Trunk or treat a strong agritourism draw
Interested in adding some Halloween fun to your farming business? Take a look at Insight Dairy in Little Falls, NY, to get some great ideas for hosting a successful event. (more…)
Oneida Co. Farm Bureau hosts Annual Meeting
The annual Oneida County Farm Bureau Banquet recently took place at the Franklin Hotel Restaurant in Rome, NY. Those joining many of the county’s farmers included agricultural (more…)
Spotted Duck Creamery nabs national recognition
Want to try a cone at America’s Best Ice Cream Shop (according to the followers of YouTuber Cohen Thompson)? Head over to Spotted Duck Creamery in Penn Yan, NY. Made right (more…)
Connecting the dots with grass-fed beef
Angela Bedient grew up raising animals and working for different farmers. She went to school for forestry and still has her hand in that field, but her primary (more…)
Showing sheep while preparing for a career
Greg Loper is a young man with a plan: to finish high school and his first two years of college at the same time. But his plans also include raising and showing (more…)
Technology’s benefits to agriculture
How can technology improve agriculture and address the challenges currently facing farmers? Panelists addressed this question at the most recent (more…)
Casual pasture walk celebrates footsteps
CANASTOTA, NY – The bliss of autumn is the delight of watching the leaves in their final dance and enjoying the bucolic scene of grazing cows. It was the backdrop (more…)
Dygert family wins inaugural Country Folks Farmer of the Year Award
In honor of National Farmers Day on Oct. 12, Country Folks decided to launch a new way of recognizing some of those who have graced our pages: the inaugural (more…)
Family enjoys camaraderie in ag and showing
Competing at the state level is much more challenging than county-level shows; however, for the Marshman family representing Marshman Farms in Oxford, NY, this year’s New (more…)
Lyman Farm awarded Madison County Conservation Farm of the Year
by Troy Bishopp
MUNNSVILLE, NY – One hundred ninety-nine years ago, a dairy farming legacy, borne of Honeoye soils and sacrifice, was started in the hamlet of Stockbridge along the banks of Oneida Creek (more…)
