agriculture

(TNS) WASHINGTON — In May, Phil Trowbridge, a farmer in Ghent, watched his first-ever virtual cattle auction with fear in the pit of his stomach. “I w...

BELMONT — Harold W. Mitchell of the Town of Amity is running for Allegany County Legislature in District 2, which includes the towns of Amity, Ward, C...

ALLEGANY — When the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany created Canticle Farm in 2001, the ground was first opened for planting on Earth Day in April and l...

ALBANY — State Sen. George Borrello has introduced the New York Food Insecurity, Farm Resiliency and Rural Poverty Act to protect farmers and consumer...

ALFRED — In recognition of outstanding achievement in the consistent production of high-quality milk, the Alfred State College Farm recently received ...

WELLSVILLE — The village has received a $500 donation from a former trustee for its help with Shane T. Colligan Park. Tim Colligan gave the money and ...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers Wednesday unanimously opposed the decision by Siemens Energy to lay off 530 Olean manufacturing employees...

ALLEGANY — In a region where winter drags on for months, there is a place where harvesting and planting are found even during the coldest, dreariest d...

New York state officials say they are making “great strides” in protecting the state’s bee population, which helps to pollinate $300 million in agricu...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced it has awarded approximately $1 million in grants to support 26 countie...

As the snow flies and settles, it is time to take care of our hard-working partners — our tools. A good gardener doesn’t need many but they should be ...

ALBANY — State Sen. George Borrello expressed his support upon hearing that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has committed another $25 million to sustain the Nourish...

Hunting is a sport, and more times than not it can end in failure. But, died in the wool hunters ignore that part, it’s expected, and keep on hunting ...

Cornell Cooperative Extension will offer online training to learn about problem weeds, diseases and insects found in field crops in the Southwest New ...

{p class=”krtHeadline”}From October through Thanksgiving, rural Americans died from COVID-19 at almost twice the rate of their urban peers. Although t...

There were already a few Christmas trees at the curb in Olean on Monday. But were the trees put out because residents see the Christmas season as over...

ELLICOTTVILLE — The Rotary Club of Ellicottville recently made a contribution to the Alley Katz to help with their efforts to keep the village of Elli...

For those of you trying to grow food this year, some for the first time, I don’t need to tell you about the many challenges. Besides the dry weather, ...