Growing Connections Across USDA for Innovation in Food Safety and Nutrition

Though our celebrations may be smaller and closer to home this holiday season, food will still…

Announces Winner of Round Two of Grow NY Food and Agriculture Business Competition

Israeli Company Soos Technology Named $1 Million Grand Prize Winner  More Than $3 Million in Prize…

Gilead Partnering with 40 Companies to Scale Up Production of Promising COVID-19 Treatment

Gilead’s innovative medicine, Veklury® (remdesivir), has been making headlines as the first antiviral treatment for COVID-19 to…

New Guidance for Agritourism Businesses as Fall Approaches

Guidance Applies to Corn Mazes, Pick-Your-Own Fruit/Vegetable Operations, Hayrides and Haunted Houses  Guidance Available Here Governor Andrew…

Why Sustainable Food Systems are Needed in a post-COVID World

Food systems are essential to economic activity because they provide the energy that we need to…

Florida Receives $440,000 in USDA Farm to School Grant Funds

Tallahassee, Fla. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it will award $440,913 to six Florida-based recipients for the Tallahassee,…

Farmland Initiative to Strengthen the Viability of NY Farms

Provides Critical Financial Assistance to Keep Valuable Farmland in Production, Allow Diversification, and Ensure Long-Term Viability…

Announces Mobile Markets Awards as Part of $1.4 Billion Vital Brooklyn Initiative

Second Round Brings Total Investment in Food Access in Central Brooklyn to Nearly $2 Million and…

Announces New York State’s First Farm Meadery License

Royal Meadery in Delmar is the First State Licensed Farm Meadery to Produce Mead from New…

Governor Cuomo Announces Kick-Off of Summer Farmers’ Market Season

More than 700 Markets Across the State Provide Fresh, Nutritious, Locally Produced Food to New Yorkers…