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Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition launches

The inaugural Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition is accepting applications, providing an opportunity for producers of value-added dairy products to bring their innovations to … more

Co-Mar Farm Wagyu

MERIDALE - “This is not Yellowstone. The show has romanticized the idea of raising cattle. It takes a lot blood, sweat, tears, hard work and knowledge to keep it going well,” Colleen … more

Assemblyman Miller greets students at Legislative Advocacy Day

Assemblyman Brian Miller served breakfast to students at the annual FFA breakfast held on legislative advocacy day in Albany. Students in the FFA program come to visit legislators to discuss their … more

Chrystal Springs Farm: diversifying beef with goats and honey

HOBART - “It’s a shame to see all these small dairy farms gone. I remember as kid, traveling to Delaware County from New Jersey with my dad to hunt, and later in life when I came of age … more

Ag groups call for continued farm safety programs

The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health is facing serious cuts in farm safety programming and trainings if state budget funding does not increase after more than a decade of … more

DOL finalizes farm worker overtime regs

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) adopted final farm labor overtime regulations, codifying Commissioner Reardon’s order that accepted the Farm Laborers Wage Board’s report … more

New York Farm Bureau 2023 legislative priorities

Issues include the need for a budget fix for unemployment insurance debt crisis and the funding of critical farm and environmental programs, a halt to additional minimum wage increases, and support … more

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of National Ag Day

March 21 was National Agriculture Day and the New York Ag Society is honoring one New York dairy farm for celebrating its tricentennial/300th anniversary. Robby and Shannon Dygert and their four … more

National Ag Facts

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Census reports there are 688 farms located in Delaware County. Of that number, only 100 of the farms report sales over $100,000. The majority … more

DelCo Supervisors Approve Five ARPA Projects

DELAWARE COUNTY - Delaware County Supervisors voted to fund five projects with American Rescue Plan funds on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Andes Supervisor Wayland “Bud” Gladstone, Davenport … more
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