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Maple Acres Black Angus Beef
Maple Acres Beef farm is the oldest working farm in Cortland County! In 1809 George Washington Hicks began to farm in the beautiful hills of McGraw, NY. Originally a dairy, the farm was one of the premier Guernsey herds in its day, milking over 70 head in the 1940’s. The dairy was operational until 1970 when the family decided it was best to sell their cattle and just farm the land instead. There were no animals at the farm until Betsy and Jesse Hicks decided to take over the ...
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"It's (the Dairy Cow Birthing Center) my favorite part of the fair...hands down! If I can't be there in person, I watch the live feed."
– Maureen Toole-Brown
"The best thing that has ever happened to the NYS Fair." in regards to the Dairy Cow Birthing Center.
– Patty Davis
Thank you so much for doing this (the Dairy Cow Birthing Center). It was great to listen and learn about the cows and whole calving process. Maybe next year we will get to come up. Thanks from NYC.
– Kim Papanier, Dairy Cow Birthing Center supporter
Fall on the Farm
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We asked our NYS animal agriculturalists to submit photos from around their farms during the 2020 fall season. We received numerous breathtaking landscapes, happy animals enjoying the cool mornings, and many hardworking farmers finishing their yearly harvest....
- Tags: agriculture, ask a farmer, farm worker, farm, famer, caring for calves, farming, farm_her, harvest,
