Cornell Cooperative Extension

Upstate farmers get innovative to access major food markets

Sarah Harris — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:09:30 +0000

Most of the time, Eric Andrus is a beef and rice farmer. But lately, he’s learning to be a boat builder. On this day, he’s in the barn, sanding the hull of a big wooden barge.

“We’re about to apply the second layer of plywood,” Andrus says.

New York's "local" beef, often not as local as you think

Ryan Delaney — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:07:53 +0000

The steaks stacked in the coolers of butcher shops in New York may be marketed as local, but just what that label means varies widely.

Central New York prepares for the Emerald Ash Borer

Ellen Abbott — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:44:00 +0000

It's only a matter of time before the ash tree population in central New York is decimated by the Emerald Ash Borer. A task force is at work getting ready for the invasion of the deadly insects, that are now in massive numbers only two counties away from Onondaga County.

Dry weather threatens hay, corn crops

Joanna Richards — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:21:13 +0000

The hot, dry weather is taking a toll on crops in the region. Scattered heavy rains have brought some relief to some areas, but overall, production of field crops like hay and corn is suffering. In the North Country, it's been decades since the area experienced a summer so dry.