Nurturing a New Era of Edible Insects | Morning Ag Clips

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Mini Livestock Farming: Nurturing a New Era of Edible Insects | Morning Ag Clips

GREENWICH, N.Y. — Insects are typically a nuisance most farmers try to eradicate from their farms, but in some areas, they are nurtured. We often do not think about farming insects, but it is a lucrative opportunity as the world continues to evolve on a more sustainable path. The new era of edible insect farming has begun opening up a world of possibilities and reshaping the way we look at today’s agriculture.

This idea of mini livestock farming, or farming microstock, is not new to the U.S. It is estimated there are somewhere between 21 to 50 insect farms currently in the U.S. It is hard to pin down just how many there are due to the high turnover of start-ups, but this is still a fairly large number especially when we compare it to other alternative livestock farming such as camel dairies that have only a handful of farms devoted strictly to them. With such a high turnover rate though, can we honestly expect the insect farming industry to take off in the U.S.?

MTA Region Population

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Here is a look at the MTA Region and it’s population over the years.

MTA Region Population, 1920-2020
Region 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
Long Island 2.28% 3.69% 4.48% 6.40% 11.72% 14.00% 14.84% 14.50% 14.51% 14.62% 14.46%
New York City 54.12% 55.06% 55.31% 53.22% 46.37% 43.29% 40.28% 40.70% 42.20% 42.19% 43.58%
Quarter Pounder 2.58% 2.46% 2.61% 2.69% 3.15% 4.01% 4.79% 5.09% 5.29% 5.58% 5.61%
Upstate 37.71% 34.66% 33.35% 33.48% 33.94% 33.80% 35.16% 34.84% 33.13% 32.71% 31.37%
Westchester 3.32% 4.14% 4.26% 4.22% 4.82% 4.90% 4.94% 4.86% 4.87% 4.90% 4.97%
Andy Arthur, 3/6/23.
Data Source: IPUMS. 2022. http://doi.org/10.18128/D050.V17.0

Here is the raw numbers for counties from IPUMS/NHGIS.

County Population, 1920-2020
County 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
Albany 186,106 211,953 221,315 239,386 272,926 286,742 285,909 292,594 294,565 304,204 314,848
Allegany 36,842 38,025 39,681 43,784 43,978 46,458 51,742 50,470 49,927 48,946 46,456
Bronx 732,016 1,265,258 1,394,711 1,451,277 1,424,815 1,471,701 1,168,972 1,203,789 1,332,650 1,385,108 1,472,654
Broome 113,610 147,022 165,749 184,698 212,661 221,815 213,648 212,160 200,536 200,600 198,683
Cattaraugus 71,323 72,398 72,652 77,901 80,187 81,666 85,697 84,234 83,955 80,317 77,042
Cayuga 65,221 64,751 65,508 70,136 73,942 77,439 79,894 82,313 81,963 80,026 76,248
Chautauqua 115,348 126,457 123,580 135,189 145,377 147,305 146,925 141,895 139,750 134,905 127,657
Chemung 65,872 74,680 73,718 86,827 98,706 101,537 97,656 95,195 91,070 88,830 84,148
Chenango 34,969 34,665 36,454 39,138 43,243 46,368 49,344 51,768 51,401 50,477 47,220
Clinton 43,898 46,687 54,006 53,622 72,722 72,934 80,750 85,969 79,894 82,128 79,843
Columbia 38,930 41,617 41,464 43,182 47,322 51,519 59,487 62,982 63,094 63,096 61,570
Cortland 29,625 31,709 33,668 37,158 41,113 45,894 48,820 48,963 48,599 49,336 46,809
Delaware 42,774 41,163 40,989 44,420 43,540 44,718 46,824 47,225 48,055 47,980 44,308
Dutchess 91,747 105,462 120,542 136,781 176,008 222,295 245,055 259,462 280,150 297,488 295,911
Erie 634,688 762,408 798,377 899,238 1,064,688 1,113,491 1,015,472 968,532 950,265 919,040 954,236
Essex 31,871 33,959 34,178 35,086 35,300 34,631 36,176 37,152 38,851 39,370 37,381
Franklin 43,541 45,694 44,286 44,830 44,742 43,931 44,929 46,540 51,134 51,599 47,555
Fulton 44,927 46,560 48,597 51,021 51,304 52,637 55,153 54,191 55,073 55,531 53,324
Genesee 37,976 44,468 44,481 47,584 53,994 58,722 59,400 60,060 60,370 60,079 58,388
Greene 25,796 25,808 27,926 28,745 31,372 33,136 40,861 44,739 48,195 49,221 47,931
Hamilton 3,970 3,929 4,188 4,105 4,267 4,714 5,034 5,279 5,379 4,836 5,107
Herkimer 64,962 64,006 59,527 61,407 66,370 67,633 66,714 65,797 64,427 64,519 60,139
Jefferson 82,250 83,574 84,003 85,521 87,835 88,508 88,151 110,943 111,738 116,229 116,721
Kings 2,018,356 2,560,401 2,698,285 2,738,175 2,627,319 2,602,012 2,230,936 2,300,664 2,465,326 2,504,700 2,736,074
Lewis 23,704 23,447 22,815 22,521 23,249 23,644 25,035 26,796 26,944 27,087 26,582
Livingston 36,830 37,560 38,510 40,257 44,053 54,041 57,006 62,372 64,328 65,393 61,834
Madison 39,535 39,790 39,598 46,214 54,635 62,864 65,150 69,120 69,441 73,442 68,016
Monroe 352,034 423,881 438,230 487,632 586,387 711,917 702,238 713,968 735,343 744,344 759,443
Montgomery 57,928 60,076 59,142 59,594 57,240 55,883 53,439 51,981 49,708 50,219 49,532
Nassau 126,120 303,053 406,748 672,765 1,300,171 1,428,080 1,321,582 1,287,348 1,334,544 1,339,532 1,395,774
New York 2,284,103 1,867,312 1,889,924 1,960,101 1,698,281 1,539,233 1,428,285 1,487,536 1,537,195 1,585,873 1,694,251
Niagara 118,705 149,329 160,110 189,992 242,269 235,720 227,354 220,756 219,846 216,469 212,666
Oneida 182,833 198,763 203,636 222,855 264,401 273,037 253,466 250,836 235,469 234,878 232,125
Onondaga 241,465 291,606 295,108 341,719 423,028 472,746 463,920 468,973 458,336 467,026 476,516
Ontario 52,652 54,276 55,307 60,172 68,070 78,849 88,909 95,101 100,224 107,931 112,458
Orange 119,844 130,383 140,113 152,255 183,734 221,657 259,603 307,647 341,367 372,813 401,310
Orleans 28,619 28,795 27,760 29,832 34,159 37,305 38,496 41,846 44,171 42,883 40,343
Oswego 71,045 69,645 71,275 77,181 86,118 100,897 113,901 121,771 122,377 122,109 117,525
Otsego 46,200 46,710 46,082 50,763 51,942 56,181 59,075 60,517 61,676 62,259 58,524
Putnam 10,802 13,744 16,555 20,307 31,722 56,696 77,193 83,941 95,745 99,710 97,668
Queens 469,042 1,079,129 1,297,634 1,550,849 1,809,578 1,986,473 1,891,325 1,951,598 2,229,379 2,230,722 2,405,464
Rensselaer 113,129 119,781 121,834 132,607 142,585 152,510 151,966 154,429 152,538 159,429 161,130
Richmond 116,531 158,346 174,441 191,555 221,991 295,443 352,121 378,977 443,728 468,730 495,747
Rockland 45,548 59,599 74,261 89,276 136,803 229,903 259,530 265,475 286,753 311,687 338,329
Saratoga 60,029 63,314 65,606 74,869 89,096 121,679 153,759 181,276 200,635 219,607 235,509
Schenectady 109,363 125,021 122,494 142,497 152,896 160,979 149,946 149,285 146,555 154,727 158,061
Schoharie 21,303 19,667 20,812 22,703 22,616 24,750 29,710 31,859 31,582 32,749 29,714
Schuyler 13,098 12,909 12,979 14,182 15,044 16,737 17,686 18,662 19,224 18,343 17,898
Seneca 24,735 24,983 25,732 29,253 31,984 35,083 33,733 33,683 33,342 35,251 33,814
St. Lawrence 88,121 90,960 91,098 98,897 111,239 111,991 114,254 111,974 111,931 111,944 108,505
Steuben 80,627 82,671 84,927 91,439 97,691 99,546 99,217 99,088 98,726 98,990 93,584
Suffolk 110,246 161,055 197,355 276,129 666,784 1,124,950 1,284,231 1,321,864 1,419,369 1,493,350 1,525,920
Sullivan 33,163 35,272 37,901 40,731 45,272 52,580 65,155 69,277 73,966 77,547 78,624
Tioga 24,212 25,480 27,072 30,166 37,802 46,513 49,812 52,337 51,784 51,125 48,455
Tompkins 35,285 41,490 42,340 59,122 66,164 76,879 87,085 94,097 96,501 101,564 105,740
Ulster 74,979 80,155 87,017 92,621 118,804 141,241 158,158 165,304 177,749 182,493 181,851
Warren 31,673 34,174 36,035 39,205 44,002 49,402 54,854 59,209 63,303 65,707 65,737
Washington 44,888 46,482 46,726 47,144 48,476 52,725 54,795 59,330 61,042 63,216 61,302
Wayne 48,827 49,995 52,747 57,323 67,989 79,404 84,581 89,123 93,765 93,772 91,283
Westchester 344,436 520,947 573,558 625,816 808,891 894,104 866,599 874,866 923,459 949,113 1,004,457
Wyoming 30,314 28,764 31,394 32,822 34,793 37,688 39,895 42,507 43,424 42,155 40,531
Yates 16,641 16,848 16,381 17,615 18,614 19,831 21,459 22,810 24,621 25,348 24,774
Andy Arthur, 3/6/23.
Data Source: IPUMS. 2022. http://doi.org/10.18128/D050.V17.0

NYS Metropolitian Region

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NYS Metropolitian Region

Somebody was asking about a map of the Quarter Pounders, along with Long Island, Westchester, and New York City -- versus Upstate map. This map shows this regions, along with the respective population in each region. The Quarter Pounders -- Dutchess, Orange, Putnam and Rockland Counties have this name, as they each have a quarter weighted vote on the MTA Board.

The Great Escape

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Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor, a theme and water park in Queensbury, New York, was originally Storytown USA in 1954. Renamed The Great Escape in 1983, it boasts roller coasters like the iconic Comet. In 1996, Premier Parks acquired it, and in 2006, the Six Flags Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Waterpark opened. The park offers diverse shows and attractions, including a unique high dive show. Despite ownership changes, it remained unbranded as Six Flags until 2022.