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Leaders of the New York Farm Bureau have outlined their priorities for the legislative session in Albany.
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From the New York Times-bestselling author of "Cod" and "Salt," Mark Kurlansky’s new book, "The Core of an Onion," takes a look at the cultural, historical, and gastronomical layers of one of the world's most beloved culinary staples-featuring original illustrations and recipes from around the world.
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The Vermont Agency of Agriculture has created an online marketplace to link farmers with livestock feed producers.
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U.S. Senators Peter Welch and Angus King are introducing legislation intended to protect farmland and make it easier to pass it to the next generation.
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A number of statewide organizations are stepping in to help farmers that have been impacted by last week’s flooding as officials move to get federal and state support to the agriculture sector.
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An interview with Rebecca Busansky.Berkshire Agricultural Ventures taps Rebecca Busansky for permanent Executive Director role
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A listening session on the upcoming Farm Bill was held recently in Binghamton.
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With global warming projected to rocket past the 1.5°C limit, activist Andrew Boyd is thrown into a crisis of hope, and off on a quest to learn how to live with the "impossible news" of our climate doom. He searches out eight of today's leading climate thinkers and asks them: "Is it really the end of the world? and if so, now what?"His book is "I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor."
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This week the New York State Department of Labor finalized farm labor overtime regulations. Over the next 10 years overtime will be reduced from the current 60-hour threshold to 40 hours.
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Jori Lewis is an award–winning journalist who writes about agriculture and the environment. Her new book "Slaves for Peanuts: A Story of Conquest, Liberation, and a Crop That Changed History," weaves together the natural and human history of a crop that transformed the lives of millions. Americans consume over 1.5 billion pounds of peanut products every year. But few of us know the peanut’s tumultuous history, or its intimate connection to slavery and freedom.