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Posted on September 26, 2023
I am writing this article with a heavy heart. We in the agricultural community have lost three very influential people here in Central New York. I was so honored and blessed to have worked with these people in my many capacities with Farm Bureau, Fair Association, the Oneida Co. Association of Towns...
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by Sonja Heyck-Merlin 
April 15, 2026
"There are horror stories from people about leases going bad. Often, when you dig deeper, it was a verbal agreement or it was a lease agreement that w...
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Part 1: Cyberthreats are real
by Sally Colby 
April 15, 2026
Part 1: Cyberthreats are real The reality of cybercrime for livestock farms is almost too easy. Most farms have internet access, which means they are ...
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by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant 
April 15, 2026
As a growing body of research indicates, nitrogen fixing microbials may not help farmers significantly improve their corn yields. Dr. Charlie White, s...
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by Edith Tucker 
April 15, 2026
Indigenous botanist Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of the best-seller “ Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge & the Teaching o...
