agriculture

The warning of a winter storm for this weekend looks legit, but no matter how much snow we get, the show — the Outdoor & Sports Rec Show, to be specif...

Let’s be honest. It’s easier to eat healthy when there are loads of delicious, freshly harvested fruits and vegetables available. In Ontario County, t...

FARMERSVILLE — A wind law survey will be mailed to Farmersville landowners next week by the Farmersville Town Board’s attorney. The short survey must ...

ALBANY (AP) — New York lawmakers are taking a close look at state spending on agricultural programs. The state Assembly's agriculture committee is und...

OLEAN — The first round of dangerous trees in the city may be coming down under a new cost-sharing plan. The Common Council’s city operations committe...

ST. BONAVENTURE — For more than 40 years, St. Bonaventure University’s Warming House has provided fellowship, community and a hot meal for those in ne...

ST. BONAVENTURE — One can practically hear the laughter echoing off the brick walls of the orphanage as Jessica Cason reminisces about playing hide-an...

ANDOVER — Fulmer Valley Farms in Allegany County is expanding its operations, investing $1.19 million and creating 11 new jobs. The expansion of the f...

GREAT VALLEY — Going into the last weekend before Halloween, Pumpkinville’s owners are reflecting on a challenging year — weather-wise. Don and Diane ...

PORTVILLE — A San Diego-based solar energy developer is proposing a 30-acre solar farm off Route 417 in Westons Mills. Portville Town Supervisor Tim D...

It’s autumn, and the markets are filled with a harvest of carrots, parsnips beets and turnips, loaded with fiber and vitaminC. But how do you eat thes...

Late on Halloween night, a group of people will be found in the Pumpkinville patch in Great Valley gathering 250 to 300 of the orange gourds for a goo...

WEST VALLEY — Dave Cobo has been farming on Edies Road in the town of Ashford most of his 77 years. He grew up on a farm. After leaving the Army and w...

FRIENDSHIP — Hundreds of people flocked to the annual Friendship Cheese Festival on Saturday to enjoy the products — and cheese — that 52 vendors had ...

Great Valley dairy farmer Dan Brown got a couple of phone calls Friday about a quote from U.S. Rep. Tom Reed on a $2 increase in the price of milk. Th...

GREAT VALLEY — Pumpkinville’s inaugural Sunflower Daze proved a great success raising money for the Pink Pumpkin Project in Olean. Pumpkinville’s owne...

( EDITOR’S NOTE: This report is part of a question-and-answer series, “Of Distinction,” that is meant to highlight the hard work of community leaders ...

With fall harvest well underway in Cattaraugus County, farmers seem satisfied with both the quantity and quality of the crops. At Hill Valley Farm in ...