Cornell Cooperative Extension

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

Getting consumers better acquainted with the food they eat, that's grown by farmers in New York state is the idea behind a program new to the New York State Fair.

For those trying to help their environment and grow their own garden, Cornell Cooperative Extension says it can be as easy as planting native plant species.

As the weather warms up and Memorial Day weekend approaches, forestry experts are asking all Central New Yorkers to be vigilant about preventing tick…

Local and state officials are promoting farm-fresh Christmas trees this holiday season. It’s an $8 million industry in New York State and the trees are…

It’s not easy to keep up with the latest in health and wellness. Each day, new studies, research and developments in health make it difficult to pick out…

Central New York state legislators have introduced a bill that would give the state Department of Environmental Conservation more flexibility with issuing…

Scientists with the Cornell Cooperative Extension are experimenting with a late-summer oat crop. They say it may help farmers during a drought like the…

Veterans who’ve retired or left the Army sometimes have a difficult time transitioning back to their civilian lives. Many have trouble finding satisfying…

Onondaga County’s Emerald Ash Borer Task Force is trying to take a more regional approach as it tries to corral the spread of the invasive insect.The task…