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Most of the time, Eric Andrus is a beef and rice farmer. But lately, he’s learning to be a boat builder. On this day, he’s in the barn, sanding the hull…
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Smaller farms in upstate New York are being squeezed by the valuation mechanisms that peg taxation to land values.One of those challenges is property…
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The steaks stacked in the coolers of butcher shops in New York may be marketed as local, but just what that label means varies widely.The state actually…
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Agriculture is one of the most dynamic and innovative economic sectors in New York state. With typical ingenuity, growers are tampering with conventional…
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Dairy farms in Vermont and northern New York have faced a major labor shortage, which means that migrant laborers from Mexico and Guatemala are now…
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A Tylerville dairy farm, in Jefferson County, is growing, in part thanks to help from National Grid. The company awarded the farm a grant of $50,000 to…
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Empire State Development approved funding for two upstate food and agriculture related measures in their meeting Friday.Farmers in upstate New York will…
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Erica and Les Goodman live on a stunning Adirondack foothill near Fort Ann, that happen's to be Erica's childhood home. The valley below is just starting…
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Dave Pasick moved back to his family’s farm just north of Utica a few years ago, naming it Szaro Farms, after an old family name.Last year, behind the old…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing changes to their application process for accessing renewable energy funding. The suggestions are expected…