Northern New York Agriculture
Northern New York is getting on the Juneberry super fruit bandwagon. With funding from the farmer-led Northern New York Agricultural Development Program, one of the largest Juneberry research nurseries will be established at the Cornell Willsboro Research Farm in Willsboro, NY.
To help farmers, small business owners and individuals learn about the new federal health care reform law known as the Affordable Care Act, the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Associations of Northern New York will hold free workshops at six regional sites in September.
Miner Institute President Rick Grant recently spoke at Empire Farm Days about the economics of dairy cow comfort measures. The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program funds on-farm research at Miner Institute in Chazy, NY, and at working farms throughout the Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties region. Learn more about NNYADP-funded dairy research projects by clicking here.
RAPP Senior Field Coordinator Nate Leonard holds a sidewalk tile at the Cornell Recycling Agricultural Plastics Project (RAPP) exhibit at Empire Farm Days. The first such tiles were made with agricultural plastics recycled by Northern New York dairy farmers. Learn more about RAPP here.
The Sheland Farms family of Adams (Jefferson County), NY, received the 20th annual New York Agricultural Environmental Management Award during the NY Ag Leadership Luncheon at Empire Farm Days on August 7, 2013. NYS Ag Commissioner Darrel Aubertine presented the award to Donald, Doug and Todd Shelmidine and their families.