New York's farmers work hard to bring the best quality
products to their neighbors, tables and kitchens around the state and
world.
As chair of the Senate
Agriculture Committee, I know it’s important to get feedback from hardworking
farmers to identify ways the state can assist in helping to provide them with
new opportunities to expand their businesses.
In an effort to help support
farmers and their operations, I recently launched a “Farm Family Survey” that
seeks input on a number of issues, including
milk prices, the impact of recent weather and farm expenses that the state
could help in offsetting, among others.
The deadline to participate in
this survey has been extended to Aug. 31. Those interested in completing a survey can
visit my website, ritchie.nysenate.gov, or have one mailed to you by calling my
office at (315) 782-3418.
My Farm Family Survey builds on my past efforts to support
New York farmers. Earlier this year, I worked for record funding in the new state budget for agriculture — for the third year in a
row — totaling $51 million for dozens of programs that seek to bolster the bottom
lines of farmers across the state and here in Central and Northern New York.
New York’s farmers are critically important when it comes
to providing people with fresh, healthy foods, as well as to supporting our
state’s economy. Your feedback on my survey is essential to providing me with
the information I need to better advocate for our state’s farmers and help our
state’s agriculture industry thrive for generations to come.
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