No Savings for State in Cutting Aid to Farmers

I write a blog called Friendofthefarmer.com, but I have never met better friends of farmers than Cornell Agricultural Cooperative Extension staffers. Their work has been going on for over a century, since the founding of land grant universities with a charge of "broad-based education and public benefit." Now one group at Cornell is being threatened with the budget ax: the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program.

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No Savings for State

Senator Nozzolio Discusses Support for New York's Apple Growers with Apple Association Members

As part of his efforts to ensure that New York’s apple growers remain a vital part of our State economy, Senator Nozzolio recently met with members of the New York State Apple Association to discuss measures for supporting this valued part of Upstate’s agricultural industry.

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Senator Nozzolio Discusses Support

Maple Weekend Offers Sweet Displays of how Sap is Tapped

Marie Schultz of Albion, explains checking consist

After tapping trees for more than 40 years and commercially producing maple syrup for three, Shadow Hill Farm in Ontario last year joined the dozens of New York maple producers who put on Maple Weekend.

That's now a two-weekend event — today, Sunday and March 27-28 — during which maple producers invite the public to visit their sugar bushes, sample some syrup and buy maple products.

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Maple Weekend Offers

Farm Bureau Launches Membership Drive

Throughout the month of March, the New York Farm Bureau will be running a membership special for only $99. Sign-up today and membership will not expire until the end of 2011.
What is New York State Farm Bureau?

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Farm Bureau Membership