Grant Aims to Stem Farm Runoff in Lake

Farmers South of Crown Point to Get Help with Phosphorus

PLATTSBURGH — Farmers along Lake Champlain's southern shoreline will receive financial help to reduce any negative impact they have on its water quality

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has dedicated $500,000 toward a new grant program that aims to reduce the amount of phosphorus that enters Lake Champlain.

Dean Norton, president of the New York Farm Bureau, echoed that."We are grateful to Attorney General Cuomo for making funds available to our farmers to bolster the efforts they are already taking to protect the precious waters of Lake Champlain."

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Grant Aims to Stem Farm Runoff

Fish Farmers Angle for Legislation

Upstate fish farmers are urging support of new legislation that will lift a Department of Environmental Conservation ban on the sale of farm-raised black bass to New York fish markets, retailers and restaurants.

If the bill passes, it will help create new jobs in rural areas of Upstate New York and increase farm profitability.

“We need economic growth in Upstate New York right now and closing off the food fish market for New York fish growers is just another example of the many regulations that continue to restrict Upstate development when we need it the most,” said Dean Norton, president of New York Farm Bureau.

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Fish Farmers

USDA Rural Development Accepting Applications For Renewable Energy And Energy Efficiency Grants and Loan Guarantees

The program offers grants and loan guarantees, or combinations of the two, and projects requesting $20,000 or less have the best chance of success.

Eligible projects include renewable energy systems such as wind turbines, solar, geothermal, biomass, anaerobic digesters, hydroelectric, and ocean or hydrogen systems.

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USDA Rural Development

Benefits of Local Eating Highlighted

'Food Miles': Cornell professor speaks at Case to farmers, consumers about healthier diets

Jennifer Wilkins, Sr.extension associate & Cornell

Eating local is good for you. That was the message delivered Saturday by Jennifer L. Wilkins, a senior extension associate and professor at Cornell University. Mrs.

Wilkins spoke to farmers and students at Case Middle School about benefits of local and in-season eating.
Mrs. Wilkins is responsible for publishing the "Northeast Regional Food Guide," which details how to eat local and in-season foods and why that is important.

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Local Eating Highlighted