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A Growing Challenge

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Hudson Valley Farms, by the Numbers

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe April 19, 2019May 26, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Feds release new agricultural census

Posted inSpecial Reports

A Growing Challenge (Part 3)

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe November 30, 2018May 26, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

The uncertain future of farming in the Hudson Valley …

Posted inSpecial Reports

Progress Report

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe November 30, 2018May 26, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

In 2004, a major report recommended changes in the Hudson Valley. How are we doing?

Posted inSpecial Reports

Funding Options

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin November 30, 2018December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

The 2014 Farm Bill was great for the Hudson Valley. How about 2019?

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Reports from the Field

deb lucke by Deb Lucke November 30, 2018November 21, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

The wheat field, the rye field, the barley field, and the oat field

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Growing Cash

Avatar photo by Cheetah Haysom November 30, 2018December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

What can be done to make farms profitable?

Posted inSpecial Reports

Where Will the Food Come From?

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe November 30, 2018May 26, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Study: 90 percent of the U.S. could feed itself

Posted inSpecial Reports

A Growing Challenge (Part 2)

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe November 16, 2018May 26, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

The uncertain future of farming in the Hudson Valley…

Posted inSpecial Reports

The Dirt on Dirt

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan November 16, 2018December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

The inside scoop on the foundation of farming

Posted inSpecial Reports

Black Gold

Avatar photo by Cheetah Haysom November 16, 2018December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Dirt so valuable it’s illegal to remove it

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Earthy Finish

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe November 16, 2018May 26, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

A connoisseur’s guide to local soil

Posted inSpecial Reports

Battling Sprawl

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms November 16, 2018December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Groups work to save an overlooked resource — farmland

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Up-and-Coming Crops: Hops

deb lucke by Deb Lucke November 16, 2018November 21, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

A symbiotic relationship between brewer, farmer and legislator

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Could Soil Save Us?

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan November 16, 2018December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Farmers adapt to climate change, and push back

Posted inSpecial Reports

A Growing Challenge

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe November 2, 2018May 26, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

The uncertain future of farming in the Hudson Valley

Posted inSpecial Reports

No One Left to Farm

Avatar photo by Cheetah Haysom November 2, 2018December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

What happens when the children move on?

Posted inSpecial Reports

A Short History of Hudson Valley Farming

Avatar photo by Michael Turton November 2, 2018May 26, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

A thousand years of innovations

Posted inSpecial Reports

The Weeding Robot

Avatar photo by Cheetah Haysom November 2, 2018December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Can machines replace human hands?

Posted inSpecial Reports

Finding New Farmers

by Staff November 2, 2018December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Who will be growing our food?

Posted inSpecial Reports

Building Out

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin November 2, 2018May 26, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Hudson Valley group pushes to expand market

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