agriculture

ALFRED STATION — Cornell Cooperative Extension will host a Butterfly Garden Workshop 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Tinkertown Hardware Store, 833 Route ...

HINSDALE — Hinsdale Cemetery now features a cremation scattering garden as a permanent memorial alternative on its grounds. “Our scattering garden off...

PORTVILLE — The Portville Central School District has announced its third-quarter honor rolls for the 2022-23 school year. HIGH HONOR ROLL Grade 12: G...

OLEAN — Jeffrey Andreano, principal, has announced the students in grades eight through 12 who are named to the high honor and honor roll for the seco...

OLEAN — Dan Evans purchased the former Olean Greenhouses in the fall of 1984, and opened the Pleasant Valley Greenhouse and Nursery in the spring of 1...

ALBANY — New York has spent more than $250 million in recent years to preserve tracts of farmland, according to the Hochul administration, which touts...

CUBA — Cuba-Rushford Central School District has named the honor rolls for the third quarter of the 2022-23 school year. HIGH HONOR ROLL GRADE 12: GRA...

CONEWANGO — As the town of Conewango observes its 200th birthday, it’s a good time to look back on the construction of the Conewango Dredge, an import...

OLEAN — Seats are filling fast for the premiere screening of “Foodways: Stories of Farms, Food, & Resilience,” taking place Saturday, April 22 in the ...

ALBANY (TNS) — New York is entering its third outdoor growing season since marijuana was legalized in the spring of 2021, but recreational users are s...

Warm weather must be coming on because it was recently time for my sister-in-law and I to review the annual applications for the Gordy Wuethrich Memor...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Members of the Nannen Arboretum Society will celebrate Arbor Day and hold a special meeting April 28 with an open house. The legacy of...

M.L. Wells, master gardener volunteer with the Cornell Cooperative Extension in Allegany County, shares some knowledge today: How early is early? It w...

WASHINGTON — Congressional representatives from New York state and the Northeast are touting a new bill to help dairy farmers. As part of National Agr...

Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a proclamation over the weekend declaring March 18-19 and 25-26 as Maple Weekends in New York state. The governor also highli...

OLEAN — Four area school districts and one New Jersey school recently received grants supporting new projects and education opportunities, together to...

From battling smallpox to the return of Made in Japan, from lawsuits over the Thatcher site to cleaning the bear caves, here’s a look back on the week...

ALBANY (TNS) — State legislators have collectively proposed well over 100 cannabis-related bills this session, but industry stakeholders are taking pa...