Grassroots

May 2007

Table of Contents

• $30 million secured for dairy farms -
  'Unprecedented' aid boosts Upstate economy
• Food Safety Focus - State industry wants say in new guidelines
• Bush rallies support for immigration
• NYFB endorses Empire Racing
• Dairy products linked to lower cancer risk
• Labeling change proposed for irradiated foods
• Tauzel promoted at NYFB
• New York's farmers recognized for food bank donations
• Agriculture chief says U.S. cannot ignore WTO
• State budget funds ag programs
• Tax relief offered to victims of flooding
• Lincoln's Address - Aid idea came from farmers, made a reality by legislators
• The Ag Agenda - Protect our water before well runs dry
• New building codes now in effect - New York Farm Bureau working to enact agricultural building exemption
• Pennsylvania dairy center is the model for N.Y.
• Milk may help smokers break the habit
• Conservation Innovation Grants available
• Ethanol demand could lead to higher food prices
• Trap network keeps track of pests - European corn borer, corn earworm among insects that are monitored
• Sign up now for sixth annual NYFB Foundation Golf Classic
• Small Farm and Rural Living Expo set for October
• Regional Reports
• Doan testifies on colony collapse disorder
• NYFB Board travels to nation's capital
• Gillibrand fights for dairy farms
• Sharing ideas is theme of Spring Conference
• FB backs excluding livestock waste from Superfund
• Young Farmers gather for NYFB Leadership Conference
• By the Numbers
• City pols support dairy