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The USDA’s decision to freeze and terminate Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) contracts is leaving farmers uncertain about the future of their funding.

Farmers count on small amounts of money to make improvements to boost farm viability and even the larger community.

Two Central New York conservation districts are receiving more than $1.3 million in state funding to support sustainable farming practices, improve water quality, and mitigate climate change.

A Finger Lakes dairy farmer shares his perspective at the 193rd annual forum of the NYS Agricultural Society at the Oncenter.

The Syracuse City School District is receiving $100,000 from the state to hire a Farm to School coordinator, promoting local food in school menus and benefiting both student health and local farmers.

The USDA has introduced the Distressed Borrowers Assistance Network to support financially struggling farmers, including those in New York.

The eighth annual event will be held Saturday, Sept. 21.

The campaign aims is to educate residents while also encouraging them to support local farms by buying produce, dairy, meat, maple, honey products, and more.

The Onondaga County Legislature unanimously updated plan to incentivize farming to minimize the number of developers looking for farmland to purchase.

Severe restrictions on people crossing our borders could present a problem for Central New York’s farmers. The New York Farm Bureau is asking for state…