MERIDALE - “This is not Yellowstone. The show has romanticized the idea of raising cattle. It takes a lot blood, sweat, tears, hard work and knowledge to keep it going well,” Colleen … more

Assemblyman Brian Miller served breakfast to students at the annual FFA breakfast held on legislative advocacy day in Albany. Students in the FFA program come to visit legislators to discuss their … more

HOBART - “It’s a shame to see all these small dairy farms gone. I remember as kid, traveling to Delaware County from New Jersey with my dad to hunt, and later in life when I came of age … more

The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health is facing serious cuts in farm safety programming and trainings if state budget funding does not increase after more than a decade of … more

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) adopted final farm labor overtime regulations, codifying Commissioner Reardon’s order that accepted the Farm Laborers Wage Board’s report … more

New York Farm Bureau President David Fisher urges legislators not to forget farmers as they work on the Governor’s proposed 2023-24 executive budget. Governor Kathy Hochul’s economic … more

Issues include the need for a budget fix for unemployment insurance debt crisis and the funding of critical farm and environmental programs, a halt to additional minimum wage increases, and support … more

March 21 was National Agriculture Day and the New York Ag Society is honoring one New York dairy farm for celebrating its tricentennial/300th anniversary. Robby and Shannon Dygert and their four … more

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Census reports there are 688 farms located in Delaware County. Of that number, only 100 of the farms report sales over $100,000. The majority … more

Growing up in the suburbs, we played in the streets, at school playgrounds, parks, and the undeveloped, leftover spaces. When we were little, our parents drove us to a tiny park about a mile away. We … more

As is often the case in the Catskills the routes to and from the trailheads are scenic drives. This is especially true for the Kelly Hollow Trail along Millbrook Road near the Delaware-Ulster County … more

I believe I won’t live to love   102 like my granny did I believe it’s ok to find love   or like at any old age I believe you could find love   … more