Local Farmer to Chair Federal Farm Agency’s NYS Committee

President Barack Obama has named Edgar King, of Kings Ransom Farm, to chair Farm Service Agency’s New York State committee.King, a former town supervisor, is a Dairylea milk cooperative board member, a former deputy state commissioner of agriculture (1976-87), and a past vice president of Dairy Management Inc., which promotes dairy research and products.

He has also been on the National Dairy Board.He is a partner, with his sons, in Kings Ransom Farm, one of Saratoga County’s largest dairy farms with 900 cows. The farm, founded by his grandfather, Andrew Jackson King, is more than 100 years old.


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Local Farmer to Chair Federal Farm Agency’s NYS Committee

Tiny Emerald Ash Borer Beetle is a Huge Threat to 900 Million New York Trees

Emerald ash borer grows to 1/2" and creates troubl

Tiny bug, big trouble. The feds are placing 9,800 traps across the state this month to catch a small but nasty beetle that could kick New York's ash.

The emerald ash borer first surfaced in the state last June - wiping out 39 ash trees in upstate Cattaraugus County. It hasn't been seen in the state since, but the feds aren't taking any chances.

They are putting purple box traps in ash trees - the pest's prey - in 42 counties, but none in the city, said U.S. Department of Agriculture spokeswoman Sharon Lucik.

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Tiny Emerald Ash Borer Beetle

June Is Dairy Month: NY Milk Important for Healthy Families, Multi-Billion Dollar Industry Vital to a Strong Economy

ALBANY (June 2, 2010)—State Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Darrel J. Aubertine today announced “June as Dairy Month” heralding the benefits of drinking milk and the role of the state’s dairy industry as a key component to a strong economy in New York.

“Milk is an important part of a healthy diet and a healthy dairy industry in New York supports a strong economy,” Sen. Aubertine said.

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June Is Dairy Month

Their Future, Made by Hand

Fabiana Lee’s spicy beef empanadas are traditional

They carry home-grown radishes and red-cooked pork. They transport dozens of empanadas, juggling sheet pans on the G train. They pack boxes of butterscotch cupcakes, Sichuan-spiced beef jerky and grapefruit marmalade. They haul boiled peanuts, ice-grinding machines, sandwich presses and at least one toaster oven painted hot pink.

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Their Future, Made by Hand