Farmer Bill Peck spoke to Nick Reisman of Spectrum News' Capital Tonight about the financial impact and labor challenges that will come with a lower farm labor overtime threshold. He is concerned it will also mean more food being imported…
New York farmers, farmworkers and lawmakers came together in central New York to discuss how the 60-hour overtime law works well in New York State and what a lower threshold might mean to local jobs and agriculture. Click here to…
ALBANY — Today, a coalition representing the state’s agriculture community launched its campaign to protect farms, jobs, and local food production by upholding the 60-hour overtime threshold created as a result of the 2019 Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act.…
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released a report in 2018 on the state of agriculture and farming in New York. The report, Agriculture in New York State, is a summary of data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture,…
A recent article in the Messenger Post by Julie Sherwood highlights the latest census data for New York agriculture, which was released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in April as part of its 2017 census. The USDA conducts this…
Kevin Bowman of Bowman Orchards Discusses the Growth of his Farm in Upstate NY Bowman Orchards offers 65 varieties of apple that are produced in Saratoga County. Pruning mature trees and planting next generation varieties are the immediate tasks in…