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Pesticide/Chemical Collections Events Set for North Country

‘CleanSweepNY’ Events Focus on St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis, Herkimer and Oneida Counties ALBANY, NY (08/23/2010)(readMedia)– New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced that the fall CleanSweepNY collection program will take place Oct. 19-21 in DEC’s Region 6, which covers St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis, Herkimer and Oneida counties. CleanSweepNY provides businesses, [...]

Bishopp to Host Toastmasters Meeting

Madison County Grazing Specialist Elected President of 57-Year-Old Club (Clinton, Hamilton) Troy Bishopp, grazing specialist for the Madison County Soil & Water Conservation District, was named president of the Mohawk Valley Chapter of Toastmasters International. “As the new farmer-leader of the 57 year old club, it is only fitting that we have a meeting on [...]

Oneida County Names Three Dairy of Distinction Award Winners

Oneida County Cornell Cooperative Extension is pleased to announce that three local dairy farms have received the Dairy of Distinction Award. Since 1984 the Dairy Farm Beautification Program has been sponsoring this award which recognizes well maintained and attractive farm operations. This years winners will join the prestigious group of 41farms throughout Oneida County that [...]

Farmers’ Markets Around the County

The Sherrill Farmers’ Market is held Tuesdays from noon to 5:30 p.m. at the Skating Rink, 377 Sherrill Road through Oct. 12. The Waterville Farmers’ Market is held Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Village Green, Route 12 through Oct. 27. If a farmers’ market is happening in your community, we want [...]

Longview Farms attends July 4 events in Hamilton

Longview Produce Farms of Deansboro set up shop on the village green in Hamilton selling fresh produce during Hamilton’s July 4 festivities.

2010 Tomato/Potato LATE BLIGHT Update

(Oriskany, NY) Late blight is a highly contagious air borne disease that caused the Great Potato Famine in the 1800’s and wiped out much of last year’s tomato crop. The cool, damp weather that we had last year, provided the perfect environment for the disease to take hold and spread quickly. Late Blight has been [...]

Mid-York Mycological Society to Meet

(Utica, NY) The Mid-York Mycological Society (MYMS) will meet on July 12 at 7:00 p.m. in DePerno Hall on the Utica College campus. Members will bring in specimens to identify and note where it/they were growing including what kind of trees were nearby. Attendees from the public are encouraged to do the same although this is [...]

Children’s Author to Appear at Dunham Library

By Margo Frink (North Brookfield, NY) Award-winning children’s author Barbara Linsley recently released her second book, an “I Can Read Book,” entitled “I Can Help on the Farm,” featuring photos and children from local farms. Her new book is distributed state-wide by North Country Books Inc. of Utica. The public can meet Linsley on June [...]

Dairy Strengthens Backbone of Upstate Economy

A Legislative Column by Assemblyman Dave Townsend (R,WF-Sylvan Beach) (June 14, 2010) June marks a month-long celebration of the dairy industry’s central importance to our state’s agricultural production. Dairy farmers not only produce many of the staples we enjoy, but they also heavily support collateral businesses in our communities such as farm-equipment manufacturers, food processors, [...]

Teens Learn Plant Container Design

(Utica, NY – June 11, 2010) Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County staff and Master Gardener volunteers educated over twenty teens on “Annual and Perennial Container Design” this past Thursday at the Oneida County Office Building located in Utica. The teens were from the YouthBuild program, operated by the Workforce Investment Board of Herkimer, Madison [...]

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