A conversation with Kitty O Neil, with the Cornell Cooperative Extension. O Neil says, there s usually an uptick in avian flu outbreaks in springtime due to migratory waterfowl carrying the disease up from the South.
Agriculture is one of the North Country s main economic drivers. We ve started checking in every month with Kitty O Neil, agronomist with the Cornell Cooperative Extension, to find out how farmers and crops are faring throughout the seasons.