Empire State Farming

From State Department of Agriculture and Markets State Department of Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard A. Ball has reminded N...

Hope this doesn't http://cnycentral.com/news/nation-world/bird-flu-found-at-tyson-foods-chicken-supplier-03-06-2017 spread up to New Yo...

A bird on display at the New York State Fair. Today is the day to salute your birds. It's National Poultry Day. The National Calen...

Great story in the Watertown Daily Times by my colleague Chris Brock. Read it at http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/curr/lucki-7-livestock...

News from the state Department of Agriculture and Markets: State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today announced new regulat...

From the state Department of Agriculture and Markets: The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets has issued an order ba...

What a horrible story. What is wrong with people?? Check it out at http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article12071900.html

Not sure what you want to do in your retirement? How about farming? Go to  http://www.extendonondaga.org/events-10/raising-beef-cattle-1...

Here's a great photo from friends at Cross Island Farm on Wellesley Island. David Belding and Dani Baker posted this on their Facebook...

Interesting case out of Earlville: A resident of a Earlville, which straddles Madison and Chenango counties, is being charged with a crimi...

OK, now another restaurant company is taking it on the chin for one of its ads. Chipotle has put out an ad and a mobile game that can be...

More poultry news. Check out http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/government-report-new-usda-poultry-inspection-procedures-are-based-on-...

Here are a number of stories about this bizarre case, first from the Mercury Calif. News, second from The Today Show and the third from the ...

Go to http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/reports-of-large-reptile-in-connecticut-town-are-true-officer-kills-lizard-menacing-chickens/20...

The photos to the left and below show just some of the poultry you will find in the Poultry Building at the New York State Fair. In addit...

OMG!  Got on Twitter Sunday afternoon after being away for a day and 19 of 50 of the first tweets I see are on the Panera Bread controvers...

Found this news on Facebook: Saturday July 27 is Grindstone Farm's annual open house. Do you have time to come help them celebrat...

Baby chicks http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/Chicken-coop-fire-in-Clay-kills-baby-chicks/7C4vSLBUkEeX_8Tx3RRYtQ.cspx die in chicken co...

Go to http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/02/thousands_of_hens_die_in_fire.html#incart_river_default to read an Associated Press st...