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New York’s dairy farms have been struggling for years. But since the pandemic began, many family-owned farms have been hit especially hard by inflation and volatile prices.
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As more and more family-owned farms are closing, federal officials are looking into volatile pricing in the dairy industry.
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Local dairy farmers are reacting positively to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan for New York State to connect farms with companies who will buy excess milk,…
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Free milk is being given away at dairy drive-thrus happening Tuesday in Watertown and in Syracuse on Wednesday. Drivers can pick up two gallons of free…
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The drive to make more milk has had an unsavory side effect: Cows have become more genetically similar and less fertile. Scientists are trying to recover valuable genetic variation that was lost.
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Rep. Tom Reed (R-Corning) hosted U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue in Geneva, Wednesday, for a roundtable discussion with local farmers. Trade…
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The global demand for milk and other dairy products is expected to increase more than 50 percent in the next 30 years, but climate change is threatening...
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New York State’s suicide rate has increased by almost 30 percent since 1999, following a nationwide trend, according to a report by the Centers for…
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A new federal proposal would change the way New York’s military installations get milk, and could hurt local dairy farmers. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) is…
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President Donald Trump this week is expected to sign the 2018 Farm Bill that passed Congress last week. The bill includes some relief for struggling dairy…