Prohibits municipal corporations from entering into a contract or other agreement that has the purpose or effect of concealing the details of the development of a data center from the public or preven...

Essex County has the second-highest percentage of direct sales from farms to customers, with many sales taking place within the region.

Applications are due Tuesday, August 11, 2026.

The governor's executive order will bypass legislation that had proposed more restrictive measures on data centers that use large amounts of energy.

New York farmers can start submitting applications for up to $25,000 in relief from the state as part of a $30 million aid effort aimed ​at easing the hit to farmers from Republican U.S. President Don...

$1.36 million Available for Research and Development of New York State Grown & Certified Food Products The New York Farm Viability Institute is pleased to announce that the 2026 NYS Grown &…

Albany, NY--On Wednesday, June 17, the Legislative Commission on Rural Resources released their fourth annual summary of the New York State Enacted Budget. The annual report offers a summary of rural-...

Syracuse-area Sen. Rachel May has proposed a bill that would cap tax breaks for mid-sized data centers and ban them for large ones.

The ag manufacturing giant will also make digital diagnostic, maintenance, and repair tools available to third parties for 10 years.

The top challenge rural ambulance networks face, according to the report, is a lack of funding and an inability to receive more due to barriers imposed at the state level.

Grants to construct last mile, open access, public broadband infrastructure

The New York Farm Viability Institute is pleased to share that the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the 2026 Beginning Farmer Competitive Grant (BFCG) Program will open on March 16, 2026. $1.7 milli…

Seven Global Startups to Receive $3 Million Total for Transforming the Future of Food and Farming, Including $1 Million Grand Prize

SUNY Chancellor King visited SUNY Cobleskill on Monday to announce the launch of the SUNY Agritech Center to support New York’s farm workforce and promote the use of emerging technologies in...

The purpose of this grant program is to support land conservation with funded through New York State's Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022 (Bond Act) and the Environm...

Governor Hochul and New York Attorney General James announced a landmark agreement to modernize the process to secure and protect critical open spaces statewide.