Farm Bill

(Airs 05/08/26 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: While Governor Hochul said a budget agreement was reached this week, Assembly Speaker Heastie says not so fast, we’ll take a look at how the federal Farm Bill addresses small farmers needs in the Hudson Valley, and there were a record number of visits to the venues operated by the Olympic Regional Development Authority last year.

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to reauthorize the Farm Bill. The bill now moves to the Senate just weeks after a report from the New York State Comptroller’s Office found the state is losing farms and farmland at twice the national rate, especially for small farms.

The New York Farm Bureau this week released its national legislative priorities, targeting legislation it says would help New York’s farmers and rural communities.

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.

A listening session on the upcoming Farm Bill was held recently in Binghamton.

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has announced her dairy policy priorities in advance of the upcoming Farm Bill negotiations.

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has announced her dairy policy priorities in advance of upcoming Farm Bill negotiations.

New York’s agriculture commissioner will be in the North Country Friday to hear from local farmers.

The Northern Border Regional Commission is a federal-state partnership that aids economic development in northern New England and New York. On Thursday,…

An amendment to the federal Farm Bill passed by the House and Senate is intended to support farmers and the craft beer industry.Senator Kirsten…