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CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to quickly approve emergency federal funds for 31 counties across upstate New York. The senators said the NYS FSA request for Secretarial Disaster Designation includes Albany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Columbia, […]

Despite a federal disaster designation from a mid-May freeze, local farmers say their growing seasons haven’t been a total loss. The New York State Farm Se

Despite a federal disaster designation from a mid-May freeze, local farmers say their growing seasons haven’t been a total loss. The New York State Farm Se

U.S. senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand said Monday they are urging the Department of Agriculture to approve emergency funds — quickly — in 31 counties across upstate New York

The Southern Tier and Finger Lakes is among half of New York currently applying for a federal Agriculture Disaster Designation from the USDA.