The full moon still lingered in the western sky as the morning sun broke in the east and washed rays of golden light over Ka-Vern dairy farm near Weedsport. Faced with an empty nest, one farm couple fills it again. Drought helps family take final step toward expansion. Maintaining a Mid-Sized Farm a Risky Venture. Government ups subsidies despite efforts to scale back its role.
Farmers work around weather to overcome difficult season.
The early morning quiet is broken only by the throb of the vacuum pump that powers the milking machine inside the main barn. The Durfees see future clouded by development pressure. An extra milking means more milk, but also more work. Camillus couple wants kids to keep family's hunting tradition going. Camillus growers butter up lawmakers at yearly picnic.