The Peru Gazette

The Clinton County Highway Department will conduct a Public Information Meeting tonight (June 15th) to discuss the proposed replacement of the Arthur Jarvis Road Bridge over the Little AuSable River in the Town of Peru. The meeting will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. at the Peru Town Hall, located at 3036 Main […]

From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik   Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) voted in support of H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015. This legislation reauthorizes Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and establishes a process for negotiating and considering trade agreements that is needed in order for […]

Farm workers and activists to protest abuse at dairy farm in Lowville | NCPR News.

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Babbie Museum Spring 2015 Newsletter

Senator Betty Little today said the state budget will include funding to establish a logger training program at Paul Smith’s College. Little proposed the new program in response to concerns from paper and pulp mills and other wood product manufacturers about a logger labor shortage in New York. “Sustainable forestry supports jobs, contributes millions of dollars in activity to our […]

Ti farmer, wife arrested for animal abuse – Press-Republican: Home.

Even if it’s only 32 degrees in Peru this morning, seeing Melvin Irwin pruning his McIntosh orchard made us believe that springtime weather can’t be far away!

Flames consume Giroux’s Poultry barn in Chazy – Press-Republican: News.

Thera-Pets, Inc. will begin the Jonathon’s Journey program for children with special needs on Sunday, April 15th from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. The group will meet every Sunday for nine weeks, excluding Memorial Day Weekend, at the Butternut Ridge Farm, 648 Calkins Road, Peru. Jonathon’s Journey is a newly structured program that still gives the […]

Most affordable small towns – Business Insider.

Governor Cuomo Announces New York Repeats as Second Highest Producer of Apples and Third Highest Producer of Grapes in the Nation 

Cornell Cooperative Extension Pre-Season Direct Marketing Workshops in Keeseville, Canton and Watertown will help farmers who sell direct to consumers from their farms, at events or at farmers’ markets learn how to brand themselves and better market and sell their fresh food and processed items. The 10am to 2pm workshops with Extension educators will cover […]

Plattsburgh, NY The public is invited to meet Northern New York farmers, food processors, wine and cider makers, and chefs with a diverse array of products at the 5th annual Food from the Farm event on Saturday, March 7 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm at the Plattsburgh Recreation Center gymnasium on the US Oval in Plattsburgh, […]

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Cornell Cooperative Extension will hold 3 classes in Northern NY for Beginning Farmers. Anyone who would like to start a farm or change to a new product will find this an interesting group to help you learn the Best Management Practices. The free classes with take-home resources will be held from 1-4pm: Tuesday, February 10, Ausable […]

From the office of Cornell Cooperative Extension Canton, NY On Saturday, February 7, Cornell Cooperative Extension will host a regional training workshop to help small livestock farmers reduce and manage the parasites that affect pastured sheep and goats. The 10am-3pm training is offered as a regional program for producers across the Northern New York region.

The Babbie Rural & Farm Learning Museum, 250 River Road, Peru, NY is proud to announce that on January 12, 2015, they were granted their Absolute Charter by the New York State Board of Regents. The museum was provisionally chartered by the Board of Regents on January 12, 2010. By granting the museum an Absolute […]

Watertown Daily Times | Milk glut reverses fortunes of NNY dairy farmers.

School enrollment overall continues to decline – LakePlacidNews.com 

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As I turn the page to a new chapter, I want to express my appreciation to all of you for allowing me to serve as your Congressman. I have often said that our district is made up of Rockefeller Republicans and Reagan Democrats, and I have done my best to bring your reasonableness and moderate […]

By John T Ryan The face of agriculture in our community continues to change. On November 27, 2014 Melvin Irwin started cutting trees at his family’s orchard at the corner of the River and Jarvis Roads, not far from the Peru Elementary School. When he’s finished about 120 of the orchard’s 800 trees will be […]

Cornell Cooperative Extension/CCE has planned ‘Management Systems to Fit Your Life’ workshops for sites in Watertown, Malone, Plattsburgh, and Canton to focus on ways producers can structure their operations to accommodate both their farm business goals and lifestyle. Workshop presentations and discussion will consider how frequently to lamb or kid, growing versus buying feed, how […]

Northern New York. A serious crop disease called northern stem canker has been confirmed for the first time in Northern New York soybean fields as part of the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program-funded NNY Corn and Soybean Disease Diagnosis and Assessment Database building project. NSC occurs in most Midwestern states and in Ontario, but […]