Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced her intention to provide $30 million in direct relief payments to New York farmers.

New York farms face growing financial pressure as federal policy changes ripple through agriculture, according to a new report from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The analysis warns that cuts ...

NEW YORK. — According to a news release from the governor’s office, Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced the availability of grants totaling $21.6 million to help New York’s dairy farmers. The money ...

NEW YORK FARMERS ARE UNDER INCREASING ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL PRESSURE because of federal policy changes, including higher tariffs, cuts to certain agricultural programs and stricter immigration ...

May 23—ALBANY — Two state lawmakers from New York City want to ban dairy farms from expanding beyond 700 cows, a move they say would help protect the environment and preserve small, family-owned dairy ...

Mike McMahon, 73, is approaching the end of his farming career at the same time President Donald Trump has threatened to arrest everyone who does not legally belong in America. McMahon has been ...

HEMPSTEAD — Nassau County Executive and Republican candidate for governor Bruce Blakeman on Wednesday said new federal rules ...

BelGioiosi Cheese expands again in upstate New York, and Lifeway Foods is building on its kefir and probiotics growth in Waukesha, WI. The dairy industry in the state of New York expands further with ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)—-At the New York State Capitol on Wednesday, Ray Dykeman stood alongside Republican lawmakers, the New York Farm Bureau, and the Northeast Dairy Producers Association to oppose a ...

This new dairy farm bill is an udder failure. Cityslicker state lawmakers from the Big Apple want to limit the number of cows on New York’s dairy farms – a green push that opponents argue would ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y., Sept. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- After 13 days on display at the New York State Fair, the 57th Annual Butter Sculpture is off to be recycled at a Western New York dairy farm. American ...

NY farms face higher fertilizer costs in 2026. Here’s why prices feel stickier—and how to plan purchases without hurting yield.