Empire State Farming

From Cooperative Extension: Four educational programs are taking place in the North Country this week and next. *** U p to 4 ...

By JOE LEATHERSICH, MALLORY DIEFENBACH, JIM KRENCIK and DEBRA J. GROOM Empire Farm & Dairy   It’s hot.   It’s dry.   It’s not raining...

The annual hay school for Northern New York is scheduled for later this month. There will be online sign up or call your local Cornel...

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

Do you have hay to sell?   Do you need to buy some hay?   Producers throughout New York state are encouraged to use Hay Net on the Farm Se...

News from the USDA: Crop production prospects in 2013 for New York are mostly higher compared with a year earlier, according to Blair Smit...

This is from a Kentucky publication, so not sure if it's totally relevant here. But http://www.state-journal.com/spectrum/2013/08/03/agr...

News from Empire Farm Days: The Shelmidines, Dylan, Christopher, Todd, Kaitlyn, Donald, Erik, Susan, Jessica, Devon and Doug The Shelm...

Go to http://hayandforage.com/dairyforage-nutrition/what-feed-dairy-cows-when-alfalfa-s-sparse to see what a Michigan State forage expert...

This photo was submitted by Ann Oliver, of Oliver Farms LLC in Marcellus. She said Rob Oliver, owner/partner, was able to get out in the d...

Check out http://www.state-journal.com/spectrum/2013/07/06/agriculture-news-how-to-deal-with-hay-in-wet-conditions this story from the Fran...

The weather has been tricky for farmers in the last few weeks, with days and days of rain and not much sun. Here's what the U.S. Dep...