Betting a Farm Would Work in Queens
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A proposal by Dan Wood and Amale Andraos was a departure from previous design proposals to transform the courtyard of the P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center in Long Island City, Queens, for a summer.
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Mets catcher Paul Lo Duca is hoping his filly, Grace Anatomy, can do in Saturdayâs $2 million Juvenile Fillies what his team could not during the season: get the job done in the stretch.
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Dave Purpura knew he always wanted to be a farmer. But when the time came for him to make good on his dream and begin growing organic produce on five acres in Middleborough, he jumped in without fully understanding the business.
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JAMESPORT, N.Y.  - Once rich with potato farms and  Christmas tree nurseries, New York's Long Island is fast  becoming legitimate wine country and some here believe the  region could one day rival California's famous Napa Valley.
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Head south for some fresh -- and potentially lucrative -- investing ideas.
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Two-dozen dogs living in New York animal shelters got their shot at stardom on Friday with an audition for parts in a new Broadway musical and the chance to live out their days on a farm.
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On Wall Street, where even those who fail at their jobs can make more than Alex Rodriguez, there is support for the third basemanâs plans to test the market.
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By Jacob Luecke, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Dec. 9--A group of Boone County residents plan to lobby the Missouri General Assembly next year to legalize a new tax that could be used to safeguard farms from development.
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By Dan Voorhis, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 7--Casinos are often portrayed as a boost to business because they bring in tourists, but some local business people are lining up against the one proposed for Sedgwick County.
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By MATTHEW VAN DUSEN, STAFF WRITER  FRANKLIN LAKES  A proposed development on a 10-acre horse farm in the borough could contaminate nearby wells, according to an environmental consultant hired by neighbors seeking to preserve the farm.
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With authorities promising tighter borders, some farmers who rely on immigrant labor are eyeing an emerging generation of fruit-picking robots and high-tech tractors to do everything from pluck premium wine grapes to clean and core lettuce.
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By LARKIN, Juliet  WORM farming might be a solution for more environmentally friendly processing of dairy effluent, said a Cromwell worm farmer, who is facing growing demand for his worms.
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Gordon Wassenaar has his eye  on a $300,000 combine harvester to replace the 1990 model he  repairs each winter in the workshop on his farm. And he just  bought more land to add to his 1,600-acre spread.
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Suffolk Downs announced yesterday that the winner of the 66th Massachusetts Handicap Sept. 20 will automatically be eligible to race in the Breeders' Cup Classic Oct. 25 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif.
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SACRAMENTO, California -- As reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune: &quot;...The state&#39;s big horse racetracks and card clubs will launch their big push today for an initiative that could give them slot machines with a $3 million-a-week television buy for a
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Two-dozen dogs living in New York  animal shelters got their shot at stardom on Friday with an  audition for parts in a new Broadway musical and the chance to  live out their days on a farm.
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By LARKIN, Juliet  THIS year's campaign to attract people into dairy farming is already showing pleasing results, according to Dairy InSight management.