Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County is pleased to welcome Eliza Hensel as their new Natural Resources Educator. Eliza brings hands-on experience in extension education and community outreach to support and enhance agricultural initiatives in Chautauqua County. She can be reached ...

Kate McDonald Polakiewicz has joined Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program as its farm business management specialist. She will be offering programming in financial management, production economics, business planning, and market ...

David M. White received the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award on Aug. 9, in a ceremony held at Howard University. The award, approved by former President Joe Biden before leaving office and presented on his behalf, is the highest civilian honor for volunteer service, recognizing ...

4-H has a long tradition of working with children, and many of them start young. Many children work with or raise animals with 4-H from the time they are five years old. These young members are typically called Clover Buds, and they work with animals as large as cows and as small as rabbits. ...

A Falconer food distribution company is looking to start construction of its new multi-million facility in Findley Lake area next month. On Thursday, the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency’s Board of Directors approved tax breaks for Maplevale Farms to construct a new 150,000 ...

SILVER CREEK — The pleasant smell of grapes again fills the air down Route 5 just outside of Silver Creek. It is that time of year again. The Village of Silver Creek is looking forward to the 58th annual Festival of Grapes, which returns to its previous format of a four-day festival ...