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Posted on May 24, 2013
Stonewall Farms, located on Callicoon Center Road, Jeffersonville, NY, was the place to be recently for all who have an interest in Beef Cattle. Host Eddie Moran worked tirelessly in preparation of the event, which drew Beef Cattle enthusiasts from near and far, along with his wife, Barbara, who was...
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Posted on May 24, 2013
1. Do not support the NMPF. How can an organization represent the farmer (producers) and processors at the same time? How many NFL coaches would be employed with year after year losing records? How can Jerry Kozak keep his job? The milk to feed ratio is at an all time low. Jerry Kozak and all board ...
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Posted on May 24, 2013
Washington, D.C. — During the week of May 16, the House Agriculture Committee approved its version of the Farm Bill, moving the legislation to the floor for consideration of the full House of Representatives. Congressman Bill Owens, who has long advocated for the Farm Bill to move forward, praised t...
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Posted on May 17, 2013
Camp Hill) – Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) says farmers across Pennsylvania (and the nation) are willing to make sacrifices as part of the overall farm bill package, including the elimination of direct payments, which total $5 billion per year in the bills approved by the Senate Agriculture Committ...
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Posted on May 17, 2013
Though retired, Penn State Extension Specialist Tom McCarty is still the go-to guy for solving water problems involving pesticides and other potentially dangerous potables. A case in point, chronicled by a Penn State magazine, showed how McCarty successfully solved the plight of a woman who was bein...
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Posted on May 17, 2013
The New York State Assembly on May 13 was considering A.1792A, sponsored by Queens County Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan, which would impose factory style labor mandates on family farms. From New York Farm Bureau’s perspective, a vote in support of the so-called “farm worker fair labor practices act”...
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Posted on May 17, 2013
New York State Assemblyman Joseph M. Giglio (R,C,I-Gowanda) on May 13 expressed his opposition to the “Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act,” a New York City-sponsored bill that would essentially doom upstate farms and agriculture. Giglio cited the unnecessary and negative repercussions of the bill,...
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Posted on May 17, 2013
New York State Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora) criticized a proposal by New York City liberals to regulate the farm industry right out of New York State. “These downstate Assembly members are seeking to regulate farming right out of New York,” DiPietro said. “These members don’t come fr...
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Posted on May 17, 2013
by Jay Girvin, Esq., Girvin & Ferlazzo. P.C., Albany, New York Q. Under what circumstances may my private property be taken by eminent domain? The power of “eminent domain” is the right of the state to take private property for public use upon the payment of just compensation to the owner. Some peop...
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