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PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that several provisions she secured in the Farm Bill have passed in the Senate. These include new grant programs…
STAFF REPORTS The New York State Agricultural Society, the oldest Agricultural organization in New York State, honored Jim Bittner with its Distinguished Service award at its 186th meeting. In congratulating…
PRESS RELEASE Legislation is currently being debated in the House Committee on Education and the Workforce that would lower the tax burden for students involved in 4-H programs and provide…
U.S. Reps Chris Collins (NY-27) and Elise Stefanik (NY-21) have introduced the Family Farm Relief Act of 2017, legislation to move the H-2A Agricultural Visa program from the Department of…
Six farms in New York State will be aided by $4.9 through the State’s Farmland Protection Implementation Grant program. Funding will preserve 2,843 acres of farmland in Western and Central…
BOLIVAR — A 62-year-old Bolivar man died today as a result of a farm tractor accident. According to New York State Police, Troopers and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation responded…
HARTLAND — The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office has publicly identified the victim of the farm machinery accident that occurred Saturday morning on Seaman Road. Sheriff’s investigators say that 68-year-old Larry…
HARTLAND — An unidentified male died today as a result of an accident on a Seaman Road farm. According to the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office, the male was found unconscious…
TOWN OF LOCKPORT — Niagara County Farm Bureau will host its annual Farm Safety Night at Niagara Frontier Tractor from 7 – 9 p.m. Thursday. Although it is called Farm…
ALBANY — State Sen. Rob Ortt, R-North Tonawanda, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo each made public declarations today in response to an NYCLU lawsuit against the state regarding labor practices on…