A cow, left, is like, nudging this dude Jeremy Brown while he’s doing some cow insemination at Twin Birch Dairy on, like, Friday, March 21, 2025, in Skaneateles, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)So, there are these young plant sprouts just chilling in a tray at Bolton Farms, which is a hydroponic farm, on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Hilton, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)At the Brighton Farmers Market on Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Brighton, N.Y., there’s a bunch of kale being displayed at Growing Family Farms’ vendor table. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Courtney Klee, who’s an employee at Growing Family Farms, is out here handling a purchase at the Brighton Farmers Market on Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Brighton, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Aaron Swindle and his daughter Zoe are just like, checking out the prices of products at the Brighton Farmers Market on Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Brighton, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)This young girl is yawning while she’s looking at product signs at the Brighton Farmers Market on Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Brighton, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Alison Venuti, aka Sunny, who works at Bolton Farms, is just having a laugh while chatting it up with a customer at the Rochester Public Market on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)The owner of Bolton Farms, John Bolton, is like, glancing up while working at the hydroponic farm on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Hilton, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Ladybugs are, like, spreading out of a tray to deal with aphids at Bolton Farms, which is a hydroponic farm, on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Hilton, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Water is just dripping from plants at Bolton Farms on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Hilton, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Janet Vandenberg, who works at Bolton Farms, is like, talking to owner John Bolton as they’re getting spring mix bags ready at Bolton Farms on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Hilton, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)At Twin Birch Dairy on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Skaneateles, N.Y., workers are just, like, milking cows. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)So, Jeremy Brown, who’s a dairy farmer, is out here inseminating a cow at Twin Birch Dairy on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Skaneateles, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)An employee at Twin Birch Dairy is just cleaning up the milking area to get ready for the next group of cows at Twin Birch Dairy on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Skaneateles, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Jeremy Brown, the dairy farmer, is like, getting his tools ready to inseminate more cows at Twin Birch Dairy on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Skaneateles, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)There are cows just, like, chilling at a milking station at Twin Birch Dairy on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Skaneateles, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Shoppers are, like, walking past vendors at the Rochester Public Market on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Baskets of apples are just like, on display across vendor tables at the Rochester Public Market on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Seedlings are, like, growing at Bolton Farms, a hydroponic farm, on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Hilton, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.So, this dude Jeremy Brown is just hanging out with some cows at Twin Birch Dairy, and he’s all about sustainability and stuff. He’s like, trying to reduce their emissions and be all environmentally friendly and stuff. You know, doing his part for the planet and all that jazz.
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