Central New York Congressman Richard Hanna is hoping to help small farmers create more jobs. He wants to tweak a portion of the tax code that was initially meant to help small farmers.
New York isn't officially in a drought, but it's certainly been a dry summer so far in upstate New York. Farmers aren't pushing the panic button just yet, but they are watching the skies.
John Weeks reflects on how hayfields have changed since his youth on the family farm. While the technology of haying has evolved dramatically, hayfields still serve as a home for a wide variety of wildlife.
Senator Charles Schumer is backing changes to this year’s farm bill that he says would better protect local farmers in the future from damages like those caused by this spring’s frost.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Agriculture today declared many upstate New York farms are now eligible for federal aid from those frosts.
