Farmers are not dumb. A July 6 story reported that Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand promotes growing willow shrubs for renewable energy fuel. A Richland farm has 112 acres that sit idle. The government will ...

If you’re considering planting a hedge, now is a great time to do it. Hedges are a row of shrubs or small trees. They can grow to be only a few feet tall or as high as 15 feet. The shrubs may be ...

ALBANY – Energy from willows is moving out of the experimental stage and into commercial production in New York. Farms are growing willow shrubs and selling them to a utility, a nursery sells them ...

New York State -- Energy from willows is moving out of the experimental stage and into commercial production in New York. Farms are growing willow shrubs and selling them to a utility, a nursery sells ...

The cold, drizzly weather doesn’t get in the way of one of the first winter harvests at Horn Farm Center. The crop? Sticks. “What we’re looking for is the nice, straight, long rods,” Executive ...