To reach FarmNet: go to this Web site link or call 24 hours a day, seven days a week at (800) 547-FARM (3276). Mexico, NY -- It was 1999 when Nancy and Sam Weber, of Mexico, knew they needed a plan on ...

Niagara County's farmers share the frustration of their brethren everywhere. Low prices for farm products, competition from foreign markets and bad weather are all working together to make farming a ...

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) - It was June 20, two years ago, when Ellen Synakowski returned home from work to find her then-fiancé, John, writhing on his bed, grabbing his head. He was used to headaches - “a ...

FarmNet is one program in a patchwork of initiatives across the U.S. meant to help farmers manage the stress that comes with their lives and occupations. This week's Open Mic guest is Jim Sutter, CEO ...

Huck Heintz has spent a busy year providing free financial consulting to dairy farmers in upstate New York. With milk selling for less than it cost to produce this year, a lot more dairy farmers ...

Mexico, NY -- New York FarmNet, an organization begun in 1986 to help farm families with information and contacts, will be awarded a $25,000 grant today. The ceremony will be at 1 p.m. at the Weber ...

ELMA — Senator Patrick Gallivan (R-C-I, Elma) was named the “Farm Family Advocate of the Year” for 2016 at a recent NY FarmNet banquet in Ithaca. “I am honored to support the mission of FarmNet and ...