LIVINGSTON COUNTY — The Livingston County Planning Department has opened a second solar workshop for agricultural lands. The workshop is scheduled for May 14, 2018, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at York Central School, Retsof. The speakers for the program will feature, Mike Saviola, Department of Agriculture & Markets who will be talking about guidelines/considerations for solar sitting on agricultural land in NYS. Attorney with Collinga Law … [Read more...]
Craigs Station Creamery Hosts LCIDA Meeting as they Welcome 2 New Board Members
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — During Friday's monthly Industrial Development Agency and the Economic Development Corporation meeting held at Craigs Station Creamery, the board introduced two new members Kirstie Northrop from Lawnel Dairy Farms and Gary Raymond from Caledonia Diesel. Craigs Station Creamery is a state-of-the-art facility that combines the resources of a leading dairy company with cutting-edge technology and the traditional goodness of … [Read more...]
September is Time to Apply to Join Ag Districts
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Board of Supervisors designated the month of September as the 30-day annual period for submission of petitions by landowners to join an existing Agricultural District. According to a press release from the Livingston County Planning Board, since Sept. 17, 2004, the New York State Agricultural and Markets Law has allowed for parcels to be added into Agricultural Districts on an annual basis. In the … [Read more...]
Livingston County Becomes No. 1 in State for Protected Farmland
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – With the recent closing of preservation projects for 1,677 acres of local farmland, the Genesee Valley Conservancy and Livingston County Planning Department have put Livingston County over the top in New York State for preserved agricultural land. According to a press release from the Livingston County Planning Department, on July 2, Livingston County and the Genesee Valley Conservancy jointly announced the permanent … [Read more...]
Free Seminar to Help Farmers Manage Crop Disease and Weeds
LIVINGSTON COUNTY– Open minded farmers are invited to come out and hear about disease and weed management at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Bellmont Office on Monday, September 29, from 8:30a.m. to noon. The Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Allegany and Cattaraugus Counties are teaming up with Cornell University Vegetable Program staff to host the Southern Tier Disease and Weed Management Workshop. The seminar will be led … [Read more...]
Livingston County Shows Off its Centennial Farms
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — Farmers who have been in business for more than 100 years can contact the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Livingston County to be featured in their monthly newsletter, Livingston County Agricultural News. CCE stresses that their newsletter is not part of the New York State Agricultural Society's Centennial and Bicentennial Farm Recognition program, by which the State annually recognizes a select few farmers … [Read more...]