Articles About farming

• Drought affects crops, lawns

  By Megan BachmanAugust 2, 2012

  

  The hot and dry weather this summer has no doubt stressed local homeowners whose lawns have turned brown from lack of rain. But even more stressed are area crops.

• Pitstick land purchased for agricultural use

  By Lauren HeatonMay 3, 2012

  The 100 acres of farmland just north of the Center for Business and Education sold last month to the area farmers who had been farming it. While the local farm does not have a conservation easement on it, its use for agricultural purposes is likely to remain stable for now.