Agriculture

During a visit to the New York State Fair, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said a new Farm Bill is on its way.

Agriculture experts say if you’ve picked apples, tasted maple, or gone on a wine tour, you’re helping to keep local farms alive.

The bill would require all publicly-funded schools to incorporate agriculture education into the curriculum.

Farmers are in a holding pattern, waiting for a decision from the New York state commissioner of labor about whether the overtime threshold for farm workers will be changed.

Being the only producer of wine flour on the east coast may be lonely, but one Finger Lakes entrepreneur has created a growing business.If you’ve ever…

Construction will begin soon on Syracuse’s Near West Side to create OnTECH, a charter school targeted towards helping refugees and at-risk students get…

Republican senators have proposed a state budget for this year that includes $3 million towards helping upstate farmers recover from last summer’s…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has vetoed a bill that would have given farmers a tax credit for giving food to food banks. In the past few days, many healthy food…

This year's drought has left wells dry across the region. After some rain, farmers are wondering when their groundwater will be replenished. The good news…

Most of northern and central New York is still experiencing a drought, despite some rain this weekend. Groundwater reserves are depleted in wells across…