Food and Farms
New Seedless Concord Grape From Cornell Available This Fall
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GENEVA, N.Y. (AP) New York grape breeders have produced a fruit that’s so big and flavorful they’ve named it after Mount Everest.
2018
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben Centennial Celebration
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The public is invited to the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County’s Centennial Celebration on Friday, September 14, 2018 from 6:00-11:00 p.m. at Pleasant Valley Wine Company, 8260 Pleasant Valley Road in Hammondsport, NY. Pleasant Valley Wine Company is the oldest winery in the Finger Lakes region. Established in 1860, the winery proudly displays the designation U.S. Bonded Winery No. 1 and has eight remarkable stone buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Spend the evening with CCE-Steuben celebrating 100 years of catalyzing change in Steuben County.
All-Time Attendance Record Set At The New York State Fair For 3rd Straight Year
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SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – 2018 was another record-breaking year for the New York State Fair near Syracuse. 1,279,010 people visited the Fair this year, smashing last year’s record by 10 percent.
agriculture
NY Dairy Farmers To Ag Secretary: ‘We Go To Work Every Day Losing Money’
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SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-New Hartford) hosted U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue in Cortland to hear the concerns of dairy farmers in the region. Dairy farmers told Perdue about the dire situation the industry is facing.
agriculture
Ahead Of Climate Change Projections, PA Farmers Adapt To New Weather Patterns
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STATE IMPACT PENNSYLVANIA – Last month, Pennsylvania saw the most recorded rainfall in a July. For many farmers in the state, the intense precipitation is part of a pattern of weather changes to which they hope to adapt.
Food and Farms
To Help Dairy Farmers, Researchers Suggest Raising Calves For Beef
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HARRISBURG, PA (WITF) — This year has been tough for midstate dairy farmers. Deans Foods ended contracts with dozens of producers in March, while demand and prices for milk are at a low point. Now researchers are suggesting another way of generating income for dairy farmers.
Environment
A Missing Gene Could Make Marine Mammals More Vulnerable To Common Pesticides
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Organophosphates drain off farms and make their way to the ocean, where they could be harming sea creatures like whales, dolphins and manatees
Food and Farms
Just How Accurate Are Those Expiration Dates On The Milk Carton?
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – “Maybe the cows tip ‘em off when they’re milking them…” That’s how comedian Jerry Seinfeld explores the question of who determines the expiration dates on milk cartons in one of his better known routines.
Food and Farms
Dairy Crisis Taking A Toll On New York’s Rural Economy
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SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – The Trump Administration’s plans to provide direct support to dairy farms as part of a $12 billion package to offset the impacts of its trade policies is welcome news to many in New York, which is the third-highest milk producing state in the country.
Food and Farms
Trade, Not Aid, Say New York Farmers
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Farmers in the Rochester-Finger Lakes region are nervous about President Trump’s so-called trade wars.