Almost a quarter of all land in New York state is farmland, which may come as a surprise to those who think of the state as one Big Apple. A report issued by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Thursday says ...
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The state Department of Agriculture has confirmed four cases of equine infection with West Nile Virus, including one in Livingston County, and so is urging horse owners to vaccinate their animals. “This is the time of year when the risk ...
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Project Gator, the 20,000-square-foot building expansion for ever-growing O-AT-KA Milk Products of Batavia, has been completed and the process of hiring an additional 40 employees is underway. O-AT-KA has undergone three expansions in the past six years and added more ...
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Paul Curcillo and Stephanie King, the Philadelphia couple who bought Torrey Ridge Winery in 2015, have now acquired another Finger Lakes winery: Rooster Hill Vineyards. Rooster Hill’s founders were Amy and Dave Hoffman, who decided to retire after 16 years ...
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The Finger Lakes is the best wine region in the country, according to the USAToday 10 Best Readers’ Choice awards. In dozens of categories, experts in the field winnowed selections to 20 finalists and then the top 10, and their ...
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With just a couple of years of entrepreneurial experience under their belts, the three owners of Genesee County’s L&M Specialty Fabrication already have grown their business to the point that new space was a necessity. Thirty acres of new space. ...
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It was quite a weekend for Fox Run Vineyards in Yates County. On Friday, the winery announced that two of its 2016 Chardonnays have won scores of more than 90 points from Wine & Spirits magazine. And on Saturday, the ...
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Now here’s a landmark event: the butter sculpture at the New York State Fair, which opened Wednesday, is 50 years old. Not the sculpture that’s on display at the fair this year, of course. What’s 50 years old is the ...
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Wines from the Finger Lakes region are dominating a New York takeover of a wine podcast produced in London. But it’s a friendly takeover. Lawrence Francis, creator of the “Interpreting Wine” podcast, visited the Finger Lakes and other New York ...
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The machines and tires are huge. The advice is sometimes amazingly simple, yet effective. Such are some of the contrasts evident this week at the annual Empire Farm Days, a 300-acre trade show for farmers held on the Rodman Lott ...
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The Finger Lakes region has won big at the annual New York Wine Classic in Watkins Glen this week. The region was also represented in an award for agricultural environmental management. Winning the wine classic’s Governor’s Cup was Keuka Spring ...
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New York farmers, including those who sell at the Rochester City Public Market, will be able to continue selling to SNAP recipients after the state leap-frogged over a federal problem that could have halted farm market sales to people who ...
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Instead of the sip, spit and run experience that has been part of wine tasting in the Finger Lakes for decades, Dr. Konstantin Frank Winery is inviting visitors to sit and enjoy the view. Dr. Frank is opening a rooftop ...
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The autos were rolling in, so the lumalon people had to pack up and move aside temporarily. Lumalon, a Pittsford company specializing in light-emitting diode, or LED, illumination, is executing an $866,000 contract to install LED lighting at six buildings ...
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Headwater Food Hub has merged with Crooked Carrot, an Ithaca-based food hub. Headwater, based in Ontario, Wayne County, but largely serving Rochester-area consumers, connects a network of farmers and food processors with a focus on sustainability to individual, commercial and ...
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