New York Farm Show Update

[EditorBob]

Syracuse and the surround areas were blessed with anywhere from 10 to 20 inches of heavy, wet snow overnight, so the early morning attendance was light. Another result of the weather was the cancellation of the gas leasing sessions, unfortunately.

However, the sun came out and traffic was steady throughout the day.

A few pictures are here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...0438714&ref=mf

I did speak with a farmer to day from western New York about the tough last year and what his thoughts might be for the future in his area. He had to pull over $20,000 from savings (which he admits he was glad to have set aside over the years) to keep his 5-cow dairy afloat in 2009, along with the maples he taps. He's considering doing greenhouses with hydroponics to grow year-round as an additional income source.

Tomorrow's weather doesn't look too bad with some scattered snow showers, so there's lots of optimism that attendance will be big.

If you'll be visiting tomorrow, we hope to see you at Booth 46 in the International Building!

[UncleBuck]

Editor Bob
Good talking to you on Saturday. The economy is tough here too, will keep me from making purchases this year. But it was good to go to this show because it marks the beginning of spring for me, time to get the machinery & equipment ready to run. Its also good to meet people that a handshake still has meaning. Despite the political bull, WE THE PEOPLE will dig this country out of this recession because that is what "WE DO"

[EditorBob]

Sorry, that was supposed to be a 50-cow dairy that the farmer was talking about.

As for UncleBuck, it was great to meet him

Glad you had a good visit. I only wish you'd brought spring not winter with you