FINEVIEW — A few weeks ago, two interns, one a native of Wisconsin and the other of Spain, greeted a glorious June morning by picking honeyberries and garlic scapes at Cross Island Farms. Read More ⇒
HAMMOND — The Hammond Farmers and Artisans Market will begin its ninth season Wednesday. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO COUNTY - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County (CCE Oswego) will host an upcoming workshop on direct-to-consumer marketing of farm products. The workshop will be free to attend and held at 2 p.m. on June 29 via Zoom with in-person seating available at the CCE Oswego office in… Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — The idea to transform dozens of miles of railroad track into multi-use recreational trails is not new to Lewis County, but this time, county officials are taking a different approach. They have started the process to take the tracks they claim are abandoned by eminent domain. Read More ⇒
REDWOOD — A farm in Redwood is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a festival next month. Read More ⇒
Dear Aggie: Help! The leaves on my Asiatic lilies have damage from little red bugs. What can I do? Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — After more than 30 years in various local community development positions, Kevin J. Jordan, executive director of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County, will retire this fall, according to the organization’s board of directors. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Lewis County legislators will vote Tuesday on appropriating funds to acquire more than 30 miles of railway through eminent domain for a long-term project to convert the closed railroad lines to multi-use trails. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO COUNTY - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County (CCE Oswego) has announced that a fourth edition of the Oswego County Harvest Guide is in development and expected to be released in late summer this year. Produced by CCE Oswego, the Oswego County Harvest Guide serves as the cou… Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — Is anything sweeter than a summer strawberry? At Martin’s Farmstand, 11 Needham Road in Potsdam, customers can pick their own when the season begins in a few weeks. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Sirens, laughter and a whole lot of fun flooded the city as the Jefferson County Dairy Parade made its way along Washington Street on Friday night. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A tradition will come to an end at Friday night’s Jefferson County Dairy Parade. Read More ⇒
MALONE — The Franklin County Agricultural Society hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new indoor riding arena Friday morning at the Franklin County Fairgrounds. Read More ⇒
CARTHAGE — A sure sign of summer is the opening of local farmers markets. Read More ⇒
CANTON — The drizzling rain did not deter nearly a dozen stands nor dozens of customers from attending the first Canton Farmers Market of the season on Friday. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — For more than four decades in Watertown, vendors have lined up and down Washington Street in the summertime, and this season is now underway. Read More ⇒
Farmers from Iowa to Ukraine are grappling with surging diesel prices and an unsteady supply, forcing them to spend unprecedented sums on fuel in a chaotic market and raising concerns about the autumn harvest. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Summer is awakening farmers markets across the north country from their winter hibernation. Here’s what to know about this year’s farmers markets in Jefferson, St. Lawrence and Lewis counties. Read More ⇒
A bird flu virus that’s sweeping across the U.S. is rapidly becoming the country’s worst outbreak, having already killed over 37 million chickens and turkeys and with more deaths expected through next month as farmers perform mass culls across the Midwest. Read More ⇒
CANTON — With corporate grocers dominant in many communities, it can be easy to overlook local agricultural produce and practices. A new exhibit at Traditional Arts in Upstate New York hopes to change that. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO COUNTY - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County (CCE Oswego) still has room in their free virtual workshop, The Decline of Honeybees and Other Native Pollinators. This workshop will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Thursday, May 12. through Zoom. Guest speakers, Dr. Steve Sheppard, Ch… Read More ⇒
U.S. regulators are concerned about the safety of cannabis compounds taken by animals leaching into human foods like milk and eggs. Read More ⇒
MALONE — The Franklin County Fairgrounds will have a new facility this summer: an indoor horse riding arena now under construction. Read More ⇒
David H. Neuroth was at his final rounds of the year in his syrup-making tasks when I talked to him as he went about collecting buckets off tapped maple trees, treasuring the sap that had dripped into the containers. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Members of the Food Policy Council of Jefferson County on Thursday presented a handful of ideas to make food more accessible and affordable in the area. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO COUNTY - Nearly 75% of all crops around the world are at least partially dependent on pollinators. Some of the crops that are highly dependent on pollination include, fruits, nuts, avocados, melons, pumpkins, coco beans, coffee, soybeans, and palm oil. In fact, the USDA states that ho… Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — April 20, otherwise known as 4/20, has become a sort of holiday for people who use cannabis. Read More ⇒
RUTLAND — Spring has sprung, which means the Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust’s second annual trail run, the Soggy Sneaker 5K, is on the horizon. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — More than 50 farms across the state were approved to begin growing marijuana to be sold legally in the state. Read More ⇒
A statewide ban on poultry events would leave a “big hole” in the St. Lawrence County Fair. In Jefferson County, the fair president said fair organizers are not worried about it. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO COUNTY - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County (CCE Oswego) announced that a new edition of the “Economic Impact of Oswego County Agriculture” brochure is now available. This brochure is produced by CCE Oswego and outlines in detail the contribution of the county’s agricultur… Read More ⇒
LAKE PLACID — The latest results of maple research from the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program may suggest a possible advantage of using quarter-inch tubing for sap collection over the current maple industry standard. Read More ⇒
Global food prices are surging at the fastest pace ever as the war in Ukraine chokes crop supplies, piling more inflationary pain on consumers and worsening a global hunger crisis. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Agriculture’s output in much of the north country went up by roughly 12% in 2020 compared to 2019, according to an agriculture economist and Cornell University associate professor who gave a presentation to farmers on Friday. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A San Diego-based renewable energy company is proposing a 110-megawatt, 520-acre solar project in the towns of Rutland and Watertown. Read More ⇒
The eastern bluebird is our official state bird. It became so on May 18, 1970, making New York the last state to acquire an official state bird. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO COUNTY - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County (CCE Oswego) will host a free virtual workshop through Zoom from 6-7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20. Come listen to guest speaker Dr. Michael P. Hoffmann, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Entomology at Cornell University, … Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — As a result of grain production and distribution disruption caused by the war in Ukraine, locally produced grain shipped to international ports is easing those shortages and is more important than ever to both local and world economies, according to William W. Scriber, executive dir… Read More ⇒
U.S. farmers are expected to plant more soybeans than corn for the third time ever as the highest fertilizer prices on record prompt growers to turn away from the cost-intensive grain. Corn and wheat futures surged in Chicago. Read More ⇒
It’s Tuesday evening and I’m sitting here writing by the table. I can hear the wind blowing outside. The temperature is 40 degrees, but the wind chill makes it feel colder than that. We are so ready for warmer temperatures, and April being here in a few days makes us yearn for warmer days. T… Read More ⇒
In Nicaragua, coffee farmers are slashing fertilizer purchases just to make ends meet. In Guatemala, growers are diluting nutrients to stretch scarce supplies. And in Costa Rica, producers are betting that their soil holds enough lingering nutrients to carry them through the next planting season. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO COUNTY - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County (CCE Oswego) will host a free virtual workshop through Zoom from 1-3 p.m. on Thursday, April 7. This workshop will give an introduction to multi-paddock rotational grazing for livestock farmers. Discover the many benefits of rota… Read More ⇒
OSWEGO – William Scriber, executive director, Port of Oswego, was a keynote speaker at the Transportation Go! Conference in Milwaukee, Wis., the premier conference for soybean and gran transportation trade issues in the Upper Midwest. Milwaukee is one of the gateways to the St. Lawrence Seaw… Read More ⇒
WINTHROP — A north country farm is planning a composting initiative aimed at combating the local impact of global fertilizer shortages and reducing food waste that gets sent to landfills. Read More ⇒
The global food system is under threat as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine puts one of the world’s major breadbaskets in jeopardy. Read More ⇒
CANTON — A local farm’s hemp strains are being showcased in the Flwr City Cup cannabis flower competition this weekend in Rochester. Read More ⇒
ADAMS — The state Department of Agriculture and Markets warned the public on Tuesday not to consume unpasteurized raw milk from a farm on County Route 152 due to a possible salmonella contamination. Read More ⇒
Greenhouse-gas emissions have overall been falling in the U.S., but agriculture’s contributions have been consistently rising in recent decades. Read More ⇒
Gone are the sashes, gone are the crowns. The Dairy Ambassador Program has gone gender neutral. Read More ⇒
CROGHAN — Syrup producers might be the only folks hoping for a little cooler weather as Maple Weekend hits the north country. Read More ⇒
Dear Aggie: I’ve heard the saying “happy cows make more milk”, but what actually makes a cow happy? Read More ⇒
