can take them out again and get to work outdoors, Jefferson Community College is gearing up to offer an agricultural program to high school students in Jefferson and Lewis counties. Read More ⇒
The state must make robust investments in agriculture to help small- and mid-sized New York farms stay afloat and adopt sustainable practices — especially if the Wage Board votes this week to slash its threshold for overtime pay, officials said. Read More ⇒
The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is working to expand a gardening program at Ogdensburg Correctional Facility that annually provides 22 tons of food to New York food banks as the prison prepares to close early next year. Read More ⇒
A recently released study by researchers at the University of California, Davis revealed that pesticides can have lasting affects on bee health, reducing their reproduction rate. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Members of the St. Lawrence County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board say they’re concerned that farmland that’s used for solar facilities might not revert back to farmland after the solar facility is decommissioned. Read More ⇒
CANTON — The Department of Environmental Conservation has weighed in on the proposed solar facility in the towns of Brasher, Norfolk and Massena, and the DEC listed several concerns in 25 pages of testimony before administrative law judges who were assigned to the project. Read More ⇒
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand wants to make the federal milk pricing system better, and she’s introduced a bill, with a bipartisan group of senators, that would take the first step to restructure the system. Read More ⇒
ALBANY — Hundreds of letters were hand-delivered Wednesday to the Executive Chamber to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office from anxious farmers and farm laborers pleading against the state Wage Board’s pending decision to lower the agricultural overtime threshold to 40 hours. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — Hoof and Horn butchery is hoping to officially open its doors at 32 Market St. next week. Read More ⇒
Vegetables grown in factories with the help of information technology to control temperature, light and other conditions have taken root in Japan. Read More ⇒
Fear not, pancake lovers. The OPEC of maple syrup plans to dip into its sticky stockpile to cover a shortfall of the breakfast staple. Read More ⇒
Sen. Ritchie proposes keeping Ogdensburg prison open, feeding downstate with expanded garden program
OGDENSBURG — State Sen. Patricia A. Ritchie, R-Heuvelton, has a solution to feed under-served populations downstate, and it includes keeping Ogdensburg Correctional Facility open. Read More ⇒
No one in America knows the used tractor market better than Greg Peterson. Which, frankly, wouldn’t be that much of a claim to fame — outside the farming towns of the Great Plains — in normal times. Read More ⇒
With our rich agriculture heritage, all the trimmings of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner can be grown right here in Northern New York. Read More ⇒
MEXICO - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County (CCE of Oswego) will offer a Master Gardener Volunteer (MGV) Training Course for new student master gardeners. The training course will be offered online through Moodle to give students more flexibility with their personal schedules. Th… Read More ⇒
Dear Aggie: If milk is white, why is butter yellow? Is food coloring added? Read More ⇒
Global food costs jumped last month, extending a march toward a record and piling more inflationary pressure on consumers and governments. Read More ⇒
WILLIAMSTOWN - Go nut crazy and find out who eats what at the Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center. Join the Center’s Environmental rducator for one of the following guided hikes this November. Read More ⇒
ADAMS CENTER — When the combine caught fire in the last couple passes, the operator had to slither out the back as the side door was not an option. Read More ⇒
ADAMS CENTER — A combine caught fire Friday evening at around 8:30 p.m. Read More ⇒
WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Friday said he’s more worried that supply chain delays will affect next year’s planting season than this year’s harvest. Read More ⇒
ELLISBURG — The Eastman family found themselves wondering who was going to feed the calves each night after the disaster, almost forgetting for a moment that more than 200 died in a fire last week. Read More ⇒
The Gouverneur farmers market, which is held every Thursday in the park, will be held for the last time this week for the season. Read More ⇒
CANTON — The Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County will be extending its SNAP-Ed Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program through the winter. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO - A local effort to restore the Centennial Arboretum on the SUNY Oswego campus seeks help from the public in advance of a planned tree-planting effort at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 23. Read More ⇒
WILLIAMSTOWN - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County will accept registrations for the Oswego County 4-H Veterinary Science Program. The program will be from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13 at Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center, 748 State Route 183, Williamstown. Read More ⇒
CHAMPION — An early October evening found Christine E. M. Nolan out tending to her pumpkin patch, post-harvest, demonstrating that in the world of competitive pumpkin growing, she’s not one to let her gourd down. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The Tug Hill Commission will offer the second in a series of Fall 2021 history-related webinars, Read More ⇒
OSWEGO COUNTY - Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Oswego County will host a free online workshop through Zoom from 1-3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10. This workshop will explore some of the different ways the small farms community can develop greater resilience by adopting agroforestry prac… Read More ⇒
Beef prices have climbed as much as 30% since the pandemic began, and that has Lorry Denis seeing red. Read More ⇒
Supply-chain disruptions are making it difficult for some schools to get food for student meals that meets U.S. nutrition requirements. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Money, an experienced leader and employees will be what it takes to open another livestock processor and offset the backlog among local butchers, area meat processing officials said. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A fundraiser for 4-H students in Jefferson County is set for Wednesday at Tractor Supply on Arsenal Street. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Scott A. Smith says it just wasn’t the same without the tater queen working with him at Wednesday’s farmers market. Read More ⇒
Autumn has always meant apples in Northern New York. Each year for many years, the Farm and Garden section of the Times ran a photo spread of the apple harvesting process at local orchards. Reprinted here, from Oct. 9, 1948, is one of the earliest such profiles. Boyd W. Moffett describes the… Read More ⇒
LAFARGEVILLE — A few days ago, W. Ed Walldroff, co-owner of Homestead Fields Family Farm, received an “out-of-the-blue” call from an older gentleman who saw a notice of Friday’s auction at the Eiss Road farm. Read More ⇒
HUDSON — Dozens of state lawmakers wrapped up a two-day farm tour Thursday ready to advocate for additional funding in next year’s budget to support state agriculture and pursue legislation to aid agricultural processors. Read More ⇒
MEXICO - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County announced that the workshop titled “Farm Business Bookkeeping Basics” has been rescheduled and will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 30 via Zoom. Guest speakers, Judith Blumer, EA, and Darren Adsit, Senior Loan Officer at Farm Credi… Read More ⇒
