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CLINTON COUNTY DAY ON THE FARM 2019
Clinton County Farm Bureau held their biennial Day On The Farm on Saturday, August 24th at Giroux Family Farms in Plattsburgh, NY. Along with horse-drawn wagon rides, farm equipment and agricultural exhibits, and free McCadam and Cabot cheese, visitors also got to meet Brant and his brother Brody who are a team of Brown Swiss oxen owned by Norm…
Schumer/Cuomo Visit Adirondacks
Two of New York’s top Democrats visited the Adirondacks. U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer toured a farm in Essex, NY using new wireless technology by Microsoft to help farmers monitor their crops and livestock. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was in Saranac Lake where he awarded the village a 10-million-dollar check to help revitalize its downtown.
Farmer | Career Journey
Steven Tucker is the president of Tucker Farms Inc. in Gabriels, New York, and a full-time farmer. Videography by Jean Ulysse. Edited by Will Houle.
Crisis Help Line for Farmers
As dairy farmers struggle through their fourth year of depressed milk prices, there are growing concerns that many farmers may be a risk of becoming depressed themselves. The outlook for milk prices for the next year is so bleak it has heightened worries about farmer suicides. When Agri-Mark paid its farmers in January, the check…
Dairy Farms in Crisis: A Community Forum
As dairy farmers struggle through their fourth year of low milk prices, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for small family-owned farms to make a living. Many farmers say the price they’re getting for their milk is less than what it costs to produce. As milk prices continue to fall due to a global oversupply and lower…
Forgotten Farms: What needs to change?
The local food movement has really taken off in some communities here in the Adirondacks where young farmers and their start-ups are getting people interested in eating locally grown food. But the movement seems to have overlooked many other farms, like the small family-owned farms that have been producing dairy products for generations. Despite the…
Forgotten Farms: Climate Change (Extra Interview)
In this clip we talk about the impact Climate Change could have on the Northeast and how it could force the region to produce more of its own food.
Building Bridges Not Borders: The 25th Annual Roxham Wool Gathering! / Le 25e Roxham Wool Gathering!
Every September, Mountain Lake PBS supporter Susan Heller hosts an absolutely amazing event called the Roxham Wool Gathering in Hemmingford, Quebec. Chaque septembre, Susan Heller, une donatrice pour Mountain Lake PBS hôte un incroyable évènement nommé Roxham Wool Gathering à Hemmingford au Québec. A wool gathering goes back to England where farmers used to gather…
Food From the Farm Tasting Event
It has become one of the first signs of spring in the North Country when customers get to meet the local farmers who grow & produce their food at the City Recreation Center on the former Air Force Base in Plattsburgh. Watch Derek Muirden’s People Near Here segment from the annual Food From the Farm…
We may be knee-deep in snow… but Spring is around the corner, and before you know it, it will be time for the Roxham Wool Gathering!
With all the snow outside, summer seems a bit far away, and autumn even farther. But to whet your appetite, Every September, Mountain Lake PBS supporter Susan Heller hosts an absolutely amazing event called the Roxham Wool Gathering in Hemmingford, Quebec. A wool gathering goes back to England where farmers used to gather the wool…