Agriculture
Mr. Hall goes to Pine Island
As Congress prepares to debate the 2007 Farm Bill, U.S. Rep. John Hall, D-Dover Plains, sought to reassure Hudson Valley farmers...
New leash on life for Old Yeller
While most people are aware that humans are living longer than ever before, the same can also be said of dogs...
Grant would help bio-fuel facility
The Hudson Valley Agribusiness Development Corp. is moving forward with a plan to assist funding a bio-diesel manufacturing facility.
‘The tragedy of the commons’
Mother Nature is fighting back.
Feds green-light nor’easter disaster loans
Farmers in Orange County’s black dirt region are lauding a recent decision by the U. S. Department of Agriculture declaring the...
Craig Stevens
Craig Stevens didn’t have a clue the first time he stepped into a stream to do some fly-fishing.
Venture sows seeds of ag profits
Agriculture has long been a vital part of the economy in the Hudson Valley.
Farmers buzzing about bee decline
While scientists continue to research the phenomena known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), a term used to describe the abrupt disappearance...
Where’s the buzz?
No one thinks about honeybees when they munch on fresh corn on the cob or strawberries.
Your left, your right, etc.
The Hudson Valley has long been a destination for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts, due to its breadth of open space and...
VCA trees Healthy Pet
VCA Antech Inc. is acquiring Shelton-based Healthy Pet Corp. for $153 million, expanding the vet-clinic chain’s paw print in Connecticut, Massachusetts...
June 4 deadline for storm loans
Businesses in Fairfield and Litchfield counties face a June 4 deadline to file “economic injury†loans to cover costs incurred by...
Big fish eye and buy smaller fish
Shortly after increasing the size of its third fund to $850 million in the first quarter, Littlejohn & Co. L.L.C. went...
The corner vet morphs into the corporate vet
VCA Antech Inc. is acquiring Shelton-based Healthy Pet Corp. for $153 million, expanding the vet-clinic chain’s paw print in Connecticut, Massachusetts...
“We’re a provider of four-paw loveâ€
Twenty years ago, when many buildings in Kingston’s waterfront Rondout district were boarded up, Merle Borenstein left her restaurant management job...
