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I looked up in the predawn darkness and contemplated the countless stars shining brightly above me, sparkling happily in the infinite black sky, winki...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., joined 16 senators from both sides of the aisle to send a letter to U.S. Department of Agricu...

Importation of dairy cattle into New York from an out-of-state farm with a confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza is prohibited under tem...

With spring upon us, hungry black bears are roaming and looking for food after their long winter inactivity. Folks are reminded to remove or secure ou...

A bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows has grown to affect more than two dozen herds in eight states, just weeks after the nation's largest egg produc...

ALBANY (TNS) — A new state law banning the slaughter of all horses for human or animal consumption went into effect this week and the lawmakers and ad...

ITHACA — Cornell University virology experts are sequencing the bird flu virus that struck cows in the Texas panhandle last month, after work at Corne...

When Richard Lee “Dick” Ferris was 17 years old, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Two weeks later, the Cuba teenager joined the Nav...

RANDOLPH — Trout season officially kicks off April 1 when fishermen from all over make their annual pilgrimage to area lakes and streams stocked by th...

RANDOLPH — The Randolph Central School District commemorated a significant milestone this year — the 85th anniversary of its successful Future Farmers...

Provided On a backroad — anywhere in Allegany County. Whether you are an aspiring Ansel Adams or Margaret Bourke-White, Allegany County is the place t...

NEW YORK (AP) — People across the United States celebrated Irish heritage at several major St. Patrick’s Day parades Saturday, marking the holiday a d...

SALAMANCA — The Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino is gearing up to celebrate 20 years of business and entertainment with an outdoor party to remember. T...

New York’s farmers are facing more extreme weather caused by climate change and they are learning to adapt, according to the agriculture chapter of th...

The New York State Farm Bureau president said Tuesday that full funding for agriculture programs in the state budget is the bureau’s top priority for ...

Not surprisingly, state Sen. George Borrello takes an extremely partisan position regarding Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recently enacted Birds & Bees Protecti...

Nov. 18 marked the opening day of the traditional gun season for whitetail deer and black bear in New York state, an annual rite for many hunting fami...

OLEAN — The Olean Area Farmers Market invites the public to its fifth annual November holiday market this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Linco...