N.Y. Farms: Immigration Reform a Priority

WASHINGTON — Maintaining a dependable supply of immigrant farmworkers remains the top concern of New York apple growers, whose business would not be viable without them, a grower told a congressional panel Wednesday.

Growers continue to grapple with changeable rules under the H2a immigrant farmworker program and overzealous enforcement that has ensnared U.S. citizens, growers told a House Agriculture subcommittee in response to questions from Rep. William L. Owens, D-Plattsburgh.

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Commissioner Reminds Farmers to Only Sell to Licensed Dealers

Agricultural Producers Security Law Protects Farmers from Nonpayment

ALBANY-- New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker today reminded farmers to only sell to licensed farm product dealers. This reminder highlights the provisions contained in Article 20 of the New York State Agriculture and Markets Law, more commonly known as the Agricultural Producers Security Law.

"The Department is able to offer financial protections to our producers in the event of nonpayment under the Agricultural Producers Security Law," the Commissioner said.

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Commissioner Reminds Farmers to Only Sell to Licensed Dealers

Exploring Algae as Fuel

Shane Hopkins checks which algae grows fastest.

In a laboratory where almost all the test tubes look green, the tools of modern biotechnology are being applied to lowly pond scum.


Foreign genes are being spliced into algae and native genes are being tweaked.

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New York Agri-Women Group Comes to Central New York

I attended the New York Agri-Women meeting at Tassone's Saturday and was thrilled to see so many women of such diverse areas of agriculture all in one room.

Cari Rincker, an agriculture lawyer from Manhattan, is starting a New York chapter of American Agri-Women, a national organization of women involved in all types of agriculture who are interested in promoting the industry, legislative issues,

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New York Agri-Women Group Comes to Central New York