Grassroots

September 2007

Table of Contents

• Cash for gas - Royalty payouts climbing for landowners
• State readies council on non-native species
• Farmers urged to look out for giant hogweed
• Final Dairy Assistance payments made
• Big apple crop anticipated
• DEA restricts iodine products
• Lincoln's Address - Fall harvest brings excitement and concern for farmers in New York
• The Ag Agenda - A drop of water, a load of regulations
• Jeffres family wins environmental honor
• Flood aid in Hudson Valley
• N.Y. farms typical in computer usage for '07
• Report: New York taxes are highest in nation
• Ag Experiment Station to hold open house
• Small Farm Expo combines education, fun for all
• High tunnels can jump start season
• New York Center for Dairy Excellence showcased at State Fair
• 'Circle of Friends' in legislature named
• State eyes U.K. foot-and-mouth outbreak
• From the Field - regional reports
• Erie County Farm Bureau succeeds in passing Right to Farm laws in towns
• Grower argues for immigration reform
• Rensselaer County protects farm from development
• Feed the Hungry project begun in Schoharie County
• Young Farmer & Rancher Discussion Meet contest teaches skills
• Center offers tips on avoiding collisions between cars, tractors
• By the Numbers
• N.Y. Farm Bureau responds to administration's farm labor initiatives - SSA no-match letter guidance available for employers