2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (496+ words) ALBANY " New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets has opened nominations for the 2026 Women in Agriculture Awards. Presented on Women's Day at The Great New York State Fair, the Women in Agriculture Awards honor and celebrate the vital contributions…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (199+ words) ALBANY " The New York State Office of Mental Health announced that AIM Independent Living Center was awarded $2 million to operate a peer-driven culturally responsive program aimed at improving behavioral health outcomes and reducing suicide risk among farmers, agribusiness workers, and…...

9+ mon, 3+ day ago  (470+ words) WASHINGTON, D. C. " On July 7, Representatives Mike Lawler (NY-17), joined by Josh Riley (NY-19) and Kristen Mc Donald Rivet (MI-08) introduced the Conservation and Regenerative Optimization Practices for Farming Act, or the CROP for Farming Act, a targeted, bipartisan proposal to strengthen conservation…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (737+ words) State Sen. Jabari Brisport has proposed New York diary farms have no more than 700 cows, limited by the state Department of Environmental Conservation, thus denying farms larger than that a concentrated animal feeding operation, or CAFO plan. Upstate lawmakers say…...

1+ year, 1+ week ago  (781+ words) ROCHESTER " In response to recently announced cuts to federal nutrition programs, Foodlink President and CEO Julia Tedesco released the following statement April 3 as Foodlink gathered hundreds of food bank members for its annual "Nourish" conference held at the Wegmans Conference…...