June 29, 2026: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the release of the $30 million Agricultural Resiliency Against Tariffs Program for New York agricultural producers.
June 24, 2026: The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets today, during Dairy Month, announced significant progress of on-farm projects awarded through Round 1 of the $21.6 million Dairy Modernization Grant Program, with 90 percent of the projects currently underway or completed.
March 1, 2026: Governor Hochul encouraged New Yorkers to support their local maple producers during Maple Month and highlighted the state’s upcoming Maple Weekends.
January 16, 2026: New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today announced that an additional $200,000 is available to New York’s farmers’ markets through Part 2 of the fourth round of the Farmers’ Market Resiliency Grant Program, bringing the total available to markets in Round 4 to $700,000.
December 17, 2025: Governor Hochul highlighted significant milestones reached in the State’s locally sourced school food programs during her time in office, each one helping to make sure that no student goes hungry in a New York classroom and further providing an economic boost to New York farmers.
November 26 2025: The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets today encouraged shoppers looking for that perfect holiday gift item to support local growers and producers this year by shopping at a Taste NY Market.
November 24, 2025: New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today led the Department’s 10th annual tree-cutting tradition at Bell’s Christmas Trees, a NYS Grown & Certified Christmas tree farm in Accord, New York.
October 16, 2025: Governor Hochul congratulated the Finger Lakes region on being named the 2025 American Wine Region of the Year by Wine Enthusiast as part of the magazine’s prestigious Wine Star Awards.
October 8, 2025: Five weeks after gates closed and the proverbial dust has settled at the Fairgrounds, it’s time to take stock of another incredible year at The Great New York State Fair.
