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Local ice cream makers move toward non-dairy products
In April, Perry’s Ice Cream released a line of oat-milk-based frozen desserts that are dairy-free. In June they started sending out frozen yogurt laced with vegetable purees. This week craft ice-cream maker Eat […]
Big interest exhibited in Grow-NY agricultural business competition
The inaugural Grow-NY agricultural business competition has attracted nearly 200 applications hoping to win start-up money to launch a venture in the Finger Lakes region. The applicants are competing to […]
New labor law causing anxiety on N.Y. farms
When Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed the Farmworkers Bill into law last week, farmworker advocates were cheered, and many farmers were seriously dismayed. The new law goes into effect Jan. […]
Canandaigua farm protected with conservation easement
A multigenerational farm on Brace Road in the Ontario County town of Canandaigua is more economically secure now that the Brocklebank family has agreed to provide a conservation easement to […]
Wickham Farms is moving to bigger location around the corner in Penfield
Wickham Farms in Penfield will temporarily close on Sunday and reopen at a new location on Aug. 17. The agricultural entertainment business is moving three-tenths of a mile to the […]
Labor-practices bill for farmworkers worries farmers
For years, advocates for farmworkers have lobbied to end exemptions to labor laws that exist on farms but with little success. Since Democrats took control of the state Senate last […]
Wyoming County puts buy-local listing online
A new online guide helps Wyoming County farms and producers reach out to consumers on the go. The “Buy Wyoming County Grown” website makes available a listing of producers offering […]
Farm bill raises loan limits
Provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill, which became law in December, allow farmers to gain larger loans through the federal Farm Service Agency, the agency has announced. Because of the […]
Finger Lakes makes first cut in decision to relocate parts of USDA
U.S. Reps. Joe Morelle and Tom Reed have sent a letter urging U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to pick the Finger Lakes region for a planned relocation of the National Institute […]
New laboratory set for grape genetics research in Geneva
The federal Agricultural Research Services’ Grape Genetics Research Unit will be getting an updated laboratory, after receiving nearly $69 million in federal funding announced by Sen. Charles Schumer Tuesday. The […]
Leadership program seeks to foster growth in agriculture industry
When it comes to agriculture, the industry is no Silicon Valley. Surveys conducted just a few years ago found that the average American farmer was 58 while the average American computer programmer was 31. […]
Slow-moving tractors now allowed to travel faster
Slow-moving farm vehicles are allowed to move a bit faster under a new law sponsored by state Sen. Pam Helming. The Vehicle and Traffic Law update now allows farmers to […]
