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Good start lets NY crops ward off drought in 2012

Associated Press — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:04:10 +0000

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says rain in late summer and early fall of 2012 helped save crops in most of the state.

The USDA says production of grain corn, soybeans, wheat and oat crops all increased from the previous year. Soybeans were estimated at a record high 14.4 million bushels, 20 percent more than was harvested in 2011.

"Buying the Farm" by Tom Fels

Joe Donahue — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:10:00 +0000

Longtime North Bennington resident, museum curator and author Tom Fels is back telling farm stories, specifically about the Montague Farm. His new book is Buying The Farm: Peace and War on a Sixties Commune.

Fels is following up on the success of his book Farm Friends in which he told the story of the many of personalities of Montague Farm, a commune in western Massachusetts where he spent four years, from 1969 to 1973. His latest offering is a comprehensive history of that same cooperative from its inception to the present day.

Bet the Farm at Verdigris Tea

Joe Donahue — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:45:00 +0000

In 2008, farmers grew enough to feed twice the world's population, yet more people starved than ever before—and most of them were farmers.

Expo To Benefit Working Horse Sanctuary Farm

Paul Tuthill — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:50:00 +0000

An organic farm in western Massachusetts is the officially designated retirement place for the carriage horses of New York’s Central Park. Blue Star Equiculture of Palmer Massachusetts is participating in an event this weekend where people will have a chance to learn more about its unique mission to help working horses. WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Blue Star Equiculture’s executive director, Pamela Rickenbach.

Vermont to Expand Farm to School Program

Tristan O'Neill — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:04:20 +0000

Vermont is planning to expand a program that connects schools to local farms. WAMC's Tristan O'Neill reports...

Since 2006, the Vermont Farm to School program has provided nearly 50 Vermont schools with funding to get more nutritious food into cafeterias and nutrition and agriculture education into classrooms.