Super Sheep? Can good genetics help ag businesses be good environmental stewards? A farm in Middlefield is on the cutting edge By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com MIDDLEFIELD – Agriculture is often blamed for a negative impact on climate change. However, at a farm near Cooperstown run by twins Owen Weikert and Dr. Ben Weikert, that perception is exactly what they are working to change. The Katahdin sheep are selectively bred by studying their genetic makeup in order to…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, APRIL 20 Otsego Folklore And History LECTURE – 7:30 p.m. Bruce Buckley series presents Robert Baron speaking on “Contemporary Resonances of Mid Century Cooperstown Public Folklore and Public History.” The Fenimore Art Museum Auditorium, Cooperstown. Info, Amanda Berman bermal72@oneonta.edu TEEN SCENE – 5:30-7:30 p.m. Teens meet to discuss events that are important to them. This months meeting will have a Paint & Dip in which teens will paint a pattern with a twist of their own.…
