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Department of Agriculture and Markets Partners with New York Stat...
November 21, 2014
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Commissioner Ball announced that the Department of Agriculture and Markets is partnering with the NYS Agricultural Society.
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2014
New York State Council on Food Policy Annual Winter Meeting Resch...
November 19, 2014
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The New York State Council on Food Policy will now hold its annual winter meeting on Tuesday, December 9, 2014.
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Commissioner Announces New Members of the Pride of New York Advis...
November 18, 2014
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Commissioner of Agriculture Ball today announced his appointments to the reestablished Pride of New York Advisory Committee.
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More than 80 Companies to Offer Samples, Sales at Taste NY Harves...
October 29, 2014
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More than 80 New York-based food and beverage companies will offer samples of their products at the 2014 Taste NY Harvest Fest.
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Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination in Raw Milk in Sullivan Coun...
October 28, 2014
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Commissioner warned consumers in Sullivan County not to consume “unpasteurized” raw farm milk from the Richard Dirie Farm.
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Statewide Soil and Water Conservation Committee to Meet
October 23, 2014
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3:29 PM ET
New York State Soil and Water Conservation Committee gives notice that it will conduct a State Committee Meeting on Tuesday.