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What Will Happen To Our Cows?
Jay Matteson Being good environmental stewards is in everyone’s best interest. Clean water, clean air, clean soils are critical to life. Every industry and person should conserve our natural resources...
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A new venture: Zenda Farms Preserve
WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES FILE PHOTO Thousand Islands Land Trust’s Zenda Farm Preserve. BY: Marcus Wolf Conservationists and producers have teamed up to support local, sustainable agriculture at the Zenda...
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The Dairy Debate: When and how will the industry change?
DAYTONA NILES / NNY BUSINESS A few Dairy cows drink some water off of W. Martinsburg Road in Lowville. BY: Steve Virkler With more cows than people, Lewis County “naturally” relies on its dairy...
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Artificial Farming Intelligence: Agbotic utilizes robotic tech to grow food
AMANDA MORRISON / NNY BUISINESS Darren Strock checks hoses and nozzles on an automated watering machine at Agbotics. BY: Nicole Caldwell At Agbotic’s Sackets Harbor greenhouse, a robotic farmer is hard...
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Power Lines Can Inhibit Farm Production
Jay Matteson Imagine you are a farmer. It is the beginning of spring and you are excited to head out to the fields to start preparing ground and planting your crops. You’ve had a tough go of it for...
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An Agricultural Outlook for 2018
ALYSSA COUSE Intense anticipation for the next farm bill stems from the pressure that farmers are under due to the “kick me while I’m down” status the industry has experienced the last few years. Low...
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Finding Your Food: Regional food hubs connect consumer with food
CHRISTOPHER LENNEY / NNY BUSINESS Peter Martins displays a handful of strawberries at Martin farm on Needam Road in Potsdam. By: Joleene Moody When you sit down to eat at any given restaurant in the...
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Economics and agriculture in the future
Jay Matteson I couldn’t find a fortune teller with a crystal ball so I called two people who have a good grasp on what expectations are in the dairy industry for the coming year. They are members of...
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Opportunities for NY hemp production
Jay Matteson Last June, the state Legislature passed legislation that allows for the transportation, processing, sale and distribution of hemp grown as part of New York’s research pilot program. Gov....
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Agri-Business: Farm-based beverage sector grows
Within the past decade, Jefferson County and Northern New York witnessed a refreshing emergence of new businesses making beverages and growing ingredients from agricultural products. Our region is well...
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