November 25, 2025

Oneida County Farm Bureau hosts annual meeting

On Oct. 21 the Oneida County Farm Bureau hosted their 70th anniversary annual dinner meeting at Franklin Hotel Restaurant in Rome. The dinner menu was made up of locally grown products from Twin Orchards Farm Stand, Jake’s Gouda Cheese, John Collins Farm & Creamery, Neil Collins Family Maple, Simmons Potato Farm, Humphrey Farm, Brabant Farm, Olney’s Garden and Candella’s Farm & Greenhouses. The desserts were provided by Lori VanLieshout and Karen K. Howard.

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Fun with Gray Family Farm turkeys

by Laura Rodley

November 25, 2025

Shelley Gray and her husband Roger have been raising turkeys for 30 years at Gray Family Farm in New Windsor, NY. First they raised chickens at the fa...

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How to ace your grant application

by Kelsi Devolve

November 25, 2025

Receiving funding through a grant is a huge honor and success, but it takes a lot of work to earn it. Going through the process of applying for a gran...

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Planning new infrastructure for the new year: Virtual fencing

by Kelsi Devolve

November 25, 2025

Virtual fencing is a relatively new farming option in the Northeast, but it’s very effective and reduces labor when moving animals between pastures. V...

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Crop Comments

Crop Comments: Freezing/Thawing/Heaving … Not All Bad

Crop Comments A9

November 25, 2025

The fertilizer market, both nationally and internationally, has been anything but boring since the new administration took over Washington 10 months a...