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Tree Cutting Tradition Promotes NYS Christmas Tree Farms

Commissioner Ball led the Department’s annual tree-cutting tradition at New York State Grown & Certified Stokoe Farms.

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Shop Locally On Small Business Saturday

Governor Kathy Hochul today alongside Empire State Development, and the Departments of Labor, Taxation and Finance, and Agriculture and Markets encouraged all New Yorkers to support their local small businesses on "Small Business Saturday" November 26, 2022.

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New York Farm Viability Institute to Administer Funding

November 18, 2022 | 10 AM EST

The New York Farm Viability Institute (NYFVI) was selected to administer funding through the NYS Grown and Certified Program.

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$800,000 Available for Community Growers

November 9, 2022 | 4 PM EST

The Department announces the launch of the $800,000 New York State Urban Farms and Community Gardens Grant Program.

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Food safety alerts notify consumers of class 1 recalls initiated by the Division of Food Safety and Inspection.

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A vineyard with blue sky and a lake behind.

2022

Next Farm Bill Listening Tour Stops Announced

July 30, 2022

9:57 PM EDT

Commissioner Ball announced the next stops on the Department’s Farm Bill Listening Tour.

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2022

Female Rock Band PLUSH Debuts at the State Fair

Hard-hitting all-female rock band PLUSH makes its Great New York State Fair debut with a 2 p.m. show on opening day, Wednesday, August 24 on...

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2022

Photos: Governor Hochul Visits Mapleview Dairy During Tour

Earlier today, Governor Hochul visited Mapleview Dairy in Madrid as part of the statewide Future of Farming Listening Tour.

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2022

Media Advisory: Agriculture Commissioner Holds Farm Bill Listenin...

July 29, 2022

11:43 AM EDT

The Department will host a Farm Bill listening session at SUNY New Paltz.

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2022

Drummer Max Weinberg Brings Jukebox to the State Fair

One of the greatest rock drummers, Rock N’ Roll Hall of Famer Max Weinberg, brings his band, Max Weinberg’s Jukebox, to the 2022 Great New...

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2022

UPDATED: Farm Bill Listening Session in the North Country

July 28, 2022

8:35 AM EDT

Commissioner Ball will visit the Miner Institute in Clinton County on August 19.

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2022

New York Advisory Council on Agriculture to Meet July 28, 2022

July 26, 2022

3:37 PM EDT

The Advisory Council on Agriculture will conduct a meeting on July 28, 2022, at 10:00 am.

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Jeff Rosenstock to Make His Great New York State Fair Debut

Long Island-based singer/songwriter Jeff Rosenstock will make his Great New York State Fair with a 1 p.m. show Friday, August 26 on the Chevy Court...