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  • Fish Farmers Urge Sale of Black Bass

    By Anne Lithiluxa
    YNN
    5/13/10

    When you’re shopping at the local grocery store for fish, some common choices are salmon, haddock or tilapia, but what you won’t find is bass. Now, New York State fish farmers are urging state lawmakers to lift a ban on the sale of black bass.

    “I could grow around 20,000-30,000 food size fish annually and have a rotating cycle where I would have 25,000 food size going out the door and have 25,000 food fish coming up the ranks,” said Ted Universal, owner of Coolwater Fish Farm.

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    Fish Farmers Urge Sale of Black Bass

  • Gillibrand Fights for Federal Loan Dollars to New York's Family Farms

    Fox 40 WICZ
    5/14/10

    With farms across New York struggling during these tough economic times, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today urged Senate leaders to include $80 million for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to continue its critical service through the Farm Operating and Farm Ownership loans program. The FSA makes direct and guaranteed farm ownership and operating loans to family-size farmers and ranchers who cannot obtain commercial credit from a bank, Farm Credit System institution, or other lender.

    “New York’s farmers are a critical part of our economy and we must ensure their success,” said Senator Gillibrand.

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  • Bill Redefines ATV in State Law to Make Side-by-side Vehicles Legal up to 1,500lbs

    Oswego Democrat
    5/12/10

    ALBANY (May 12, 2010)—The New York State Senate today passed by a 52-9 vote legislation sponsored by Sen. Aubertine (S.4277) that would allow all-terrain vehicle riders to legally register and ride utility trail vehicles on trail systems throughout the state.

    “Allowing riders to legally register side-by-sides and other UTVs here in New York State gives many families and older riders new opportunities to use our trail systems and enjoy the outdoors with a passenger,” Sen. Aubertine said.

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  • Nutrition Program Muddles Farm Bill

    By Marc Heller
    The Watertown Daily Times
    5/14/10

    WASHINGTON — As Congress prepares to rewrite farm and food policies next year, lawmakers will have to tackle this seeming contradiction: If the United States faces an obesity crisis, why is the federal government still fighting a war on hunger?

    That fundamental question arose Thursday at a House Agriculture Committee hearing on the 2012 farm bill, the five-year bill that outlines nutrition programs, farm policies and rural development. The answer will help determine where Congress steers more money in what lawmakers agree will be an exceptionally tight budget.

    In Northern New York, obesity rates have been higher than state averages, and hunger rates approach 20 percent, studies indicate.

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