by Sally Colby
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) says one of the most important jobs she does as senator for New York is the work she does on the Senate Agriculture Committee. She praises the state for its abundant resources and products, including vegetables, fruits, barley for brewers, and milk and dairy products. [Read more…]
by Paul Burdziakowski
When 20-year-old Colorado native TJ Maddock began an internship on a farm in Wells, VT during the summer of 2016, his focus was on learning various sustainable agricultural practices. During the internship, he met some new people who introduced him to some new agricultural concepts. [Read more…]
by Sally Colby
Alex and Becky Johnk are totally immersed in agriculture, from what they do every day on their farm to their participation in farm-related organizations. [Read more…]
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
LIVERPOOL, NY — A Peace Corps trip to Bolivia exposed Aaron Ristow to the dramatic ill effects of severe soil degradation, both in regard to soil productivity and the environment. Now a Cornell Cooperative Extension associate in the Soil and Crop Sciences Section, Ristow hopes to further research about soil health. [Read more…]
WEST GREENWICH, RI — The Rhode Island Farm Bureau (RIFB) held their annual dinner and business meeting recently at the Quonset “O” Club in North Kingstown, RI. [Read more…]
by Karl H. Kazaks
On a recent December day, as the Thomas fire poured through California’s Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, already larger in area than all of New York City, the USDA Forest Service hosted a webinar on “Climate, Megafires, and Conservation Financing.” [Read more…]
Braving a major winter storm, New York State residents traveled to get information that would help them to start or to grow a Farm to School program in their communities
COBLESKILL, NY — Amidst a “Bomb Cyclone” weather event, a New York State Regional Farm to School Conference occurred Jan. 4, on the campus of SUNY Cobleskill, the first held in the area since 2006. Despite the unpredictable circumstance, the majority of registered attendees, and most of the speakers, were able to come together to learn about the process of bringing fresh, local food to the children of our public schools. [Read more…]
by Sally Colby
That’s Sonny Perdue’s motto for the USDA, and he plans to share it with farmers across all 50 states as he discusses the upcoming Farm Bill. [Read more…]