york is about to okay fracking and will issue guidelines after labor day. as this happens, the debate continues. >> reporter: the days are long and grueling for upstate new york dairy farmers john and teresa lyons. lyons hill farm, in the family for over 150 years is struggling. a 2009 barn fire put the family into debt. and recently milk prices have sunk. the lyons say they are losing $7,000 a month. >> the way the economy is, it will be a great chance to lose the entire farm. >> the lyons are relying on one hope, that new york state makes a decision soon that would allow gas drilling on their farm. >> the money would be a great blessing. a good shot in the arm. >> reporter: the farm sits on top of the marcellus shale formation which contains natural gas deep underground. it stretches from tennessee to new york. the gas is extracted by way of