Can someone on a registered farm in upstate NY shoot coyotes if they are attacking livestock?
The information is available on the NYDEC website:Coyote ConflictsCoyotes and LivestockProblems with coyotes and livestock do occur in New York. Most problems involve sheep or free ranging chickens and ducks. Most problems can be avoided with proper husbandry techniques. It is much easier to prevent depredation from occurring than it is to stop it once it starts. Contact your Regional DEC Wildlife Office or the USDA APHIS - Wildlife Services, 1930 Route 9, Castleton NY 12033, Phone (518) 477-4837 or visit their web site for more information (see off-site link in right-hand column).
What is the best upstate NY city to live in?
While I work in Albany and it’s a damn fine city, Saratoga Springs is officially a city and regularly makes “best” lists. I’ve been all over this state — as far as actual incorporated cities go, nothing beats Saratoga Springs. Even the schools are very good, unlike in most cities.Saratoga has high end hotels, restaurants and a racing track, is not far from all kinds of natural beauty, is clean, and properly values are excellent. The town also has world class parks within it.Can’t afford to live in the actual city? There are plenty of fine suburbs with houses in the $150,000 range.Plus there’s history. The Battle of Saratoga turned the Revolutionary War. Saratoga has a many mentions in old texts. Disney even devoted a Florida hotel to the Saratoga Springs theme.Visit it. My family and I used to come up from Long Island all the time. Eventually, we just made the leap and decided to move to the area full-time. No regrets.
Good weekend spots in upstate NY?
What are you looking for? Relaxing? Time with the children. Check out Old Forge - you can go camping - hit Enchanted Forest Water Safari with the children. Go Fishing, hiking, or anything outdoors. Another great family location is Lake George - again anything outdoors and a lively strip. If you enjoy golfing - there are a ton of inexpensive good golf courses in upstate NY - if you want a really good / expensive course try out Turning Stone Casino - it's in Vernon NY. The Finger Lakes is great too - rent a cabin and hit the wine trails. Don't forget Niagara Falls - nightclubs - the falls - butterfly farm - gardens.
Where is a great place to buy a summer home in New York State?
Unless you have a seven figure bank account, Long Island is out. It's too bad because Montauk is breathtaking! Warren County is awesome, Lake George, Schroon Lake, and countless others make it a top destination for many anglers, hunters, wildlife lovers,rock climbers, and anything water sports. The Finger Lakes region is comparable, some of the best farms and vineyards in NYS are located there and of course the Finger Lakes. Lake Champlain (Plattsburgh, NY) is very nice and Vermont is right across the lake; Montreal is only an hour away.The above are very convenient as they are easily accessible by the Interstae system, Warren Counry and Lake Champlain are about a five hour drive right up I 87 and have nightlife, restaurants, theme parks, and many other things for children and adults. I have summered in all of these locations and I recommend the all!!
What is the best location in the USA to start an organic farm?
The best location is the one that offers the best balance of market opportunities and low production costs. Some of the best markets don't offer affordable land or the other necessities nearby (e.g. cheap water or easy access to manure), while on the other hand it can be horrendously difficult to market your product if you are way out where land is cheap. I view small-scale organic farming as less about production and more about marketing and selling. Although I grow huge quantities of food, the production side only accounts for maybe 25-30% of my time. Why is this important? Because time is money -- if most of your time is spent selling your produce, you need that time to be as efficient as possible. This balance is in fact what you are looking for -- actually production should be the lowest cost part of what you do, which of course means it should be the most efficient in terms of labor, which is the highest cost of doing business.Location in terms of production, if you are asking which part of the USA is better, is quite secondary. Every climate has it's advantages and disadvantages. Here in California we can grow year around, but the lack of a hard freeze can increase pest problems. And of course there's the drought thing :( In general I'd rather have a bit on the colder side than warmer, simply because it's much easier to compensate for cold (row covers, high tunnels, greenhouses) than heat. If I were starting a farm now I would look for somewhere where a clever person can seize opportunities to be first to market and/or offer something that others find difficult to grow.You can use this to your advantage, if you are handy and clever, to find ways to grow something exceptional just about anywhere, and in any climate or soil conditions. Within reason, if someone tells you "you can't grow that here", think of it as an opportunity. They might be right, or maybe nobody thought outside the box enough to be successful. The trick, especially as a beginning farmer, is to find the right balance of tried-and-true and innovative. The former gets you revenue, the latter gets you profit. Finally, I would say that proximity to other farmers can be a real boon. If you can learn from other farms with a similar climate and similar challenges, you will save a lot of time and money. A crowded market can also be challenging, but I'd rather have that than the challenge of creating your own market when you are in a remote area with few existing farms and markets.
Where is the true exact location of Upstate New York?
So I'm a NYC resident and I hear people in the area and in New Jersey say that north of Yonkers is Upstate NY. But from the map, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, and Putnam counties still look downstate but have rural and mountain areas.
Upstate New York, are the apple orchards still idle and abandoned?
I grew up in a farm town in upstate New York. There were huge apple orchards there. But in the 1980's, these orchards were abandoned and idle. Last time I visited my home town, I saw the orchards overgrown and neglected, with ripe apples abandoned on the trees. Foreign imported fruits made it unprofitable to harvest the apples, so the farmers just abandoned the crops on the trees. Imagine how this has added to world hunger. If we really care about starving children, why do we allow foreign imports to put farmers out of business and leave productive farm land abandoned? A tariff on imports would help make these farms profitable again and put productive farm land back in use.