Agricultural News

Governor Cuomo has announced that over $21 million will be made available to create new economic opportunities for New York’s dairy farmers. The funding will help dairy farmers to convert farm waste to energy and develop individualized business and environmental plans to reduce operating costs and increase profitability...

A Schoharie farmer has been nominated by Governor Cuomo to become the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. A native of New York state, Richard A. Ball has worked in agriculture his entire life; his grandparents were dairy farmers...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — This year's expected record-breaking apple crop left many New York growers with fruit still on the trees and not enough storage space after the harvest. Jim Allen, president of the New York Apple Association, tells the Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester that the bountiful 2013 growing season left many growers without enough workers to harvest the apples, not enough bins to

Looking for a winter farmers market near you? New York state now has a total of 116 listed on the state’s open data website at open.Ny.Gov Since 2007 farmers winter markets have grown from 40 to 116 in 2013. The winter markets offer a variety of choices, including potatoes, onions, cabbages, winter greens, wreaths and Christmas trees...

Farm Aid announced Thursday that it has distributed $573,514 in grant program funding this year. Farm Aid provided grants to 73 family farm and rural service organizations in 36 states and the District of Columbia that are working to strengthen family farm agriculture. Sev...

Dairy farmers from across Otsego, Delaware and Sullivan counties will convene at the Center for Agricultural Development & Entrepreneurship (CADE) in Oneonta this Monday December 9th.

The Norwich Farmer’s Market has announced its winter schedule.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state officials are promoting local food and drink as the holiday season nears. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is encouraging New Yorkers to use the state's Pride of New York website to search for made-in-New York products...

New York State’s two senators want to see more fruit from the state headed to Europe. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand have asked the Obama Administration to push New York State’s apples and pears when the United States participates in another round of trade talks with European leaders in Belgium this week...