Albany, NY – The Grow NY Farms Coalition today announced that the Business Council of New York State (BCNYS), the National Federation of Independent Businesses of New York (NFIB), and Upstate United have sent letters to Governor Hochul urging her…
“The appointment of Congressman Antonio Delgado as Lieutenant Governor is tremendous news for New Yorkers in every corner of the state – especially for family farms. Grow NY Farms, which includes more than 150 organizations and farms representing New York’s…
The Grow NY Farms Coalition, as well as individual coalition member organizations, today released statements in response to the FY 2022-2023 State Budget agreement. Statement from Grow NY Farms, a coalition of more than 150 organizations and family farms representing…
Albany, NY – The Grow NY Farms Coalition today announced that the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) is in support of maintaining the current overtime threshold at 60 hours for family farms across the Empire State. During their…
Phone Calls Were Made to the Governor’s Office on Thursday, March 3, 2022 More Than 150 Agriculture and Business Organizations, and Family Farms Join the Grow NY Farms Coalition and Ask the Governor to #StayAt60 Albany, NY – Farmers and…
Call Governor Kathy Hochul and Ask Her to #StayAt60 We must tell Governor Hochul that any threshold below 60 hours will be detrimental to the viability of New York family farms, and their employees. If the threshold is lowered, there…
Statement from Grow NY Farms: "The Farm Laborers Wage Board voted two-to-one to recommend lowering the overtime threshold to 40 hours a week over the next decade, despite 70% of the testimony made by farmers and farmworkers who asked for…
Video testimony from farmers and farmworkers across the state available below Albany, NY – Hundreds of farmers, farmworkers, and independent researchers from Cornell University and Farm Credit East participated in virtual Farm Laborers Wage Board hearings in January. Participants…
With the New Year comes new opportunities for farmworkers, farm owners, and their families to share data, challenges, opportunities, and their experiences farming in New York State. The agriculture community looks forward to participating in the three virtual Farm Laborers…
A new editorial in the Post Journal credits the latest Cornell University report on the farm labor overtime threshold as justification for it to stay at 60. The editorial read in part, "Cornell University researchers, after all, are no dummies.…