The Peru Gazette

Cornell Cooperative Extension Clinton County is holding a workshop on January 25 from 10 am till noon on GMOs–Curse or Blessing–or maybe some of both? this workshop will be held at the office in Plattsburgh, 6064 State Rte. 22, Ste.5. This is a very controversial subject and we will present the latest research and most […]

Source: Dairy farmers ask for legislative help to aid local agriculture industry

Source: Big Ag Sale: Is There a Market for a $23 Million Vermont Dairy Farm? | Business | Seven Days | Vermont’s Independent Voice

Source: Winter Farmers Markets in the Adirondack Region – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Dean Foods, America’s largest milk producer, files for bankruptcy – CNN

Source: Trump trade war with China takes toll on struggling Upstate NY dairy farmers – syracuse.com

  The next few weeks will be beautiful!

From the office of Assemblyman Billy Jones “As a dad and a former dairy farmer myself, I can tell you there are few children who don’t love a delicious serving of chocolate milk. The slogan, ‘Milk Has More’ often seen painted on barns, reminds us that this delicious, locally produced beverage has key nutrients for […]

Open House at Adirondack Farms, 193 Brown Rd. in Peru. October 6, 2019 from 11 AM to 2 PM. All are welcome! Bring the whole family out for fun activities and farm tours – plus sample the World’s Best Cheddar. And the best part – meet the Cabot Farm Families who produce quality milk to […]

By John T. Ryan Peru – If you enjoy honeycrisp apples this should be a joyful time of year. The honeycrisp harvest has begun. Seth Forrence of Forrence Orchards said, “We began picking yesterday and we should be harvesting for the next eight weeks.” The 2019 harvest is beginning about two weeks later than usual. […]

Source: Meet David Haight the New York State’s director of American Farmland Trust. | Edible Capital District

Employees at a Clinton County orchard install hail netting to a row of apple trees. Photo: A. Galimberti, CCE Clinton County, NY Plattsburgh, N.Y.; September 3, 2019. Real-time, regional, in-orchard research funded by the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program is helping apple growers quickly respond to pests with the latest management practices. It […]

Source: How the H2A program brings migrant farmworkers to the Adirondacks | NCPR News

By John T. Ryan Peru – Bob Rulfs sat quietly watching from his pickup truck this morning as his original farm stand was being torn down. He said he wasn’t sad to see it go. The first of its three sections was constructed in 1958. Rulfs actually opened in 1952 when Bob placed a sign […]

The Master Gardener Volunteers of Cornell Cooperative Extension are sponsoring a public trip to the Botanical Gardens in Montreal on Tuesday, September 10. We will leave Plattsburgh at 9:15am for a 10:30am arrival in Montreal, and depart the Gardens at 9:00pm for a 10:30pm arrival in Plattsburgh. Your $65 prepaid reservation includes round-trip transportation via […]

Source: Congresswoman tours local farms – Sun Community News & Printing

By John T. Ryan Peru – The average person probably didn’t notice, but last winter’s thaw-freeze weather ruined many farmers’ alfalfa crop costing them millions of dollars. Acre after acre of alfalfa hay was devastated by what farmers call “winter kill.” Farmers in Clinton County, Franklin and St. Lawrence Counties experienced significant crop losses. Dr. […]

By John T. Ryan We live at a time when the vast majority of Americans have little direct connection to agriculture. Nevertheless, the Future Farmers of America (FFA) program is thriving at Northern Adirondack Central School (NAC) with almost 150 students participating in the FFA program. Students are learning that agriculture doesn’t necessarily mean working […]

By John T. Ryan Peru –  A mowing machine was cutting forage this morning along the Barney Downs Road. The operator, Eric Babbie of Adirondack Farms, said the Pottinger NOVACAT ST12 can cut about 300 acres of hay daily. The machine cuts a 36-foot swath and operates at 10 to 12 miles an hour. Babbie […]

Source: New York becomes first state to ban declawing of cats – syracuse.com

Source: Cuomo signs bill giving NY farm workers overtime pay, other labor rights | Eye on NY | auburnpub.com

By John T. Ryan July 11th update: Jeff Luck of Luck Brothers Inc. told the Peru Gazette that it will be a few weeks before actual construction begins. Precast concrete will form the base of the bridge and delivery is several weeks away. Removing the existing pavement and bridge is on hold until the exact […]

Source: Why NY employers rely on migrant workers

A great chance to recall times past for both adults and kids. Woodcarving demonstrations by Champlain Valley Wood Carvers. Ongoing demos of antique chain saws, shingle mill and hit & miss engines running a planer and buzz saw. Watch as flax is spun into linen. Try your hand using a washboard or vintage wringer washer. […]