Madison County honors 2013 Conservation Farm of the Year
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Madison County honors 2013 Conservation Farm of the Year
Troy Bishopp 
Posted on April 8, 2013
CANASTOTA, NY — Wendell Berry’s question seems quite relevant in honoring the Carrier Family of ABC-NBR Dairy Farms as Madison County’s newest Conservation Farm of the Year. In answering his own inquiry, Berry quips, there are lots of reasons, but the plainest is: Conservationists eat. In the quest ...
Indiana Dairy Finds Way to Let Cows Power Trucks
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Indiana Dairy Finds Way to Let Cows Power Trucks
Lee Newspapers 
Posted on April 3, 2013
By STEVEN YACCINO FAIR OAKS, Ind. — Here at one of the largest dairy farms in the country, electricity generated using an endless supply of manure runs the equipment to milk around 30,000 cows three times a day. For years, the farm has used livestock waste to create enough natural gas to power 10 ba...
Oswego County FFA Chapter possibility embraced by District Superintendent
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Oswego County FFA Chapter possibility embraced by District Superintendent
Lee Newspapers 
Posted on March 29, 2013
Oswego County Farm Bureau President, Nancy Weber along with New York State FFA Association President, Amanda Rhodes met recently with the Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES). The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the development of an enhanced agricultural education p...
The East Coast pollination picture — from the beekeeper’s point of view
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The East Coast pollination picture — from the beekeeper’s point of view
Bill and Mary Weaver 
Posted on March 29, 2013
Pollination prices are expected to be trending upward on the East Coast this spring, with perhaps a shortage of hives for rental in some areas. Beekeepers generally agree on the reasons for the rise in prices. First, trucking costs for semi-loads of bees are soaring. One large pollinator said he’s s...
Courting the fashion world with mohair
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Courting the fashion world with mohair
Sally Colby 
Posted on March 29, 2013
Like many farms in central Pennsylvania, the Glen Cauffman farm is tucked into a quiet valley, surrounded by gently rolling hills that cradle the Susquehanna River in Perry County, Pennsylvania. The farm isn’t unusual in regard to size and topography, but what’s happening there is unique. Cauffman i...
Grafting tomatoes and supplementing pumpkins
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Grafting tomatoes and supplementing pumpkins
Pat Malin 
Posted on March 29, 2013
SYRACUSE, NY — At this year’s annual Empire State Producers Expo, experts from Cornell Cooperative Extension and the Department of Environmental Conservation among others, presented many hours of practical advice to fruit, vegetable and flower growers. No significant results from grafting tomatoes i...
LED lighting and other topics presented by CCE PRO-Dairy
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LED lighting and other topics presented by CCE PRO-Dairy
Elizabeth Tomlin 
Posted on March 29, 2013
Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Pro-Dairy and Central New York Dairy/Field Crops Team recently presented workshops on new technologies and studies aimed at improving dairy resiliency. The topics involving breeding programs and dairy profitability were covered in an article in the March 25 edition of...
CCE Board Opts to Furlough Staff to Absorb Recent Budget Cuts
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CCE Board Opts to Furlough Staff to Absorb Recent Budget Cuts
Lee Newspapers 
Posted on March 28, 2013
LIBERTY, NY – The public is being asked to help keep the doors open full-time at Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Sullivan County following a 20% cut in funding by the Sullivan County Legislature, due to its financial challenges. This request for community support comes after a unanimous vote lat...
No Farms No Food Rally strikes nice balance in fourth year
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No Farms No Food Rally strikes nice balance in fourth year
Julie Cushine-Rigg 
Posted on March 22, 2013
More than 100 farmers and others advocating agriculture turned out for this year’s No Farm No Food Rally in Albany on Wednesday, March 13. Sixteen teams met on the third floor terrace of the Legislative Office Building to implore 64 senators and assembly members to seriously consider three prioritie...
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