Today is National Agriculture Day
Today is National Agriculture Day. 🐮 🚜 🐷
Here is a list of the 20 towns that have most land used for agriculture in the state (based on the 2016 NLCD).
| County | Town | Acres Hay/Pasture | Acres Cultivated | Total Farmland |
| St. Lawrence | Lisbon town | 17,160 | 11,300 | 28,460 |
| Seneca | Fayette town | 2,157 | 25,908 | 28,065 |
| Schuyler | Hector town | 20,397 | 7,392 | 27,788 |
| Niagara | Royalton town | 11,225 | 15,678 | 26,903 |
| Ontario | Phelps town | 3,879 | 22,075 | 25,954 |
| Jefferson | Clayton town | 23,908 | 1,989 | 25,898 |
| Jefferson | Ellisburg town | 7,276 | 18,052 | 25,328 |
| Orleans | Seneca town | 1,337 | 22,786 | 24,123 |
| Livingston | York town | 2,833 | 20,881 | 23,714 |
| Jefferson | Cape Vincent town | 17,207 | 5,512 | 22,719 |
| Jefferson | Lyme town | 19,945 | 2,251 | 22,197 |
| Ontario | Gorham town | 3,210 | 18,652 | 21,862 |
| Jefferson | Brownville town | 20,654 | 989 | 21,642 |
| Tompkins | Lansing town | 9,908 | 11,549 | 21,457 |
| St. Lawrence | Canton town | 17,080 | 4,322 | 21,402 |
| Jefferson | Orleans town | 20,435 | 870 | 21,305 |
| Montgomery | Minden town | 14,737 | 6,303 | 21,040 |
| Orleans | Barre town | 2,097 | 18,744 | 20,841 |
| Ontario | Canandaigua town | 8,514 | 12,297 | 20,810 |
| Niagara | Wilson town | 3,947 | 16,724 | 20,671 |
Living the Dream Homestead – How we cut feed costs on the farm | Cabin build issue
You often see pickup trucks full of stale bread that people buy on the cheap to bring back to their hogs. Not only is it feeding the pork and future bacon, it's also bring fertility to the land, as pigs are great for restoring soils that has been denuded from historical farming practices or weren't that fertile to start out with.
Besides following a lot of off-griders on Youtube and Facebook, I also follow a lot of homesteaders, although it’s kind of a blend between the two
Besides following a lot of off-griders on Youtube and Facebook, I also follow a lot of homesteaders, although it’s kind of a blend between the two. I am just endlessly fascinated about rural life and land, and how mankind interacts with nature for good or for bad. I like their independence, their spirit, their deep reverence for the land and all it provides to us all.