The Peru Gazette

Source: National Pollinator Week 2020 – – The Adirondack Almanack

From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik   Saratoga, NY – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is cosponsoring the Paycheck Protection for Producers Act, bipartisan legislation that will allow agricultural producers more flexibility when calculating their Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. This bill will allow producers to use their 2019 gross income rather than net income when […]

Cornell Cooperative Extension Essex County and Clinton County are accepting applications for the Master Gardener Volunteer training to begin in September.  There is an application process, reference check, and interviewing to be done in the next two months.  Training will be held via webinar, Zoom, and classroom activities. Some evening and Saturday training will be […]

Plattsburgh/Peru, N.Y.  This spring, New York apple growers are applying the results of a computer modeling-based orchard management research funded by the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) to more precisely manage their orchard thinning practices with a goal of producing higher quality fruit for harvest this fall. A free recorded webinar highlighting this […]

Source: Essex County Fair postponed to 2021 | Sun Community News WESTPORT | The annual celebration of Essex County agriculture will not be held this year.

Source: Green Empire migrant workers get a special delivery after virus outbreak: 300 home-cooked meals – syracuse.com

Source: Two Plattsburgh summer events cancelled, including Clinton County Fair | Local 22/44 News

PERU, N.Y. — Tyler and Emily Jarvis are tractor pullers, whose love story started underneath the hood. Advertisement “We met many moons ago right after high school when I graduated, I worked for her grandparents in the body shop, I actually painted one of my tractors there,” Tyler Jarvis said. Source: Our Sports Your Story: […]

Source: Stewart’s Shops drops milk prices, working to prevent dairy farmers from dumping milk | WRGB

Source: To reduce waste, dairy farms will send raw milk to Vermont Foodbank | Local 22/44 News

Source: An Adirondack food coalition is putting local farm products on the table for people in need | NCPR News

Source: Supermarkets, retailers scrambling to avoid shortages of fresh meat

Source: Farmers have too much food to sell. New York might buy it | NCPR News

Source: Police searching for two suspects in deadly Burlington shooting

Source: Trump Signs Latest Coronavirus Economic Relief Package, Aimed At Small Businesses | NCPR News

Source: Farmers turn to online sales amid coronavirus pandemic

Source: Sweet News – 2020 Maple Season Report – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: The Basics of Beekeeping: A Labor of Love – – The Adirondack Almanack

By John T. Ryan Plattsburgh – Migrant H2A Jamaican workers are well-known as being the lifeblood of local orchards. In this morning’s Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) briefing, Director John Kanosa said his staff is monitoring the COVID-19 situation as it relates to the workers. He said, “The majority of these workers arrive later this […]

Source: Coronavirus and this year’s maple season – – The Adirondack Almanack

The story also covers agriculture, unemployment and other issues. Great reporter. Horrible headline that PR has no control over. Headlines are written elsewhere the last time I was informed. Source: Stefanik: Testing access main priority | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Milk is also being dumped in Peru Source: Milk shelves are empty, yet dairy farmers are dumping milk. Here’s why. | NCPR News

As of April 8th: In the last week alone, farmers in the state dumped up to 35 million pounds of raw milk, according to one estimate, as demand for some dairy products evaporated and prices collapsed. Source: Coronavirus sends Upstate NY dairy industry into ‘free fall’ as milk dumping soars – syracuse.com

State agriculture industry on the brink of collapse due to coronavirus pandemic From the office of Assemblyman Dan Stec candidate for NY State Senate Assemblyman Dan Stec (R,C,I-Queensbury) and his Assembly colleagues are calling on President Trump and New York’s Congressional delegation to take action on behalf of our agricultural industry. In a letter sent […]

Source: Special COVID-19 Services – Adirondack Harvest