agriculture

GENEVA — In New York state, onions are grown in areas sometimes referred to as muck lands — former swamps now filled with organically rich soil that b...

GENEVA — As the hemp industry grows, producers face the challenge of cultivating a crop that has received comparatively little scientific study, and t...

Cattaraugus, Allegany and Chautauqua counties were among 43 Upstate New York counties to receive a U.S. Department of Agriculture disaster designation...

Every year, a state tree nursery offers dozens of New York-grown tree and shrub species for sale to the public. That spring seedling sale by the Colon...

GENEVA — Many New York tomato growers are familiar with the scourge of bacterial canker — the wilted leaves and blistered fruit that can spoil an enti...

ALLEGANY — For the past five years, members of the Enchanted Mountain Garden Club of Allegany have not only beautified the downtown area with colorful...

A change in Cattaraugus County’s Solid Waste Law that took effect Jan. 1 places some limits on large loads of yard waste. The biggest change is that t...

LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board got an update Thursday on a proposed 2020 protection plan. Philip Got...

LITTLE VALLEY — A 30-day enrollment period where Cattaraugus County landowners can request inclusion in the county-wide Agricultural District ends Jan...

BELFAST — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Allegany County, in conjunction with the Southwestern New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team, will ...

“Locally grown” is a watchword that has become synonymous with quality of life, particularly in small-farm-conscious Upstate New York. And a new study...

ALBANY — The Cuomo administration is banning use of chlorpyrifos, a chemical that is widely used in farming. While lawmakers had earlier passed a bill...

OLEAN — Some improvements could be made to downtown landscaping, said one of the volunteers with his boots on the ground. Dr. John Balacki, who worked...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Catharine M. Young spoke to members of the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cattaraugus County Monday of new opportunities in the $45 ...

BATH — The Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Program has named Alycia Drwencke as a dairy management...

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Allegany County is launching the Industrial Hemp Initiative, a project to analyze the growing, processing, marketing ...

OLEAN — When DB Busan began managing the supply of food at the Olean Food Pantry eight years ago, the facility received anywhere from four to 12 peopl...

PORTVILLE — Town of Portville residents learned more Tuesday evening about a 17,400-module solar farm proposed for off East Windfall Road. Joseph Mend...