Dairy

Have you ever used a can of condensed milk to make fudge or poured a little in your morning coffee? You’ve got a man from Norwich to thank for that!

If you play a part in the dairy industry, New York State needs your input with a new survey.

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture is pitching the 2018 farm bill to local agriculture workers and industry representatives.

June is National Dairy Month and in Chenango County the 13th annual Dairy Day will be celebrated on Saturday in Norwich with a parade, events at the fairgrounds and much more. Karen Hoffman, Dairy Day committee member, says the event includes a number of activities to honor the dairy industry in Chenango County.

A deal approved by the U.S. Congress late Tuesday to avoid the automatic tax hikes and spending cuts known as the "fiscal cliff" also includes measures to avert the "dairy cliff" -- a steep increase in milk prices. The tax agreement contains a 9-month fix for expiring farm subsidy programs by extending a 2008 farm law. That gives lawmakers time to come up with a new 5-year repl

U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand joined a bipartisan group of senators asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to review the floor price for unprocessed milk.

State comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report at the New York State Fair on Monday that says that New York State continues to be a leading agricultural state with over 36,000 farms producing 4.7 billion in products annually.