WASHINGTON - Chautauqua County’s Congressman is hoping to include some key agricultural reforms in comprehensive immigration reform currently being taken up by Congress. Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) visited a farm in Odessa County on Tuesday … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Gillibrand Calls for More Support for Small Dairy Farms
WASHINGTON - As the U.S. Senate gets set to again take up the Farm Bill in the coming weeks, New York Junior Senator Senator is saying there needs to be long-term support and a fair safety net for small dairy farmers in New York State and across the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Reed and Kind Push for More Favorable Dairy Trade with Canada
WASHINTON - Chautauqua County’s Congressman is teaming up with a democrat from Wisconsin in a bi-partisan effort to help out dairy farmers get their products to markets in Canada. Congressmen Tom Reed (R-CORNING) and Ron Kind (D-WI) are urging … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Senate Republicans Introduce Farm Assistance Program
ALBANY - A group of state Senate Republicans along with a member of the Independent Democratic Conference have rolled out a package of proposals they say will boost the state's agriculture industry. The most significant proposals in the "Grown in … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Agriculture is Big Business in New York
ALBANY - New York state continues to be a leading agricultural state with 36,300 farms producing $4.7 billion in products annually. That’s according to a report released last week by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. New York ranks among the largest … [Read more...]
