Sentences with phrase «valley farmland protection»

At 2 p.m., the state Department of Agriculture and Markets will announce the award recipients of the Hudson Valley Farmland Protection program that will protect at - risk farmland and keep it from future development, The Farm at Miller's Crossing, 170 Route 217, Claverack.

The final bill is subtly reworded to refer to the «Southern Tier Agricultural Industry Enhancement and Hudson Valley Farmland Protection Programs» (i.e., two different regional initiatives) and stipulates that funds can flow to non-profit groups and local governments as well as to farmers themselves.

Not exact matches

«These projects include the completion of the 2017 Farmland Protection Plan, with a grant from the NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets we have hired a Farm to School Marketing Coordinator to help our regions farmers sell locally produced food products to our public schools» lunch programs and with the support of the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, Oneida County Health Department, Oneida County Planning Department, Mohawk Valley Community College ThINCubator and the Mohawk Valley Food Policy Council we will be conducting an extensive study of the total Oneida County Food system.»

Marc has been leader on Open Space Protection and Farmland Preservation, an advocate to preserve the Hudson River Valley Greenway and a supporter of the Greenway Compact.

Land preservation groups and elected officials will be on hand in two Hudson Valley, New York locations to announce farmland protection efforts.

Or see this release for details about Scenic Hudson's other farmland protection efforts in the Rondout Valley.

Walt's Dairy was ranked the highest priority for protection among all the farms identified in Scenic Hudson's Foodshed Conservation Plan, a data - driven blueprint for ramping up collaborative farmland - protection efforts to create a secure source of fresh, local food for the Hudson Valley and New York City.

Conserving this farmland supports the goals of Scenic Hudson's NYC / Hudson Valley Foodshed Conservation Plan, a blueprint for ramping up collaborative farmland - protection efforts to create a secure source of fresh, local food for the Hudson Valley and New York City.

Equity Trust's Hudson Valley Farm Affordability Program complements and enhances the farmland protection efforts of the many conservation groups working in the Hudson Valley by supporting the use of critical tools for keeping farmers on the land.