River Ridge Angus: Marketing for success

Lee Newspapers2019-11-11T12:36:46-05:00November 11, 2019|

by Elizabeth A. Tomlin

“My husband and I are both full-time farmers on separate operations,” Leslie […]

Northland Sheep Dairy

Lee Newspapers2019-11-11T12:14:55-05:00November 11, 2019|

by Enrico Villamaino

Years ago, a nine-year-old girl went on a family trip to Ireland. Little […]

CCE hosts 7th annual Family Farm Day

Lee Newspapers2019-11-11T11:35:37-05:00November 11, 2019|

by Rachael Takacs

This August, Cornell Cooperative Extension hosted its seventh annual Family Farm Day, an […]

Youths represent Saratoga Dairy at international competitions

Lee Newspapers2019-11-11T11:20:28-05:00November 11, 2019|

BALLSTON SPA, NY – Dairy farming is the leading agricultural industry in Saratoga County. Saratoga […]

FFA-er represents family farm at NYS Fair

Lee Newspapers2019-10-18T15:56:58-05:00October 18, 2019|

by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant

SYRACUSE, NY — Showing his cows at the New York State Fair […]

Agroforestry: Pasturing pigs in orchards

Lee Newspapers2019-10-18T15:33:48-05:00October 18, 2019|

by Tamara Scully

Why not use those fallen fruits from your orchard crops to provide feed for pastured pigs? And why not let those pastured pigs do the labor of “harvesting” their own meal, direct from […]

Starting over

Lee Newspapers2019-10-18T14:21:54-05:00October 18, 2019|

by Sally Colby

A Little Falls, NY, dairy farm in is typical of many, with hard-working […]

A fresh new look for Country Folks

Lee Newspapers2019-09-16T13:54:44-05:00September 16, 2019|

Next year is 2020 – and if you haven’t heard a pun about a “perfect vision” for the new year, we’re reiterating it here. At Lee Newspapers, we are making changes now to present a […]

Growing the farm with meat goats

Lee Newspapers2019-09-16T13:54:11-05:00September 16, 2019|

by Enrico Villamaino

Tucked away in Central New York, the fourth, fifth and sixth generations of […]