Some food pantries are benefiting from home chicken keepers’ desire to keep collecting the birds as pets, which results in more eggs than they can handle. But sometimes it can be hard to find takers.
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Longtime New York Maple Producers Look To Next Generation To Take Over
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“My great uncle back in 1870 was the number one maple producer in New York State. He did it all by buckets.”
New York Senate Votes Unanimously To Ban Finger Lakes Trash Incinerator
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It is the latest step in efforts to block the construction of the trash incinerator in the town of Romulus.
Economy
Romulus Residents Eager For NYS Senate To Ban Finger Lakes Incinerators
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“We are really, really thrilled,” said Mary Anne Kowalski, Seneca Lake resident. “I think the fact that is impressing me most is that we’ve got bipartisan support on this bill.”
Small Farmers, Rural Homeowners File Petition, But Re-Zoning Process Continues In Town Of Ulysses
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Small farmers and rural homeowners argue they set aside too much land for preservation.
Food and Farms
NYS Agriculture & Markets Issues Advisory About A Virus Infecting Some Horses
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The virus is not a threat to humans, but people can also spread the virus from infected horses to other horses.
Landowners, Farmers Oppose Zoning Plan For Tompkins County Town
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A group of landowners and farmers are trying to stop some zoning changes designed to preserve open space in the Town of Ulysses. Some say agricultural needs haven’t been considered. The town disagrees.
Economy
Cornell Study: New York Apples Are An Even Bigger Business Than Traditionally Thought
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New York’s apple industry has about a 21 percent higher economic impact than traditional studies have found.
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PA Looks For New Ways To Fight Spotted Lanternfly
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Pennsylvania is looking for new ways to fight the invasive spotted lanternfly, nearly five years after it was first discovered in Berks County.
Food and Farms
Hemp Looks Like A Bright Spot For PA’s Farm Advocates
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Pennsylvania’s farming industry is changing. And the challenges—from falling dairy prices to young people leaving the industry to climate change—were front and center at a recent Agriculture Department budget hearing before a state House committee.
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Cornell Gets $68.9 Million For Grape Genetics Research
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Cornell University has received over $68 million from the United States Department of Agriculture to build a new federal research facility for grape genetics. The site will be in Geneva, New York, home to ongoing collaborations between Cornell and the USDA.