agriculture

Each year, New York Agriculture in the Classroom recognizes an exceptional teacher who incorporates learning through a lens of agriculture into their ...

ALBANY — A diverse group of agricultural organizations in the state are calling on the 60-hour overtime threshold for farm laborers to remain in place...

Even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 figures to present some unique opportunities to local deer hunters. The annual buck rifle season gets underway S...

PORTVILLE — All-natural, hand-decorated holiday wreaths can now be ordered from Pfeiffer Nature Center in Portville. Officials with Pfeiffer said they...

OLEAN — The Enchanted Mountains Farmers Market at Tractor Supply will close after Friday for the season. “Please come out one more time and support lo...

PORTVILLE — When Bev Jones of Pfeiffer Nature Center asked professional pumpkin carver and artist Eric Jones if he would provide one of his masterfull...

In a good fall, the color explosions nurture something in our souls in these Enchanted Mountains, as Chamber and tourism promoters dubbed our area bac...

BENEZETTE (TNS) — Another 561 acres of forest in the heart of the Pennsylvania Elk Range has been brought into the vast public land bank. The Western ...

After a volunteer effort to beautify downtown was successful last weekend, the City of Olean Beautification Committee hopes to make it a weekly event....

HUMPHREY — At Childs Blueberries farm in Humphrey, area residents can get in one last chance to harvest delicious late season blueberries this weekend...

ELLICOTTVILLE — A company proposing five solar facilities in Otto and Machias, each capable of generating nearly 5 megawatts of electricity, is seekin...

First, as chairman of the Olean Beautification Committee, I feel it is necessary to thank Mayor Aiello for giving the OBC committee members the green ...

OLEAN — When fall is in the air, volunteers with the Pink Pumpkin Project organization know it’s time to get hundreds of pumpkins washed, painted and ...

ALBANY — As New York’s Farm Laborers Wage Board holds hearings on the 60-hour overtime threshold for farmworkers, state Sen. George Borrello joined co...

Following what she called “an alarming NBC report” on disparities in the distribution of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) benefits to Americ...

ELLICOTTVILLE — With the cancellation of the Cattaraugus County County Fair due to coronavirus concerns, the 4-H Market Animal Auction went online thi...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Cattaraugus County 4-H members will miss the 2020 County Fair, but still plan to hold their Market Class Animal Auction — online. Pete...

As the Town of Hinsdale marks its bicentennial, we are focusing on some history of the town. One episode that occurred 175 years ago was once proclaim...