agriculture

For Ryan Rockefeller, a big game biologist with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the days leading up to the opener of big ...

The city of Olean employees honored longtime city forester Susan Cooper by dedicating a tree in her honor in Lincoln Park. Cooper was named city fores...

Mayor William J. Aiello held a Volunteer Appreciation Pizza Party at the John J. Ash Community Center on Nov. 4, with numerous volunteers who serve th...

CUBA — There was a Cuba family who sent five siblings to serve during World War II: Hugh Deforest Lockwood, Archie Darrel Lockwood, Ray Jerry Lockwood...

ALBANY (TNS) — A key food-assistance program is at risk of lapsing if the looming federal government shutdown occurs later this month, potentially end...

Inflation is slowing, turkey prices are dropping and yet, somehow, Thanksgiving dinners will still cost more than they did last year. “Don’t expect tr...

(This is part one in a two-part series on NY Last Chance Horse Bail-out of Allegany, which helps save horses and connect them with new owners. Part tw...

ELLICOTTVILLE — If you are interested in building meaningful relationships and expanding your knowledge of horticulture, consider becoming a Master Ga...

NORTH COLLINS — The Southwestern New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program will host a Beef Quality Assurance Training and Dairy Farm Tour Sa...

KINGSTON — Surrounded by rows of cannabis, fat with fragrant buds waiting to be harvested, Tessa Williams said the future of her fledgling marijuana e...

October’s full moon — the Hunter’s Moon — peaks today at 4:24 p.m. Like September’s Harvest Moon, the Hunter’s Moon rises around the same time for sev...

GREAT VALLEY — The Town of Great Valley is on its way to resolving several issues with the reclamation of the town’s gravel pit behind the Town Hall o...

OLEAN — The United Penecostal Church will be holding a Harvest Festal from 5-7 p.m. Sunday at the church, 1100 Homer St. There will be games, activiti...

There are dozens of free family activities over the next week or so leading up to Halloween, thanks to the efforts of civic groups, churches, governme...

OLEAN — The area’s hospitality industry will welcome the public to an outdoor event and monument dedication on Saturday. With vibes of the former Tast...

SOUTH VALLEY — The Western New York Land Conservancy officially opened its Janet Gallogly Allegany Wildlands property near Onoville on Thursday. The 1...

Thomas Edison — the renowned inventor whose most famous achievement was the electric light bulb — died Oct. 18, 1931, in his New Jersey home. His pass...

Sculptor Eric Jones is going for two world records with an upcoming pumpkin carving with a Veterans Day theme. Jones, of West Clarksville, will be tra...