The Peru Gazette

Grand Isle, VT – The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) seeks proposals for services to work with farmers in the New York portion of the Lake Champlain Basin to install temporary manure stacking pads on livestock grazing farms. The LCBP will provide up to $25,000 to support this effort to reduce sediment and phosphorus inputs […]

An AMAZING story! Source: Rooftop greenhouses take urban farming to new heights in Quebec | NCPR News

Source: Hundreds of cattle die in Beekmantown barn fire

Source: Community rallies after late night blaze at Beekmantown dairy farm | Sun Community News BEEKMANTOWN | As word of a devastating barn fire spread, fellow farmers and neighbors rallied behind Bubbins Farm and turned out in mass to help rescue animals and aid

Source: Gleaning Can Help Feed our Hungry Neighbors  – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: When the water turns green – – The Adirondack Almanack

A good sign of apple harvest season – Forrence’s removed the netting from their beautiful Honeycrisp apples.

Governor Cuomo today announced new state guidance for agritourism businesses as New York State enters the Fall season. The businesses, which include corn mazes, pick-your-own fruit and vegetable operations, hayrides and haunted houses, are considered low-risk outdoor arts and entertainment and are permitted to operate under New York’s NY Forward guidance. The businesses that can […]

Source: Honeybee Festooning: Stretching for the Comb – – The Adirondack Almanack

Stewart’s Shops proudly announces its milk and chocolate milk have been named the best in New York State, by Cornell University Department of Food Science. The awards were presented on August 25, at a virtual event. The recognition is part of Cornell’s New York State Milk Quality Improvement Program. Cornell University collected samples from New […]

Source: New Super Fruits in the North Country – Mountain Lake PBS

I am offering 2 live Zoom programs: August 20 at 10:00 am, 3 of our Master Gardener Volunteers and I will hold an open forum for the public to ask questions. We will share some of our gardening experiences, and offer tips we have found useful. If you would like to participate email me and […]

Source: Lost sales, disrupted markets, health worries: A majority of NY farmers negatively impacted by COVID-19 | NCPR News

Source: Covid-19 challenges farmers in getting key flow of foreign workers | Business | buffalonews.com

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, along with Congressman Anthony Brindisi (NY-22) and Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-4) have sent a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) requesting the inclusion of United States apple growers in USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). The letter states that apple prices during the last few months […]

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