New York Farm Bureau News Bytes

In this episode of the New York Farm Bureau News Bytes Podcast the 2023 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the year contest applications are here! Also in this episode: USDA's June 30th Acreage Report Cornell issues its final dairy farm business summary and analysis program report Commissioner Richard Ball announces funding to schools through New York's Farm-to-School program NYFB Young Farmer and Rancher co...

In todays episode we site down with NYFB's Public Policy Director, Jeff Williams to talk about the upcoming event: The Future of New York. Agriculture. The summit will address workforce development to attract highly skilled workers, touch on the importance of applied research to make farms more efficient and sustainable, outreach to urban lawmakers, along with climate change. We also talk about: T...

In the 7th New York Farm Bureau News Bytes: We hear from Commissioner Richard Ball NYFB submits comments to the Security and Exchanges commission AFBF submits amicus brief on California Prop 12 Applications for Young Farmers Events is now available. The deadline to apply is July 17th

Update on Happy The Elephant SPECIAL REPORT: It's time to submit comments on the Climate Action Council Draft Scoping Plan Update on legislative bills that have passed this year BREAKING NEWS: Update on the New York maple syrup production numbers for 2022 NYFB named Best Newspaper in the American Farm Bureau Federation Communications Conference Award ceremony!

In today's episode we bring you a conversation with Dairy Farmer Nate Chittenden from his family farm outside of Albany, NY. Nate talks about growing up on the farm, the care they provide their land and animals, and the challenges and opportunities of farming in New York State. New York ranks fifth among states in dairy production and is a national leader in a wide variety of dairy products.

Happy June Dairy Month NYFB Agricultural Youth Scholarships announced Update from the State Capital in Albany, NY Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures comment period extended Get your NYFB: FARMER’S GUIDE TO TRUCK & FARM IMPLEMENT LAWS & REGULATIONS - https://members.nyfb.org/ItemDetail?iProductCode=IMPLEMENT&Category=BOOKS&WebsiteKey=cb61c6af-5eb5-4943-a2...

In this episode: We join our partners Grow NY Farms at a press event at the Capitol in Albany to highlight the impact of a lower overtime threshold. We talk with Assemblymember Kenny Burgos and Jeff King about about the Assemblymember's visit to King Brother's Dairy. Update from the state capital Department of Agriculture and Markets prepare to launch a new online Farm Directory

In this episode: Update from the state capital The Spongy moth continues its apple tree eating rampage Learn more about the The Residential Agricultural Discount Program National Ag policy update from Washington, DC The next installment of the monthly webinar series: Land as Your Legacy Golden Owl award winner announced The 2022 Young Farmers & Ranchers Competitive Events announced Happy the E...

New York Farm Bureau is proud to announce its first podcast! NYFB News Bytes will offer a snapshot of the issues facing farmers in New York and make it easy to stay up-to-date on all the latest topics relevant to NY farmers. In addition, we will explore deeper issues and feature interviews on topics you want to know about! Business Groups Ask Gov. Hochul to Stay Overtime Threshold at 60 Agricultur...