Farm Bill

Industrial hemp is a burgeoning new business in New York, with a wide variety of uses, from food to beauty products and even building material. But…

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…

Members of New York’s Congressional delegation are working to provide some financial relief to dairy farmers who continue to suffer from depressed milk…

Every five years, Congress debates a huge piece of legislation that has a disproportionate impact on rural places like the North Country and central New…

Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on the United States Department of Agriculture to help dairy farmers in central New York sort through the recently passed…

For farmers in upstate New York, going organic isn’t easy. But one farmer who’s made the switch is happy that the new Farm Bill will make it easier to…

Rep. Richard Hanna and central New York farmers celebrated the passage of the Farm Bill, with a tour of a Madison County Dairy producer Thursday. At the…

President Barack Obama signed the Farm Bill into law Friday, after four years of failed attempts to pass one. Rep. Richard Hanna says the bill will give…

Community members from across western New York came together in Rochester Thursday to address the issue of pollution in the Genesee River, and create an…

New York Sen. Charles Schumer says it’s “a good day” for upstate New York farmers now that there is a deal in the House of Representatives and Senate for…