Agriculture Meeting

Senate Agriculture Chair Michelle Hinchey and Committee Members Call on Federal Leaders to Bring Whole Milk Back in Schools

August 1, 2023

Hinchey Bill to Protect New York Farmland and Food Security Signed into Law

December 6, 2022

Hinchey Bill to Expand Student Loan Forgiveness for Young Farmers Signed into Law

November 28, 2022

Governor Signs Two Hinchey Bills to Support New York Craft Beverage Businesses

July 26, 2022

Hinchey and Lupardo Pass Legislation for Farm Breweries

May 23, 2022

Senate and Assembly Agriculture Chairs Secure Historic Agriculture Budget to Bolster Support for New York Farmers

April 19, 2022

Senator Michelle Hinchey’s Bill to Speed up Cannabis Cultivation in New York Signed into Law by Governor Hochul

February 22, 2022

State Legislature Passes Senator Hinchey and Majority Leader Peoples-Stokes Bill to Fast-Track Cannabis Production in New York

February 17, 2022

Governor Hochul Signs Senator Hinchey and Assemblymember Lupardo’s Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Act

January 12, 2022

Governor Hochul Signs Bill by Senator Hinchey to Connect the Dots Between Farmer and Consumer

January 7, 2022

Governor Signs Bill by Hinchey and Lupardo to Help New York Craft Beverage Makers Jumpstart their Business

December 22, 2021

Governor Signs Bill by Senator Hinchey and Assemblymember Barrett to Help New York’s Agricultural Community Fight Lyme Disease

December 3, 2021

Senator Michelle Hinchey Bill Creates First-In-the-Nation Equity and Sustainability Framework for Municipal Food Contracts

November 30, 2021

Legislation by Senator Michelle Hinchey and Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz Making Nourish NY Program Permanent Signed by Governor Hochul

November 20, 2021

Senator Michelle Hinchey Unveils Nation-Leading Legislation to Prioritize Industrial Hemp Packaging for Cannabis Products

November 19, 2021

Senate Agriculture Chair Michelle Hinchey on Legislature’s Approval of State Cannabis Officials

September 2, 2021

Senator Hinchey and Assemblymember Lupardo Sponsor Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Act, Nation-Leading Legislation Making NY Farmers Key Part of Fight Against Climate Change

June 2, 2021

Senator Michelle Hinchey’s Bill Providing Parity for Craft Distillers Passes State Senate

May 25, 2021

New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey Secures $120,000 To Support Friends of the Walkway’s Farm-to-Market Initiative

May 8, 2021

Senator Michelle Hinchey’s Bill to Increase Farmer and Farmworker Awareness about Lyme Disease Passes Both Houses of State Legislature

May 6, 2021

Beech Syrup Bill Passes State Legislature, Advances Consumer and Ag Producer Protections, Expands Syrups Market

May 3, 2021

Senate and Assembly Agriculture Chairs Secure Record Funding for New York Agriculture in FY 2022 State Budget

April 9, 2021

Senate Agriculture Chair Michelle Hinchey Lauds Cannabis Legalization Bill Passed by the State Senate Today

March 30, 2021

Senate and Assembly Agriculture Chairs Hinchey and Lupardo Honor Industry with Resolutions Commemorating Ag Week in New York

March 23, 2021

Historic Support for Agriculture in Senate & Assembly Budgets

March 16, 2021

Senator Hinchey and Senate Ag Committee Move Bills to Strengthen the State of NY Agriculture

February 23, 2021

Hinchey, Lupardo Call for Ag Workers to be Eligible for Vaccine

January 28, 2021

Senator Michelle Hinchey Convenes First Agriculture Committee Meeting, Moves Four Bills to Support New York Farmers and Increase Food Access

January 25, 2021

Senate Agriculture and Food Chair Michelle Hinchey Applauds Extension of New York’s Farm to Food Bank Initiative

January 19, 2021

Senate and Assembly Agriculture Chairs React to Cannabis Legalization Proposal

January 8, 2021

Michelle Hinchey Sworn in as New York State Senator, Announces Committee Assignments and Legislative Priorities for the 2021 Session

January 6, 2021

COVID-19: Information Guide for New York Farmers & Agriculture Businesses

April 9, 2020

Metzger Introduces Bill to Connect New Yorkers Seeking Employment to Farms Experiencing Labor Shortages during COVID-19 Pandemic

March 28, 2020

Big Package of Agriculture Legislation Passes State Senate Unanimously, Including Five Bills by Metzger

March 2, 2020

Senator Metzger and Assemblywoman Lupardo Host Discussion on Soil Health with Key Stakeholders From Across the State

February 8, 2020

Metzger Bill Providing Relief For Farmers on Labor Costs Advances Out of Committee

January 28, 2020

Senator Metzger Honored By New York Farm Bureau “Circle of Friends” Inclusion

January 10, 2020

Senator Metzger Congratulates Wagon Wheel Farm and Touw Family, Eager To Witness the Farm’s New Chapter

January 9, 2020

Hudson Valley Legislators' Bill to Address New Tick Threat Signed Into Law

January 6, 2020

Providing Relief for Farmers, Senator Jen Metzger Introduces Bill Doubling Farm Workforce Retention Credit

January 6, 2020

Lupardo/Metzger Hemp Bill Signed into Law

December 9, 2019

Governor Signs Metzger’s Bill Enabling Access to State Funding for 4-H Showcase in Otisville

December 6, 2019

Senator Metzger’s Newly Signed Farm Vehicle Registration Bill Remedies Unnecessary Farmer Burdens

November 22, 2019

Summer Plans: Senator Metzger’s Office to Deliver Mobile Office Hours at Farmers’ Markets Across SD-42 in August

July 25, 2019

Ritchie: State Budget Supports Future of County Fairs

April 17, 2018

Ritchie: NYS Budget Includes Funding to Support Tractor Rollover Safety Program

April 10, 2018

Ritchie: State Budget Features $54.4 Million in Funding for Agriculture

April 3, 2018

Ritchie: State Budget's Farm-to-School Plan Boosts Student Nutrition, Farmers' Bottom Lines

March 30, 2018

One "Sweet" Tradition: Ritchie Encourages Public to Take Part in "Maple Weekend" Events

March 15, 2018

"Tapping" into a Sweet Tradition

March 9, 2018

Senate Republican Majority Plan for Agriculture and Jobs

March 6, 2018

Ritchie Highlights Efforts to Support Agriculture in Newly Released Report

February 13, 2018

Agriculture's Success Fuels New York State Economy

February 2, 2018

Shaping the Future of Agriculture One Voice at a Time

January 5, 2018

2,700 Local Seniors Now Eligible for Free Produce at Local Farmers Markets

June 11, 2015

State Budget Includes Record Funding for Agriculture

March 30, 2015

Ritchie: Senate Budget Includes Record Funding for Agriculture

March 11, 2015

Ritchie: ‘Grown in New York' Plan Will Strengthen Agriculture

March 4, 2015

State of Ag: Ritchie Releases Annual Agriculture Report

January 26, 2015

Senate Ok’s Ritchie Bill to Boost Local Food in State Facilities

June 12, 2013

Ritchie: State Budget Includes Welcome Boost to Farmers

March 25, 2013

Fight the Bite! Mosquito Treatments, Horse Vaccines Still Available

July 25, 2012

Senator Ritchie Celebrates Reopening of ‘North Country Dairy’

July 19, 2012

Gov. Cuomo Signs Ritchie Bill to Boost Craft Brewers

July 18, 2012

Support Local Farmers and Eat Right

July 2, 2012

Cny Horses Gain Protection From Deadly Eee

June 30, 2012

Sen. Ritchie Eee Clinic Reaches 200 North Country Horses

June 29, 2012

Sen. Ritchie to Host No-Cost Eee Horse Vaccine Clinics This Week

June 25, 2012

Ritchie Bill Boosts Effort to Find Vaccine for Eee

June 21, 2012

Ritchie Praises Nyc Plan to ‘Buy Local’

June 12, 2012

Celebrate Dairy Month!

June 4, 2012

Ritchie Hosts Public Hearing on Animal Abuse

May 9, 2012

Ritchie, Ag Commissioner Discuss Eee Funding

April 18, 2012

Ritchie WINS Fight to Reverse Cuts in Ag Budget

March 27, 2012

Eee Funds to Be Included in State Budget

March 26, 2012

‘Buy From the Backyard’ Aims to Boost N.y. Farms

March 19, 2012

Ritchie Named to Two Budget Committees

March 14, 2012

Eee: Ritchie Report Includes Recommendations for Battling Deadly Virus

February 21, 2012

STATE AND LOCAL RESPONSE TO EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS (EEE): Report to the Committees on Agriculture and Health

February 21, 2012

DO YOU KNOW WHERE MILK IS FROM?

February 18, 2012

Farmers Cheer Return of N.y. Milk to State Lunch Rooms

February 15, 2012

Sen. Ritchie Asks the Experts: How Do We Make Farming Grow?

December 2, 2011

Ag Leaders Offer Ideas to Help Farming Grow

October 18, 2011

Senate Forums to Focus on Challenges to Farmers in Western, Southern N.y.

October 17, 2011

State Will Look to Step Up Eee Efforts

October 13, 2011

Ritchie named a "friend" of agriculture

October 11, 2011

Sen. Ritchie: Agribusiness Can Revitalize Upstate

September 20, 2011

Sen. Ritchie Sends Hurricane Relief Supplies to Schoharie Valley

September 20, 2011

Senator Ritchie to Host ‘Agribusiness’ Forums

September 15, 2011

RITCHIE ANNOUNCES HURRICANE IRENE FLOOD RELIEF COLLECTION DRIVE

September 8, 2011

Ritchie Legislation: A President for Every Suny College

September 7, 2011

Senate Ag Chair Ritchie Tours Irene-Damaged Farms

September 7, 2011

Senator Ritchie: Biomass Could Fuel 140,000 Upstate Jobs

September 6, 2011

Cornell Animal Disease Experts Issue Eee Warning

September 5, 2011

Ritchie Wants Public Forum on Eee

September 1, 2011

State Senator Patty Ritchie with New York State Dairy Princess Madeline Kuhlman.

August 30, 2011

State Agrees to Put N.y. Milk in Employee Lunchrooms

August 19, 2011

State Agrees to Put N.y. Milk in Employee Lunchrooms

August 19, 2011

Ag Assessment Bill Cuts Paperwork

June 17, 2011

Ritchie Bill Boosts Maple Farming

June 16, 2011

‘LOCAL’ IS THE RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

June 14, 2011

Governor Signs Ritchie Bill to Cut Red Tape on Ag Business

June 8, 2011

FARMERS' MARKETS HELPING TO GROW NY'S ECONOMY

June 7, 2011

Ritchie Bill Slashing Farm Red Tape Gets Committee Okay

June 2, 2011

Senator Ritchie’s Frozen Wine Dessert Bill Passes

May 16, 2011

Aubertine Wins State Fair Milking Contest—Again

August 30, 2010

Senate Shows Support for Farmers, Votes Down Labor Bill

August 3, 2010

Aubertine Honored by State Association of Agricultural Fairs

July 14, 2010

Budget Restores $2.5 million for Agriculture

June 24, 2010

Aubertine Legislation Protects Rights of Dairy Farmers

June 9, 2010

Aubertine to Dairy Industry Advisory Committee: Vertical Integration, Anti-Trust Concerns, Transparency Must Be Addressed in Defense of the Family Farm, Our National Security, and Our Economy

June 3, 2010

June Is Dairy Month: Farming, A Family Tradition

June 2, 2010

Aubertine: I Love NY Promos Should Include Agriculture

April 26, 2010

Farmers Applaud Ag Committee Vote on Labor Bill

April 21, 2010

Food for Thought

April 21, 2010

Ag Committee Votes Up Mandate Relief, Down Farm Labor Act

April 20, 2010

Aubertine Bill Promotes Food Donations to Charities, Protects Restaurants, Farms From Worrisome Liability

April 8, 2010

NYS Senator Darrel Aubertine on The Home Grown Show

March 30, 2010

Senator Aubertine on the Home Grown Show 790AM WATN, Watertown

March 30, 2010

Sen. Aubertine Pushing Agenda for Job Growth and Retention

March 25, 2010

Aubertine: Agriculture Bills to Grow Economy, Create Jobs

March 10, 2010

Senate Passes Bill to Ease Regulations on Beekeeping Industry

March 3, 2010

Senate Passes Aubertine Bill to Ease Regulations on Maple Producers

March 3, 2010

Sen. Aubertine and Sen. Young listen to New York Farm Bureau President Dean Norton at March 2 Agriculture Committee Meeting

March 2, 2010

Senate Ag Committee Holds Hearing on Farm Worker Bill

March 1, 2010

NYS FFA

February 23, 2010

NYS FFA President Kenny Quick Jr. Addresses Senate Ag Committee

February 23, 2010

Senate Ag Committee Honors N.Y. Future Farmers of America

February 23, 2010

Senate Passes Net Metering Bill to Reduce Energy Costs

February 22, 2010

Senate Passes Aubertine Legislation to Inform Dairy Farmers, Strengthen Individual Voice

February 8, 2010

State Senate Passes Bill to Open Up “Custom Crush” Wine Sales

January 27, 2010

Oswego County Local Harvest Guide

January 1, 2010

At Mexico Farm, Aubertine, Verizon Foundation Announce Support for NY FarmNet Hotline

December 16, 2009

Aubertine Hosts Agriculture Roundtable in Waddington

December 11, 2009

Protecting the Foundation of New York’s Number One Industry

November 19, 2009

North Country Power Discount Program to Provide Relief for Thousands of Businesses and Dairy Farms

October 27, 2009

Senate Majority Conference Leaders Hold Upstate Summit on Economic Development

October 26, 2009

Aubertine, Burling, Koon Host Agriculture Roundtable

October 21, 2009

Ag Chair Introduces Bill to Provide Relief for Dairy Farmers

October 20, 2009

Roundtable with Sen. Aubertine, Sen. Valesky Gives Farmers a Voice

October 15, 2009

Dates Set for Senate Agriculture Committee Roundtables

October 7, 2009

Agriculture Chair Tours Long Island Farms

September 30, 2009

Dedicated staff a necessity at local orchard

September 27, 2009

Senate Agriculture Chair Visits Farms in Western New York, Stresses Importance of Agriculture

September 24, 2009

Aubertine to Host Roundtable Discussions on New York Agriculture

September 17, 2009

Aubertine on Championship State Fair Celebrity Cow Milking Team

August 31, 2009

South Jefferson Future Farmers of America present Sen. Aubertine with leadership award

June 4, 2009

June is Dairy Month: Aubertine Urges NYers to Recognize, Thank Dairy Farmers

June 1, 2009

$50 Million Available for Organic Farming

May 14, 2009

$2m back on track for work at plant (Watertown Daily Times)

May 9, 2009

NY Senate to USDA: Give Farmers What They’re Owed

April 21, 2009

Senate Passes Bill to Bring Farmers Markets Featuring New York Produce to Urban Areas

April 20, 2009

Aubertine Applauds Federal Legislation for Dairy Farmers

March 27, 2009

Buy Local Farm Report (St. Lawrence County)