Agriculture
Agriculture is an intrinsic part of New York’s cultural heritage and is vitally important to its economy. For generations, New York farm families have provided healthy foods to feed the state, the nation and the world. As he travels throughout New York, Chuck is continually moved by the contributions that farmers make to our communities and those contributions motivate him to do all he can to help our farms to thrive and grow.
Latest
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09.05.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $19K IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE VILLAGE OF MEXICO IN OSWEGO COUNTY TO STUDY WATER INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES
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08.24.18
SCHUMER REVEALS: OUTDATED FED LAW IS HOLDING BACK TIOGA COUNTY FARMERS FROM COMMERCIALLY GROWING INDUSTRIAL HEMP, USED TO MAKE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT GOODS; SENATOR DOUBLES DOWN ON SUPPORT FOR BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ALLOW SOUTHERN TIER FARMERS TO GROW NEW CROP WITHOUT HARSH RESTRICTIONS
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08.20.18
SCHUMER AND GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $150K IN RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDING FOR WELLS COLLEGE WATER PLANT IMPROVEMENTS
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08.06.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $1M FUNDING INCREASE FOR CRITICAL MAPLE PROGRAM IN JUST-PASSED SENATE SPENDING BILL; FUNDING WILL BE USED TO INVEST IN RESEARCH, BOOST GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS; SENATORS VOW TO SHEPHERD FUNDING THROUGH APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS
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07.24.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO PREVENT ANY LAPSE IN ACCESS TO FARMERS MARKETS FOR VITAL FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; SENATORS WARN THAT ANY DISRUPTION COULD HAVE DEVASTATING IMPACT ON FAMILIES, SENIOR CITIZENS, AND FARMERS WHO SUPPLY FARMERS MARKETS
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07.10.18
AFTER MAJOR PUSH BY SCHUMER, CDC AGREES TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CRITICAL AND COST-EFFECTIVE FARM-SAFETY PROGRAM THAT COULD HELP PREVENT DEADLY TRACTOR ROLLOVERS THROUGH END OF FY2019; SENATOR SAYS NEWLY ANNOUNCED FUNDING WILL KEEP THE TRACTOR ROLLOVER PROTECTION PROGRAM RUNNING AT FULL SPEED
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07.09.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $52,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE TOWN OF HARTWICK
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07.03.18
HOLDING BACK COLUMBIA COUNTY FARMERS FROM COMMERCIALLY GROWING INDUSTRIAL HEMP, USED TO MAKE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT GOODS LIKE CLOTHES AND PAPER; SENATOR ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR BIPARTISAN SENATE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ALLOW CAPITAL REGION FARMERS TO GROW NEW CROP WITHOUT HARSH RESTRICTIONS
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06.15.18
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DELIVER MAJOR VICTORIES FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK IN THE SENATE FARM BILL; SENATORS WENT TO BAT FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK FARMERS – SAY NEW BILL INCLUDES VITAL VICTORIES AND WILL BOOST UPSTATE NEW YORK’S ECONOMY; URGE THEIR COLLEAGUES IN THE SENATE TO PASS FARM BILL IMMEDIATELY
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03.01.18
SCHUMER: FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN AND SENIORS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK COULD LOSE ACCESS TO VITAL SNAP NUTRITION ASSISTANCE IF ADMINISTRATION GETS ITS WAY; SENATOR LAUNCHES PUSH TO PROTECT SNAP AGAINST ANY PROPOSED CUTS BY THE ADMINISTRATION
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02.23.18
SCHUMER AND GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.8 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TOWN OF STERLING IN CAYUGA COUNTY
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12.04.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $500,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CORNELL UNIVERSITY
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10.18.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $495,000 IN U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FUNDING FOR CORNELL UNIVERSITY
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10.09.17
SPORT FISHING IS ORLEANS COUNTY’S #1 TOURISM DRAW, BUT WITH GREAT LAKES FISH POPULATIONS LIKE SALMON & TROUT UNDER THREAT FROM LOSS OF HABITAT, ACCESS TO SPAWNING AREAS, AND NEEDED FISHERY INVESTMENTS, SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH FOR BILL THAT WOULD CREATE A NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM TO HELP PROTECT AND GROW FISH POPULATION IN LAKE ONTARIO
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09.20.17
SCHUMER REVEALS: WITH FARM-RELATED FATALITIES 800% HIGHER THAN MANY OTHER INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING VICTIMS IN WYOMING COUNTY, AND WITH TRACTOR OVER-TURNS BEING THE MOST FREQUENT CAUSE, SENATOR LAUNCHES MAJOR EFFORT IN WNY TO PROTECT CRITICAL AND COST-EFFECTIVE PROGRAM THAT CAN HELP SAVE MANY WYOMING COUNTY FARMERS’ LIVES IF TRACTOR OVER-TURNS
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09.01.17
SCHUMER, IN VISIT TO CORNELL UNIVERSITY’S NEMATODE FACILITY, ANNOUNCES COMMITMENT OF $400,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT; SENATOR SAYS FUNDS WILL ALLOW CORNELL TO MAKE CRITICAL UPGRADES TO HELP PROTECT NEW YORK STATE’S $65 MILLION POTATO INDUSTRY FROM INVASIVE SPECIES
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06.22.17
FOLLOWING SCHUMER AND GILLIBRAND PUSH, USDA WILL FINALLY PROVIDE MALT BARLEY CROP INSURANCE FOR 44 NYS COUNTIES; VICTORY FOR GROWING CRAFT BREWING INDUSTRY, FARMERS & THOSE LOOKING TO ENTER BOOMING NY INDUSTRY & GROW JOBS
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04.19.17
SCHUMER: SOUTHERN TIER DISTILLERY POSITIONS CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY & WESTERN NY AS A CRITICAL LINK IN THE FUTURE OF NYS CRAFT BEVERAGE INDUSTRY, BUT THEIR BARLEY GROWING PARTNERS LACK PROTECTION AGAINST RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH GROWING THE CROP; SENATOR RELAUNCHES PUSH TO EXPAND ESSENTIAL CROP INSURANCE FOR MORE NYS MALT BARLEY FARMERS
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03.23.17
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES $280K IN FED FUNDING FOR CORNELL UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
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02.17.17
SCHUMER: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION USDA IS HIDING CRITICAL INFO THAT HELPS PREVENT ANIMAL CRUELTY AND TRACKS ‘PUPPY MILLS’; SENATOR URGES FEDS TO BRING BACK ONLINE DATABASE THAT TRACKS THOUSANDS OF BREEDING FACILITIES & PREVENTS CRUELTY; BRINGING ANIMAL ABUSE TO LIGHT DEMANDS TRANSPARENCY
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02.07.17
SCHUMER: BLAUVELT-CROPSEY FARM SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES; SENATOR URGES NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO EXPEDITE APPROVAL PROCESS SO THAT VITAL FEDERAL HISTORIC TAX CREDITS CAN BE USED TO PRESERVE THIS HISTORIC SYMBOL OF ROCKLAND’S HERITAGE
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01.23.17
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR WATER AND INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
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12.01.16
DURING IN-PERSON MEETING WITH NEW CANADIAN AMBASSADOR AND CONSUL GENERAL, SCHUMER STRONGLY URGES CANADA TO REVERSE ITS PROTECTIONIST, RESTRICTIVE DAIRY PRICING AND TRADE POLICIES THAT THREATEN UPSTATE NY DAIRY PRODUCERS
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11.29.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $1.5 MILLION IN U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FUNDING FOR CORNELL UNIVERSITY
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10.20.16
SENATORS URGE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE TO UNLOCK FEDERAL FUNDS FOR U.S. DAIRY FARMERS STRUGGLING WITH HISTORICALLY LOW MILK PRICES
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10.05.16
NEW YORK LAWMAKERS URGE PRESIDENT OBAMA TO REJECT RESTRICTIVE CANADIAN TRADE BARRIERS IMPACTING NEW YORK DAIRY FARMERS
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09.28.16
SCHUMER CALLS USDA SECRETARY VILSACK TO URGE MORE AGGRESSIVE ACTION AGAINST PROTECTIONIST AND RESTRICTIVE CANADIAN DAIRY PRICING AND TRADE POLICIES THAT THREATEN NY DAIRY PRODUCERS; SCHUMER CALLS FIX A MAJOR PRIORITY
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09.20.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1.7 MILLON IN FED FUNDING FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES IN TOWNS OF ARCADIA AND SODUS
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09.15.16
STATEMENT FROM SENATOR SCHUMER ON KRENZER FAMILY FARM
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09.01.16
SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO DOUBLE DOWN ON OPPOSITION TO RESTRICTIVE CANADIAN TRADE POLICIES THREATENING NY DAIRY PRODUCERS; SENATOR SAYS NEW DAIRY-PRICING RULES ARE SOUR AND FEDS NEED TO ACT NOW
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08.23.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND & GIBSON ANNOUNCE OVER $574,000 IN DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL YOUNG FARMERS COALITION’S BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PROJECT
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08.23.16
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON THE WYOMING COUNTY AGRICULTURE AND BUSINESS CENTER OPENING
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08.12.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $6 MILLON IN FED FUNDING FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
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08.05.16
SCHUMER: SEVERE DROUGHT IN UPSTATE NEW YORK COULD MEAN TROUBLE FOR FARMERS; SENATOR CALLS ON USDA TO CONDUCT A DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FOR LIKELY DISASTER DECLARATION FOR IMPACTED COUNTIES SUFFERING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE THIS SUMMER
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08.04.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $4.2 MILLION IN US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FUNDING FOR CORNELL UNIVERSITY
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07.21.16
SCHUMER REVEALS: IF APPLES FROM POLAND ARE IMPORTED TO UPSTATE NY, IT COULD MEAN DISASTER FOR FINGER LAKES ORCHARDS; POLISH APPLES COULD CARRY INVASIVE SPECIES? THAT COULD SERIOUSLY DAMAGE NEW YORK’S ORCHARDS FOR GENERATIONS; SENATOR CALLS ON USDA TO IMMEDIATELY HALT PLANS FOR IMPORTS UNTIL APPLES ARE CERTIFIED FREE OF PESTS
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05.19.16
SCHUMER MEETS WITH CEO OF ROCHESTER GAS AND ELECTRIC (RG&E) TO URGE UTILITY COMPANIES TO DO RIGHT BY KRENZER FAMILY FARM IN CHILI – SENATOR SAYS COMPANY SHOULD FINALIZE MUTUALLY AGREEABLE PLAN FOR NEW ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE THAT DOESN'T COST THE KRENZERS THEIR FARM
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03.25.16
SCHUMER: NEW RESTRICTIVE CANADIAN TRADE RULES COULD THREATEN O-AT-KA MILK AND MANY WESTERN NY DAIRY PRODUCERS; SENATOR DEMANDS FEDS ENSURE CANANDA KEEPS A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD & PROTECT WNY DAIRY
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11.23.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $100,000 IN FEDERAL USDA FUNDING FOR AGRICULTURAL CENTER IN HUDSON VALLEY
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11.17.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $225,000 IN FEDERAL USDA VALUE-ADDED PRODUCER GRANTS FOR AGRICULTURAL CENTERS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
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11.05.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1.9 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
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10.22.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $113 MILLION IN USDA FUNDING FOR CONSORTIUM OF COLLEGES INCLUDING MORE THAN $6 MILLION FOR CORNELL UNIVERSITY
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10.13.15
SCHUMER: FEDERAL RESTRICTIONS ARE PREVENTING MOHAWK VALLEY FAMILY FARMERS FROM INVESTING IN NEW EQUIPMENT; SCHUMER BILL WOULD HELP SMALL FARMERS PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY, SAVE MONEY & HELP KEEP THEM IN EXISTENCE
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09.15.15
SCHUMER: FEDERAL RESTRICTIONS ARE PREVENTING CORTLAND COUNTY FAMILY FARMERS FROM INVESTING IN NEW EQUIPMENT; SCHUMER BILL WOULD HELP SMALL FARMERS PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT THAT WILL INCREASE EFFICIENCY, SAVE MONEY & HELP KEEP THEM IN EXISTENCE
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08.20.15
SCHUMER: CRAFT BREWING IS ON THE RISE IN CENTRAL NY, BUT BREWERS NEED ACCESS TO LOCALLY GROWN MALT BARLEY FOR INDUSTRY TO THRIVE; LOCAL FARMERS HESITANT TO GROW CROP DUE TO LACK OF FED INSURANCE – SCHUMER PUSHES FEDS TO ESTABLISH ESSENTIAL CROP INSURANCE FOR CENTRAL NY MALT BARLEY FARMERS
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07.22.15
SCHUMER: AVERAGE PRICE OF EGGS UP NEARLY 40 PERCENT THIS YEAR & COULD KEEP CLIMBING BECAUSE OF BIRD FLU EPIDEMIC; DESPITE CRISIS, FED BUDGET SLASHES—BY $500M—USDA EFFORTS THAT CAN HELP BEAT BACK BIRD FLU; AS GROCERY BILLS RISE, SCHUMER LAUNCHES EFFORT TO THWART CUTS
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06.29.15
SCHUMER: FARMERS COULD EXPERIENCE ECONOMIC PERIL & AVERAGE PRICE OF VEGETABLES COULD RISE, UNLESS ORLEANS COUNTY FARMERS GET MUCH NEEDED WORKERS TO TEND CROPS; SHORTAGE OF WORKERS PUTS FARMERS & CONSUMERS IN JEOPARDY; SENATOR URGES FEDS TO IMMEDIATELY FIX BACKLOG OF WORKERS CAUSED BY JUNE 9TH COMPUTER GLITCH
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06.25.15
SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH TO SECURE MAJOR FED FUNDING FOR CORNELL UNIVERSITY TO DEVELOP NEW, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES THAT COULD GROW PRODUCTION AND REVOLUTIONIZE NEW YORK’S GRAPE & WINE INDUSTRIES
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06.22.15
SCHUMER: AVERAGE PRICE OF EGGS UP NEARLY 50 PERCENT & WILL KEEP CLIMBING BECAUSE OF BIRD FLU EPIDEMIC—YET PROPOSED FED BUDGET SLASHES USDA EFFORTS THAT HELP BEAT BACK BIRD FLU BY $500M; AS GROCERY BILLS RISE, SCHUMER LAUNCHES EFFORT TO THWART CUTS
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05.21.15
SCHUMER: NEW YORK STATE’S $52 MILLION GRAPE CROP AT UNDUE RISK DUE TO OUTDATED FACILITY THAT PROVIDES CRITICAL RESEARCH TO LOCAL GRAPE GROWERS; SENATOR LAUNCHES PUSH TO REPLACE USDA’S OUTDATED GRAPE RESEARCH LAB IN GENEVA WITH NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY
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05.06.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE NEARLY $5.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CORNELL UNIVERSITY TO STUDY & IMPROVE CROP SUSTAINABILITY
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04.30.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $800,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CLINTON COUNTY
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04.30.15
SCHUMER:NEW YORK STATE’S $65 MILLION POTATO INDUSTRY AT SEVERE RISK FROM INVASIVE SPECIES; SENATOR LAUNCHES PUSH TO REPLACE CORNELL UNIVERSITY’S OUTDATED NEMATODE LAB WITH NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY AT THE UNIVERSITY
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04.22.15
SCHUMER: WITH TURBULENT MILK PRICES, UPSTATE DAIRY FARMERS ARE GETTING SQUEEZED ON ALL SIDES, INCLUDING LARGE, LUMP-SUM MILK INSURANCE PAYMENTS – SCHUMER URGES USDA TO IMPLEMENT NEW PROGRAM TO EASE THE BURDEN OF CASH-STRAPPED DAIRY FARMS
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04.14.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND INTRODUCE BILL THAT WOULD CREATE FIRST-EVER CONSERVATION PROGRAM TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE DELAWARE RIVER WATERSHED
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04.01.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE HAS AGREED TO PURCHASE $9.6 MILLION IN SURPLUS CONCORD GRAPE JUICE TO STABILIZE PRICES FOR GRAPE GROWERS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK
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03.30.15
SCHUMER: NEW DISTILLERIES ARE PLAYING A MAJOR ROLE IN BUFFALO'S TRANSFORMATION & POSITIONING WNY AS CENTER OF DISTILLING BOOM, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE MALT BARLEY THEY NEED DUE TO RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH GROWING THE CROP – SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH TO ESTABLISH ESSENTIAL CROP INSURANCE FOR WNY MALT BARLEY FARMERS
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02.24.15
SCHUMER CALLS ON USDA TO EXPEDITE REVIEW & APPROVAL OF NEW WYOMING COUNTY BUSINESS & AGRICULTURE CENTER THAT COULD BE MAJOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HUB FOR WARSAW AREA – USDA HAS YET TO SIGN OFF ON FINAL DESIGN PLANS & FED DELAY COULD THREATEN ENTIRE CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE; SCHUMER SAYS USDA SHOULD GET PROJECT UNDERWAY ASAP
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10.03.14
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $5.6 MILLION IN FEDERAL U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FUNDING FOR SPECIALTY CROPS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE
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09.03.14
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE HAS AGREED TO PURCHASE UP TO $25 MILLION IN SURPLUS CONCORD GRAPE JUICE TO STABILIZE PRICES FOR GRAPE GROWERS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK
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08.06.14
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1.4 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS THROUGH U.S. DEPT OF AGRICULTURE FOR TWO GENESEE COUNTY WATER PROJECTS
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07.21.14
SCHUMER URGES DEPT OF AGRICULTURE TO SWIFTLY REVIEW AND APPROVE PLAN TO BUILD NEW ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES NEXT TO EXISTING POWER LINES, RATHER THAN ACROSS KRENZER FAMILY FARM OR THROUGH HOMEOWNERS PROPERTIES IN CHILI & HENRIETTA NEW PLAN IS SUPPORTED BY ALL PARTIES INVOLVED
