Six Pennsylvania Students Recognized with Cargill Scholarships

Lebanon, Pa. – Six local high-school seniors have been selected to receive college scholarships from Cargill based on their high academic achievement and leadership in school and community activities.

“We are pleased to recognize these exceptional students with this award and their high schools for their dedicated work as well,” said Gene Coy, manager of Cargill Animal Nutrition, in Lebanon County. “Cargill supports education programs in our communities because today’s young people are tomorrow’s community leaders. We believe corporate responsibility extends not only to our own operations but to our wider communities.”

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Six Pennsylvania Students Recognized

Wine in Grocery Stores

In this week's segment, 810 WGY's Read Shepherd talks to Julie Suarez from the New York Farm Bureau about the issue of selling wine in grocery stores. Suarez says allowing the sale could bring in $147 million in new revenue over two years, along with giving a shot in the arm to New York's wine industry.

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Wine in Grocery Stores (Radio)

City Slickers Take to the Crops, With Song

Zoë Wonfor helps at Sylvester Manor on Shelter Isl

It was prime growing weather on Shelter Island, N.Y., as a breeze blew in from Dering Harbor, and Bennett Konesni was tending to his field of dreams: three neatly planted acres of bok choy, cauliflower, kale, Asian mustard greens, spinach, garlic, lettuce, onions, potatoes and leeks, with room for the peppers, eggplants and 15 varieties of tomatoes soon to be transplanted. Coming to a plot of leafy snap peas, inspiration struck.

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City Slickers Take to the Crops

Staffs Scramble as Budget Deal Opens New York State Parks

All New York State parks will be open this weekend, but not all the usual services will be available everywhere.

Gov. Paterson said negotiations that ended yesterday would provide $11 million for full operations this year, offset by money from the Environmental Protection Fund, which would be cut by about $74 million.

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Staffs Scramble as Budget Deal Opens New York State Parks