Cornell Cooperative Extension Explores Small Farm DreamsCornell Cooperative Extension is offering a four-part online workshop on “exploring the small farm dream.”Kathy Whyte
Nourish NY Funding to go for Southern Tier Food Banks$25-million in state funding is going to food banks across New York dealing with new food insecurity from the pandemic.Kathy Whyte
Cornell Cooperative Extension to Host Industrial Hemp ConferenceRegistration is being taken for an Industrial Hemp Producers Conference to be held in the Town of Dickinson next month.Kathy Whyte
Southern Tier Farmers Meet With U.S. Agriculture SecretaryThe U.S. Secretary of Agriculture is pitching the 2018 farm bill to local agriculture workers and industry representatives. Kathy Whyte
Farmhouse Demolition Lets Windsor Ag. Program GrowWindsor High School will soon have more room and bigger ag. operations thanks to the demolition of a neighboring property.Kathy Whyte
Tioga County Fair Gets Underway in OwegoThe next fair in the region is underway, right on the heels of the Broome County Fair.Kathy Whyte
Nanticoke Gardens & B.U. Partner in Hemp ProductionA cooperative effort between Binghamton University and Nanticoke Gardens has hemp growing in the county for the first time in more than 80 years. Kathy Whyte
First Hemp Summit Held in Ithaca to Promote Industrial HempNew York is still selling the idea of developing industrial hemp in the Southern Tier. Kathy Whyte
Agriculture Curriculum Introduced to Southern Tier ClassesNew York State Senator Fred Akshar is supporting efforts to bring agriculture into the classroom. Kathy Whyte
The Tioga County Fair Runs July 5-9The Tioga County Fair gets underway at Marvin Park in Owego.Kathy Whyte