Empire State Farming

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has vetoed a bill that would have provided a tax break for farmers who donate food  to food banks. According to th...

From New York Farm Bureau: Farmers from across the state spent two days in Albany visiting with lawmakers Feb. 29 and March 1 to highlig...

From Empire Farm & Dairy magazine: New York Farm Bureau released its 2016 state priorities Jan. 27 that focus on improving conditions ...

From New York Farm Bureau: New York Farm Bureau leaders met with members of New York’s congressional delegation this week in Washington...

News from New York Farm Bureau: New York Farm Bureau received five Awards of Excellence at the 2016 American Farm Bureau Federation An...

Statement from Dean Norton, president of New York Farm Bureau: Norton “Governor Andrew Cuomo is moving forward with some major budge...

New York Farm Bureau President Dean Norton commented late last week about the $15 an hour minimum wage law in New York state: “New Yor...

Norton New York Farm Bureau President Dean Norton is running to become the next vice president of the American Farm Bureau Federation.  ...

From New York Farm Bureau: New York Farm Bureau will host a press conference call at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 18 to discuss the min...

Assemblyman William Magee, the long-time chair of the Assembly agriculture committee, was honored Thursday night by the New York State Agric...

Statement from New York Farm Bureau president on snow in Western New York: “Our immediate concerns are with those farms that are dealin...

Dairy farmers, industry leaders and state officials are at Cornell University today (Oct. 15) for the 2014 Yogurt and Dairy Summit. D...

  From New York Farm Bureau and NYCAMH: New York Farm Bureau and the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health are recogniz...

To see a video about the farm providing cows for the first couple of days at the Dairy Cow Birthing Center, go to http://www.nyanimal...

Statement from NY Farm Bureau President Dean Norton on the end of the state legislative session: “Agriculture in the state will be in a...

From the governor's office: The New York State Senate unanimously confirmed Richard A. Ball as Commissioner of the Department of Agri...

Here is a statement from New York Farm Bureau President Dean Norton on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget: “Gov. Andrew Cuomo is moving quick...

Here is a statement from New York Farm Bureau President Dean Norton concerning Gov. Andrew Cuomo's State of the State address: Dea...

The New York Farm Bureau annual meeting begins next week in Salina. There will be a number of events over the course of three days with...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo today signed a law to cap agricultural land assessments at 2 percent per year. This is a bill New York Farm Bureau has b...