agriculture

OLEAN — Starting Sunday, bike riders and walkers in the community may have another reason for their outings other than exercise, as many may be suppor...

These are strange times. It may seem that the entire social structure and normal ways of life are unraveling as a result of this novel COVID-19 viral ...

ALBANY (TNS ) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to make sure no one cries over spilled milk. The governor is connecting overburdened food banks with New York ...

BELMONT — One more COVID-19 case was reported in Allegany County on Friday — and one more patient recovered — as local children try to help area farme...

Even with some grocery store shelves still conspicuously devoid of flour and other staples, we’re assured that the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t endangered...

A new $19 billion United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) program intended to support farmers during the coronavirus crisis was highlighted by ...

WASHINGTON — The IRS offers a new online form where individuals can share their payment information to receive Economic Impact Payments. U.S. Rep. Tom...

ALBANY — Assembly Republicans want the governor and majority lawmakers to act quickly to help farmers manage the economic downturn caused by the COVID...

During periods of uncertainty, time outside in a natural setting can provide a measure of calm. Taking an actionable approach by growing your own vege...

We are at war, so why not plant a Victory Garden? Since we are now housebound, I would suggest that we all plant a garden this year. Your family can l...

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Monday announced legislation that would provide farmers who have taken out loans from the USDA’s Farm Services Agency ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ten thousand acres of Pennsylvania’s only national forest have given way, tree by tree, over the last 70 years to an oil drilling op...

With some New York dairy farmers forced to dump milk because of bottoming-out prices, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer has called on the U.S. De...

The New York State Maple Producers Association has cancelled Maple Weekend due to the Corona virus pandemic. The event was scheduled for Saturday and ...

The New York State Labor Department has formed a wage board that will conduct hearings and make recommendations regarding overtime work for farm labor...

EAST AURORA — Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program has added Amy Barkley as the livestock and beg...

GENEVA — Most people are jaded about green tomatoes, which are considered unripe and unsavory unless they’re fried. But a new, flavorful and highly pr...

BELMONT — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Allegany County was awarded $89,911 for the From Carrots to Curriculum project to increase the use of New Y...