Farms

The time for picking strawberries is here and in Western New York there are a ton of great places to fill your baskets.

There is a new program that is encouraging people to visit farms and farm-related businesses in Western New York to win prizes.

All crop, no bull.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A coalition of environmental groups is suing the Cuomo administration over dairy farm regulations intended to bolster the state's growing yogurt industry.

NYSEG is reminding eligible businesses, municipalities, large residential establishments, agri-businesses and farms affected by Hurricane Sandy of the availability of $2 million in recovery assistance.

The State Senate passed a pair of bills Wednesday co-sponsored by Senator James Seward that will provide savings for small businesses and dairy farmers.

The State Senate is proposing to restore funding for the tractor Rollover Protection System (ROPS) rebate program that provides help to New York farmers to purchase and retrofit tractors with ROPS.

New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets announced Tuesday $12.2 million in funding through the State Environmental Protection Fund to help 209 farms in 27 counties protect New York's lakes, streams and rivers from potential agricultural runoff.

About 400 delegates, members and supporters of the New York Farm Bureau attended the recent annual meeting in Albany.

New York Farm Bureau, the state’s largest general farm advocacy organization, has named 96 state legislators to its 2012 “Circle of Friends" award. The award is an indication of the individual lawmaker’s support of New York agriculture and the farm bureau.