Empire State Farming

Farm Credit East recently launched a section on its website containing snapshots for nine Northeast agriculture industries.  These snapsho...

Wickham’s Fruit Farm, in Cutchogue, Suffolk County, has received New York's top agricultural environmental award – the 2016 Agricultur...

From New York state: The growth of agricultural sales in New York outpaced the national average, with cash receipts up 36 percent across...

As Thanksgiving approaches, New Yorkers (along with other Americans) begin thinking about the holiday feast.   One of the items that is par...

From the USDA: Fruit growers in 11 states, including New York, are part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Stat...

This is pretty crazy. Check it out: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/150720-40-fruit-tree-vin

Onondaga County Legislature chair Ryan McMahon and Legislator David Knapp kick off the Buy Local Onondaga Grown campaign at Reeves Farm We...

From the North Country Agricultural Development Program: North Country farmers will hear the results of on-farm research funded by the N...

I found this to be really cool. I hope you do too. The USDA has issued a new report scientific breakthroughs discovered by USDA researche...

Colony Collapse Disorder has been plaguing the bee population for a few years and all sorts of people have been coming up with ideas on wh...

Photo from Cornell Cooperative Extension After frost, hail is a huge problem to the beginnings of fruit in Central New York. There hav...

Photo from the New York Apple Association Some area apple orchards will be trying to protect their fragile fruit tonight as local foreca...

Go to http://www.agriculture.ny.gov/AP/agservices/fmnp-wic-vf.html to find out what you need to know to apply for the New York State WIC ...

Go to http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/04/town_of_cicero_seeks_farmers_p.html for more information. Also check out http://www....

Go to http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/04/how_about_them_apples_central.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter to check ...

From National Hog Farmers Assn. Go to http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/13/us-usa-immigration-farm-idUSBRE93B18920130413?feedTy...

Has anyone noticed a lack of cherry-filled pastries and other goodies in their favorite bakeries? Well, a sign at my neighborhood bakery...

This is cool. Go to http://thefutureofthings.com/news/11573/scientists-develop-flying-robots-to-replace-bees.html#.UU1TFbDkJss.facebook . ...

Check out this http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/dining/winter-poses-challenges-for-chefs-with-a-local-ethos.html?_r=0 New York Times story...

Fruit growers from around the world come to the Hudson Valley to see how things are done. Go to http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article...