The first phase of a project by the Cortland County Industrial Development Agency to clean the former Apex site in Cortland was completed Wednesday, the IDA reported.
According to the state Department of Environmental Conservation, the Painted Turtle is the most common fresh water turtle species in New York. Adults can vary in length between 5 to 10 inches, …
A spike in milk prices paid to farmers in the past year — after years of depressed payments — is allowing them to pay off debt from the lean times, catch up on deferred maintenance and …
Employees of Sherman Farm in Dryden were gathering freshly cut hay Thursday afternoon in a field off Route 13. It was a far cry from a month ago when abnormally dry weather rendered hay useless …
SYRACUSE — Old Chatham Creamery of Groton won gold medals at the New York State Fair for its plain yogurt and flavored natural cheese, Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard A. Ball …
Allan Stauber was historically skeptical of a plan to run pipes from the Cortland County Landfill, through McGraw, then to Cortland to treat the landfill's leachate. He recently shifted his …
Gus Barn at Lime Hollow Nature Center in Cortlandville will reopen next month as BOCES classroom space following a nearly four-month renovation funded, in part, with $100,000 in American Rescue Plan …
They’re in Onondaga County. And Tompkins. Broome, too. And if the state has called for the immediate stomping of any Spotted Lanternfly you might encounter, they’re not in Cortland County – yet.
Some kids spend summer vacation at the park, or swimming, or vegetating in front of the video game device trying to forget a year’s worth of learning. Christopher Slade spent his summer in the …
A native shrub in New York, Cephalanthus occidentalis L. can be found in wetlands, edges of lakes, vernal pools and ponds. The Common Buttonbush is a visually interesting shrub that fills many …
Marty Young, owner of Whey Street Dairy in Cuyler, said he worries that the state proposal to require overtime pay for farm workers after 40 hours, rather than the current 60 hours, will harm his …
Robert “Bobcat” Bonagura held his daughter Tuesday as he surveyed the fields of Main Street Farms, looking over some of the dried out vegetable plants on the field as tractors worked …
Farmers market farmers face enough challenges: Varmints got Joan Franklin’s first broccoli crop this year; she missed a week of picking and lost hundreds of pounds of summer and pattypan …
Fred Forbes Sr. drove his gray Dodge pickup truck up a Cortlandville hill, past fields of soybeans and corn, climbing as the path dissolved from asphalt to dirt, then nothing more than …
A drought watch was issued Friday for 21 counties in the state — including Cayuga, Tompkins and Onondaga counties — at the direction of Gov. Kathy Hochul, her office announced. …
Branden Brown, the owner of Trinity Valley Dairy in Homer, is considering providing his dairy products to children at schools in Cortland County to support a farm-to-school program. “I mean, …
Cortland County’s beech trees are under threat from a largely unknown disease, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation and forestry experts. Beech Leaf Disease has …
NILES — The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Tuesday it has completed a $1.27 million project to improve access to the Carpenter Falls Unique Area in …
The Finger Lakes Trail stretches nearly 1,000 miles across New York State, and it may just get few more in Harford. Alex Gonzalez and his wife, Michele are looking to construct the first new …
JAMESVILLE — Assembly Member John Lemondes announced a bill Wednesday to require New York public schools to increase agriculture-related instruction in an effort to help students understand …
The village of Homer and the town of Cortlandville are promoting a private company’s solar power project, which the municipalities partnered with separately.
Courtney Harrington has two children who attend Truxton Academy Charter School -- both Hunter and Jessa Harrington will be in third grade this fall. That's why, after the founding head of School …
Scott Steve looked over the side of the rail on Interstate 81 and wondered. The night, June 16, was dark, but he knew the tractor-trailer tipped on the bridge was carrying an herbicide suspected of …
DRYDEN – Electric heat pumps, energy efficient electrofits and a fuel efficient vehicle policy are on a list of actions the town of Dryden hopes to take to combat climate change by reducing …
Rats scurry through the 9-acre former industrial site along River and Cleveland streets in the city of Cortland. Police moved two homeless people living there on Thursday. Cortland Mayor Scott …
