$3.6M Goes to State Food Distribution Hubs

Over $3.5 million in state funding awarded through the consolidated funding application process will be used to create food distribution hubs across the state.

Four new facilities will be funded in central New York, the Finger Lakes, Hudson valley, and the north country, in addition to an earlier food hub project on Long Island, creating more than 150 jobs in these regions and increasing access to healthy, local products for New York consumers.

These investments mark yet another step of the governor’s “Farm New York” program, a comprehensive strategy to maximize investment in the agricultural sector of New York’s economy. It includes programs to develop New York’s regional farm-food system, increase access to credit for farm businesses, expand food processing capabilities, and capitalize on emerging technologies to lower energy costs.