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2 • September 2023

Cornell leaders advocate for ag research, extension in farm bill

By Krisy Gashler Four members of the vices. The current formula
Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences House of Representatives’ disadvantages states such
The next federal farm Agriculture Committee – as New York and Pennsyl-
bill should help mitigate Chairman G.T. Thompson vania, which have large ur-
the kinds of supply chain (R-PA 15th District), Marc ban populations, he said.
weaknesses exposed during Molinaro, R-Red Hook, “In a world where the
the COVID-19 pandemic, Nick Langworthy, R-Am- food supply and natural re-
prioritize publicly funded herst, and Derrick Van Or- sources will become more
agricultural research and den (R-WI 3rd District) – at- difficult to maintain, exten-
extension, and work toward tended the April 14 session sion support is more critical
a more equitable and resil- and heard comments from than ever,” Watkins said.
ient food system. farmers, researchers, ex- Other speakers asked for
That is among the advice tension agents, state-level stronger federal support
congressional leaders re- leaders and agency staff, for dairy farmers, contin-
ceived during a two-hour and members of the public. ued funding of conserva-
listening session at the “We recognize in up- tion programs that benefit
Broome County office of state New York the value of farmers and the environ-
Cornell Cooperative Exten- farming and the economic ment, decreased regula-
sion, followed by a tour of engine that agriculture pro- tions on farmers who want
Cornell’s Guterman Green- vides in this state and this to grow industrial hemp,
house Complex, this past country,” said Molinaro,. RJ ANDERSON/CORNELL UNIVERSITY and policies to ensure land
spring. “As a young man who grew House of Representatives’ Agriculture Committee member Marc Molinaro, R-Red Hook, access for new and young
Every five years, Con- up on food stamps, I know left, and Chairman G.T. Thompson, R-PA 15th District, right, speak with youth 4-H farmers.
gress authorizes a new farm the value of both the farms members during a farm bill listening tour in Broome County this spring. The farm bill Thompson affirmed his
bill, which governs and pro- in our district and the expe- expires Sept. 30. commitment to crafting the
vides funding for a host of riences of those who strug- farm bill in a cooperative,
ing for agricultural research twice as much, he said. He urged congressional
agricultural and nutrition gle to access quality food.” bipartisan manner and to
to maintain a secure food “The private sector has leaders to “increase agricul-
programs such as crop sub- Jan Nyrop, former direc- completing it on time. He
supply in the face of wors- invested a lot in research tural research funding from
sidies, conservation pro- tor of Cornell AgriTech and also urged interested mem-
ening climate change and – private sector research 2% to 4% of the total farm
grams and food assistance. a recently retired professor bers of the public to submit
other challenges. In infla- funding now exceeds that bill, invest more in fruits
The current bill is set to ex- of entomology, stressed the written comments to the
tion-adjusted dollars, the of the public sector – but the and vegetables, which are a
pire Sept. 30. importance of public fund- committee.
U.S. currently spends the challenge is that the private basis for long-term health,
“Science, technology
same amount on agricul- sector is primarily driven by and invest in research that
tural research that it spent short-term needs and prof- and innovation have always
provides for a more equita-
in 1970. Both the European it and it does not address been critical to agricul-
ble and resilient food sys-
Union and China spend all the big, long-term chal- ture,” Thompson said. “We
tem.”
more on such public re- lenges that agriculture con- want to build a platform
Chris Watkins, director
search, and China spends tinues to face,” Nyrop said. for the farm of the future so
of the statewide Cornell
we’re able to serve whatev-
Cooperative Extension and
er’s over the horizon.”
a professor of horticulture,
advocated for Congress to Krisy Gashler is a writer for
adjust the formula it uses the College of Agriculture and
to allocate federal funds for Life Sciences at Cornell Uni-
state-level extension ser- versity.

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Family effort helps Alleghany Farm Services thrive
By KORI SCIANDRA
ksciandra@batavianews.com
Alleghany Farm Services recently
celebrated 40 years of business.
The company, at 7342 Allegha-
ny Rd., Basom, initially focused on
commercial jobs and large public
site work projects from the early
1980s until 2001. Since then, the
company has changed its focus to
drainage projects and continues to
thrive in the agricultural commu-
nity. About 90% of the company’s
work is on farm drainage projects
and agricultural water quality.
“The agricultural economy is
quite strong – our solutions can help
in both lean years and high yield
years,” said Chad Klotzbach, a man-
aging partner with Alleghany Farm
Services.
According to Alleghany Farm
Services, farm drainage is an agricul-
ture practice to remove excess water
from the soil subsurface. Reducing
and/or controlling soil moisture
levels helps create an environment
for optimal crop growth. Too much
subsurface water can prevent prop-
er root development, inhibiting the
growth of crops.
Too much water also limits ac-
cess to the land by farm equipment.
Most modern agriculture depends
on the usage of large machinery to
prepare the seedbed, plant the crop,
carry out any cultivation and appli-
cations during the growing season
– and ultimately – harvest the crop.
Alleghany Farm Services provides
full-service site work, including site
preparation, hedgerow removal,
GPS layout & control and projects
that include excavation, manure
storage facilities and more.
Achieving 40 years of success in
any industry is no easy feat. There
are many factors that contribute
to the longevity of a business, in-
cluding hard work, dependability
and the need to be surrounded by
a thriving community. And in this
case – a thriving county.
“We are thrilled to have been a
part of Genesee County for 40 years.
Plenty of things have changed, in-
cluding the hand off from my dad,
Drew, to myself in 2019,” said Chad
Alleghany Farm Services is celebrating 40 years of service in the
community. About 90% of its work is on drainage projects.
Klotzbach,. “It’s a great area to grow
an agricultural business -–from the
customers to the local employees.”
His father, Chad Klotzbach said,
“has really personally invested so
much to build the foundation for
what the company is today. It really
is a family effort though, both of my
parents, Drew and Dianne, have fo-
PHOTO COURTESY OF ALLEGHANY FARM SERVICES
cused most of their lives on growing
the business. The foundation has al-
lowed me to expand to other regions
in the northeast and mid-Atlantic
states.”
Alleghany Farm Services is fo-
cused on expansion as it heads into
the next 40 years.
“We’re currently in a growth
September 2023 • 3
model and will continue to grow
to strengthen our current business
and expand our footprint. We have
a great team of hardworking and
forward-thinking people that have
allowed us to really become experts
in what we do. We have a pretty ag-
gressive hiring and growth strategy
for the next five years and are always
looking for great talent,” said Chad.
Alleghany Farm Services is also
focused on the environmental side
of services.
“The future of sustainable agri-
culture starts in the soil and there’s
so much focus on soil health and
nutrient management that drainage
water management is often over-
looked,” said Chad. “We’re not only
watching it, but working closely with
some key researchers to make sure
proposed solutions make sense for
our customers no matter what re-
gion they’re in.”
“We’re doing some exciting
things thinking outside the box on
how we can reinvent our industry,”
said Chad.
alleghanyfarmservices.com
4 • September 2023
Casper Farms Beef to host open house at new store
By KORI SCIANDRA
ksciandra@batavianews.com
Casper Farms Beef spe-
cializes in all-natural beef.
The family owned and op-
erated farm has been rais-
ing beef since the 1980s.
Now primarily Angus
crossed animals, Casper
Farms has a small, careful-
ly selected herd of cows.
Those cows spring the
calves that continually pro-
duce premium beef.
Animals at the farm are
raised on pasture in Staf-
ford and fed free choice dry
hay with supplemented
Since
1992
3860 W. Main St., Batavia
(585) 344-3231
Mon. - Fri. 8:30am-5:30pm • Sat. 8am-3pm
non-gmo ground corn. This Crystal Casper. “We just
helps achieve marbling, want to get the word out to
which makes great beef. the public showing what
In June, Casper Farms the store is all about and
Beef opened its beef store what our farm can offer.”
to the community but did The open house is sched-
not host a grand opening. uled from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Recently, Casper Farms Oct. 7 at 6671 Main Road,
Beef was chosen Best Farm Stafford.
and placed third in the During the open house
Beat Meat category in the patrons can expect to see
“GLOW Best of the Best” vendors including Cravin
awards by readers of The Curbside and Blue Grove.
Daily News and The Living- Dublin Corners and Black
ston County News. Creekside Ciders will be
“We thought now would serving drinks from 1 to 6
be a great opportunity to p.m. with music by Rag Tag
Ramble and more.
host an open house,” said
“Everybody can enjoy
Casper Farms co-owner
the music and the day while
Backyard they’re there and seeing ev-
Outfitters erything,” said Crystal.
There will also be calf
cuddling and pumpkins for
children to enjoy during the
event.
PHOTO COURTESY OF CASPER FARMS BEEF
Casper Farms raises its cattle on pasture in Stafford and
feeds the animal free choice dry hay with supplemented
non-gmo ground corn to help achieve marbling, which
makes great beef.
All meat sold by Casper with the sale of beef, but
Farms is USDA inspect- we’ve diversified and ex-
ed and vacuum sealed to panded to pork and chicken
maintain its quality. as well,” said Crystal. “Our
“Our intention when we meat is all USDA processed,
opened was to only stick which is something we re-
quire from our store. The
USDA butchering facilities
ensure the meat is inspect-
ed and provide a guarantee
of cleanliness and safe-
ty enduring the best and
healthiest products avail-
able for our consumers.”
Casper Farms specializes
in beef with a selection of all
cuts including roast, steaks
(such as Delmonico and
New York Strip), burgers,
ribs, and Tomahawk steaks.
They also raise and sell pork
including roast, ham, ba-
con, hot dogs and a large
selection of pork sausage.
There is a limited supply of
all-natural cage free USDA
inspected chicken includ-
ing a selection of whole
chicken, breasts, thighs,
and four flavors of chicken
sausages. Add some addi-
tional flavor to your newly
purchased beef or pork with
Casper Farms selection of
homemade rubs such as
Big Bad Beef Rub, Cowboy
Steak Rub or Sweet Maple
Garlic & Onion Dry Rub.
“When you visit our
store, you can expect a
friendly and positive atmo-
sphere to shop in. It’s such a
clean and wholesome place
to come to. It’s not a grocery
store. It’s everything that
we do. It’s positive, it’s hap-
py, it’s friendly!” said Crytal.
Casper Farms also sells
locally-sourced products
including Michelle’s Cook-
ie, cream and fruit pies,
breads and cinnamon rolls
made fresh by the Amish la-
dies from Penn Yan.
The store is stocked with
coffees from Evening Star,
honey from R and J Brew-
er; maple syrup from Hap-
py Hill Maple of Pavilion;
all-natural organic cow
soaps from Valley View
Farmstead of Dansville;
Acomb family cookbooks;
Awesome Sauce; pick-
les from Happy Pickle of
Greece; milk and cheeses
from Craig’s Creamery and
cage-free farm fresh eggs.
Visitors may also wish to try
some cake pops or freeze-
dried candy from Sub Zero
Freeze Dried during a visit.
“Our belief here at
Casper Farms is to raise our
animals the way nature in-
tended. We raise healthy
animals in a natural way
without the use of antibiot-
ics, steroids or hormones.
Our cattle is raised in a
stress-free environment,”
Crystal said.
“We are committed to
raising the healthiest, best
tasting beef around,” she
said. “When you buy direct
from the farmer, you get
true farmer-to-table good-
ness.”
Casper Farms Beef is
open by appointment only
Monday through Thurs-
day, from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday
and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday. For
information, visit Casper-
FarmsBeef.com or call
Crystal at (585) 478-6326.

Hood eyes $120M expansion
Company hoping to add about 50 jobs, GCEDC reviewing financial agreements
From Staff Reports
BATAVIA — A planned
expansion at the HP Hood
plant would add about
32,500 square feet to exist-
ing facilities and nearly 50
jobs at the Genesee Valley
Agri-Business Park.
Empire State Develop-
ment announced the $120
million expansion on Aug.
31. The project includes
new processing systems
and upgrades allowing
the company to increase
its production capaci-
ty for additional extend-
ed-shelf-life beverages.
The company has com-
mitted to creating up to
48 new jobs at the manu-
facturing facility while al-
so retaining 455 full-time
equivalent jobs. The Gene-
see County Economic De-
velopment Center Board of
Directors was to consider
an initial resolution for the
proposed expansion when
it met Sept. 7.
“Our investment in the
Batavia facility is being
driven by the continued
growth of ESLdairy and
non-dairy beverage cate-
gories. We are grateful for
the support of Empire State
Development as Batavia
continues to be a strategic
site for the expansion of
our ESL manufacturing ca-
pabilities,” he said,
585-548-7407
fax: 585-548-2743 • e-mail: dew99@juno.com
5966 Griswold Road, Byron, NY 14422
To date, the company
has created more than 400
jobs at the site and employs
nearly 1,200 people state-
wide. Hood purchased the
on-site, 363,000-square-
foot plant in 2018 from the
Dairy Farmers of America
for $60 million and soon
after expanded the facility
by another 100,000 square
feet.
HP Hood is the agri-busi-
ness park’s largest land-
owner. HP Hood spokes-
person Lynne Bohan said
the 48 jobs the company
would add are in manufac-
turing and the warehouse.
She said the wages will be
very competitive.
“This continued com-
mitment from one of the
nation’s most prominent
dairy companies will create
top-quality jobs and spur
new investment in the Fin-
ger Lakes,” said President,
CEO and Commissioner
Hope Knight of Empire
State Development in a
news release. “Agriculture
and food processing are
key pillars of the region’s
economic development
efforts, and HP Hood’s lat-
est investment shows that
our multi-pronged growth
strategy is working.”
ESD is assisting the
project with up to $1 mil-
lion through the perfor-
mance-based Excelsior
Jobs Tax Credit Program in
exchange for the job cre-
ation commitments.
The GCEDC is consider-
ing financial agreements
of about $5.6 million. The
agreements include sales
tax exemptions estimated
at $4.52 million, a proper-
ty tax abatement estimat-
ed at $549,705 based on
an incremental increase in
assessed value, and a mort-
gage tax exemption esti-
mated at $536,000.
For every $1 of public
benefit, HP Hood is in-
vesting $16 into the local
economy, resulting in a
local economic impact of
$49.87 million in wages
and tax revenue, according
to GCEDC.
“Since 2011, the Genesee
Valley Agri-Business Park
food and beverage indus-
try has attracted over $600
million of private sector in-
vestment, supporting over
September 2023 • 5
1,000 jobs, said GCEDC
President and CEO Steven
Hyde. “This investment
and jobs has generated
significant benefits for our
community as Genesee
County and Batavia are
truly the leading dairy-pro-
cessing hub of the North-
east.” MARK GUTMAN/DAILY NEWS
Greater Rochester En- HP Hood on West Ag Park Drive in Batavia is looking at a
terprise also assisted with $120 million expansion to add 48 jobs.
the expansion effort. Hood, Crowley Foods, and 620,000 cows. New
Construction on the Planet Oat, Heluva Good!, York’s dairy industry is also
planned updates is expect- LACTAID, and Blue Dia- the state’s largest agricul-
ed to be completed in the mond Almond Breeze. The tural sector. The majority
first quarter of 2025. company’s annual sales of farms are family-run
HP Hood, headquar- are more than $3 billion. operations, supporting the
tered in Lynnfield, Mass., New York state is home framework of the State’s
has production facilities in to almost 3,500 dairy farms agricultural economy.
Batavia, Vernon, Oneida,
Arkport and Lafargeville.
Lamb Farms, Inc
Founded in 1846, HP Hood
is one of the largest brand-
ed dairy operators nation-
wide.
The company’s portfolio
of national and super-re-
gional brands and fran-
chise products includes
A New York leader in
quality milk production
and ag innovation
585-948-5777
lambfarmsinc.net
lambfarms@hotmail.com
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6 • September 2023
ESD names GROW-NY competition finalists
Empire State Develop-
ment and Cornell Univer-
sity’s Center for Regional
Economic Advancement re-
cently announced the 20 fi-
nalists selected to take part in
year five of Grow-NY, a food
and agriculture business
competition.
The contest is focused on
enhancing the emerging
food, beverage, and agricul-
ture innovation cluster in
Upstate New York.
The Competition is fund-
ed through New York state’s
Upstate Revitalization Ini-
tiative and administered by
CREA. Winning companies
will be required to make a
positive economic impact in
the Grow-NY region, which
is comprised of 22 counties
EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT PHOTOGRAPH
located in Central New York,
A finalist at the 2022 GROW-NY competition makes a pitch to judges. Some 20 startups
the Finger Lakes, and the
from across the globe are vying for $3 million in prize money.
Southern Tier regions.
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“The innovative Grow-NY
business competition has
once again attracted a group
of exceptional startups and
entrepreneurial talent from
around the world,” said ESD
President, CEO and Com-
missioner Hope Knight.
“Grow-NY’s agribusiness
focus demonstrates New
York State’s continued ded-
ication to supporting agri-
culture advancements that
will create jobs and grow
the Central New York, Fin-
ger Lakes and Southern Tier
economies,” Knight said in a
news release.
State Agriculture Com-
missioner Richard A. Ball
said, the competition has
showcased the strength and
diversity of New York State’s
agriculture and food busi-
nesses.
“The program has con-
sistently helped enhance
our agricultural economy,
attracting exciting, cut-
ting-edge companies that
are creating innovative new
agricultural technologies
and career paths while sup-
porting New York farmers,”
Ball said in a news release.
In total, 323 startups ap-
plied from 49 countries, in-
cluding Canada, the United
Kingdom, and Italy. Domes-
tic teams also showed strong
interest, with 32 states repre-
sented in the applicant pool,
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including 81 entries from
New York. Of the company
founders, 42% of applicants
include a female founder,
and 61% include a founder
from an underrepresented
minority group.
A panel of 30 judges, re-
flecting a depth and breadth
of regional expertise, knowl-
edge of the region’s agricul-
ture and food production
communities, and entrepre-
neurial experience, reviewed
all the applications to de-
termine the top 20 finalists
that will pitch their business
plans at the Grow-NY Food
and Ag Summit in Bingham-
ton in November.
Grow-NY will award a to-
tal of $3 million in prize mon-
ey to seven winners. This in-
cludes a $1 million top prize,
two $500,000 prizes and four
$250,000 prizes.
GROW-NY Finalists
The 20 selected finalists in-
clude:
n Agriwater, Champaign,
Ill. – Agriwater uses electrol-
ysis to precipitate contam-
inants from on-farm ma-
nure liquid, resulting in the
elimination of odor, toxins,
and GHGs from wastewater,
maintaining environmen-
tal compliance, creating an
additional water source, and
providing recurring revenue
streams from the sale of car-
bon credits.
n Blue Cove Fish LLC,
New York City – Blue Cove
Burly Series
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665 Main Street, Arcade
585.492.1142
Hours: Monday — Friday 7:30 to 5:30
Saturday 7:30 to 1:00
Fish is a low-volume craft sea-
food cannery that partners
with local and sustainable
suppliers of seafood, therefore
contributing to the develop-
ment of local aquaculture and
food systems, while manufac-
turing canned seafood prod-
ucts with artisanal techniques
and climate-smart packaging.
n Cattle Scan, Toronto,
Canada – Cattle Scan’s cattle
monitoring bolus allows dairy
farmers to facilitate real-time
monitoring of individual cat-
tle, improving overall herd
health, increasing production
efficiency, and helping ad-
vance business sustainability
and operational excellence.
n Clean Label Solution
LLC, Ithaca, N.Y. – Clean La-
bel Solution has proprietary
technology that improves pro-
tein and fat digestibility and
reduces CO2 emissions and
energy consumption in the
production of soy-based ani-
mal feeds for livestock such as
dairy cattle, poultry, deer, and
fish farms.
n Crover, Edinburgh,
United Kingdom – Crover
is on a mission to help grain
storage operators reduce loss-
es and maintain optimum
storage conditions, efficiently
and remotely monitoring and
maintaining the quality of
grain bulks through its “grain
swimming” robotic technol-
ogy.
n FaunaTech, Banga-
lore, India – Fauna is the first
smartphone-connected,
hand-held diagnostic plat-
form to measure important
biomarkers in meat, poultry,
and gains, leading to the ear-
ly detection of critical herd
diseases, reducing antibiotic
usage, and monitoring food
Classic
Air Grip
Trac Lite
Air Grip 800
qaulity at the farm gate.
n FoodReady Inc., Chica-
go – FoodReady combines the
power of software automation
with expert food safety con-
sulting, ensuring clients are
audit and inspection ready,
eliminating the need to man-
ually manage documents,
and increasing efficiency in
operations, certifications, and
growing your business.
n FoodNerd, Buffalo, N.Y.
– FoodNerd creates positively
processed plant-based food
with a purpose. Their sprout-
ing process maintains and
increases the nutritional con-
tent found naturally in food,
rather than degrading it.
n Grape.ag, Cupertino,
Calif. – Grape.ag gives plants
a voice with its sensors and
communication devices, al-
lowing for the unique care of
each plant in a vineyard and
providing valuable atmo-
spheric and soil information
that enables vintners to visu-
alize hyper-local conditions
in real-time, find trends, and
make better decisions.
n GR8PE by Stil-Bène,
Geneva, N.Y. – Stilbene trans-
forms grape pomace, the skins
and seeds left over after press-
ing grapes, into a powdered
dietary supplement designed
to improve digestive health.
n HempWood, Murray,
Ky. – Fibonacci’s HempWood
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n Hypercell Technolo-
gies, Peachtree Corners, Ga.
– Hypercell Technologies pro-
vides rapid point-of-care diag-
nostics for the food chain, en-
suring early identification and
management of biological
contaminants from produc-
tion to transformation with
increased speed and accuracy.
n KEHO, New York City –
KEHO makes complex science
deliciously digestible, curat-
ing savory snack bars that are
keto-friendly and 100% plant
based. With no sugars, sweet-
eners, or artificial flavors or
colors, KEHO packs up real
food for real lives.
n LeafSpec LLC, West La-
fayette, Ind. – LeafSpec is an
accurate, affordable, and por-
table hyperspectral crop leaf
imager that provides mea-
surements of a plant’s physi-
ological features such as leaf
moisture content, chlorophyll
content, nitrogen content,
pathogen and insect diseases,
and stresses from chemical
sprays without damage to the
plant.
n Mush Foods, Pough-
Celebrating
Over 42 Years
of Business
keepsie, N.Y. – Mush Foods
harnesses the power and intel-
ligence of mushrooms with its
edible mushroom mycelium,
creating a groundbreaking,
sustainable, animal-free pro-
tein for the food and beverage
industry.
n MycoLogic, Kennesaw,
Ga. – MycoLogic is a compre-
hensive solution for starting
or expanding your specialty
mushroom cultivation busi-
ness. They provide hardware
and software for semi auton-
omous cultivation of specialty
mushrooms, as well as biolog-
ical support and consultation.
n SomaDetect Inc.,
Thornhill, Ontario – Soma-
Detect’s cutting-edge sensor
and software system provides
farmers with the information
they need to make the best
milk possible, offering dairy
producers automatic and re-
liable milk-based data direct-
ly from their milking line to
streamline day-to-day opera-
tions of dairy farms.
n TAINR, Los Angeles
– TAINR modernizes the gro-
cery store’s outdated bulk aisle
with a smart refill kiosk that
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moves inventory efficiently,
reduces restocking times, and
eliminates product losses and
single-use plastic packaging
waste.
n We Are The New Farm-
ers, Brooklyn, N.Y. – We Are
The New Farmers brings the
benefits of microalgae straight
into smoothies with its fresh,
frozen, farm-grown spirulina
cubes that are packed with
dense micronutrients and
loaded with antioxidants.
n Wisely, Inc., Wilming-
ton, N.C. – Wisely has devel-
oped a smart food storage
system that reduces waste by
allowing users the ability to
track the time and conditions
in which their perishables are
stored. The system includes a
Wisely Smart Sensor Disc in-
tegrated with Wi-Fi connectiv-
ity to give the user detailed and
personalized insights through
the Wisely Mobile Compan-
ion App.
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8 • September 2023
A fruitful business
Deer Run Winery celebrates 20 years
By KORI SCIANDRA
ksciandra@batavianews.com
GENESEO – Deer Run
Winery is celebrating a
milestone this year.
The family-owned busi-
ness has been operating
for 20 years along West
Lake Road on the northern
shores of Conesus Lake in
Geneseo.
George Kuyon and his
wife Joan have enjoyed
what started as a hobby
– the couple just making
wine together all those
years ago.
The one-time pastime
soon turned into a profit-
able 5-acre vineyard, which
was planted in 2001 and
began producing wine two
years later.
“As we approach our
20-year business anniver-
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sary, we look back on the
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challenges we have over-
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those who helped us along
the way, supporting and
celebrating each milestone
with our family. We look
forward to continuing to
serve our customers and
remain committed to pro-
viding approachable Fin-
ger Lakes wines,” said the
Kuyon Family.
Deer Run Winery, 3772
West Lake Rd., opened to
the community November
2003.
“We are planning to cel-
ebrate our 20th anniversa-
ry this November and have
several elements to the cel-
ebration,” said Scott Kuy-
on, George and Joan’s son
and an owner of the winery
where he is also a wine-
maker.
“There will be a special
vintner’s dinner with two
limited releases. Those fea-
ture a reserve red wine with
only 625 bottles. Each label
has a serial number and
a reserve white wine with
a serial number and only
1,250 bottles. As well as a
few other treats all month
long,” said Scott.
Owning a vineyard
was a longtime dream of
George’s. He achieved that
dream upon his retirement
from Kodak in 1998 when
he purchased the acreage
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and began researching
winemaking. He soon start-
ed the process of soil test-
ing and working with the
local planning board to cre-
ate his very own paradise
upon the shores of the lake.
A percentage of total
wine sales at the winery
are still made and sold with
grapes from that vineyard
today. Some wines sold at
the winery are made with
grapes and juice purchased
from other vineyards with-
in the Finger Lakes area.
As Deer Run Winery grew
in its wine sales, so did its
exposure within the com-
munity. Soon, Deer Run
Winery hosted Thursday
Night Summer Concerts.
Those concerts began with
30 to 40 attendees and grew
to welcome 1,000 guests
during summer concert
nights. The winery’s record
is about 2,000 guests.
To meet demands, the
winery eventually outgrew
its original tanks and need-
ed to expand.
At this time, Scott Kuy-
on, son of George and Joan,
was a winemaker at Deer
Run Winery and needed
more room to make wine.
The Kuyon’s added two
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Winery Deer Run wins 4 medals at 2023 NY Wine Classic

From T8 By BEN BEAGLE vines on 5 acres. Deer Run best of the state’s wine and
ben@livingstonnews.com Winery has since grown into a grape industry, and highlights
new tanks in 2013 but soon GENESEO – Deer Run Win- full-service winery operating on our incredible, locally grown
realized it wasn’t sensible ery, 3772 West Lake Rd., won 20 acres and offering patrons wine selections,” Gov. Kathy
to work in confined space. four medals in the 2023 New 100 percent Finger Lakes Hochul said in a statement
grown grapes with wine made announcing the winners.
Construction for a larger York Wine Classic Awards.
The winery received two on-site. A winery from the North Fork
workspace began in 2020. The New York Wine Classic region of Long Island won both
After some setbacks result- gold medals and two silver
is organized each year by the of the top prizes in the compe-
ing from the pandemic, medals. The gold medals were
New York Wine & Grape Fun- tition. Paumanok Vineyards of
the new wine tanks were for a 2021 Cabernet Franc and
dation. Judging for the 2023 Aquebogue in Suffolk County
moved into a new build- a Conesus White Blend. The competition took place from took the Governor’s Cup for
silver medals were awarded to April 15 to June 15, with a the state’s best wine and
ing and renovation of the
a 2021 Traminette and a Mos- panel of beverage directors, Winery of the Year for the best
old tank area created a full cato White Blend.
commercial kitchen and sommeliers, top bartenders, overall showing in the contest.
“We are proud and humbled retail buyers and educators It’s the second time in
café area with offices and by the accolades,” the winery coordinated through the Bever- three years that Paumonok
a bridal suite. Deer Run said in a Facebook post. “So age Testing Institute. Awards won New York’s Winery of the
Winery now serves food much work goes into each were announced July 14. Year. It also held that honor
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with award-winning wines. glass of wine, and to be award The 2023 competition in 2021.
The new Tankroom Cafe at Deer Run Winery, Geneseo,
As the oldest operating four medals from four entries had 749 total entries from The 2023 Governor’s cup
invites guests to indulge in delectable menu items. is incredible.”
winery on Conesus Lake, 108 wineries from across the for best wine went to Paumo-
Deer Run Winery offers tas- Owned and operated since state. nok’s 2019 Late Harvest Sau-
marinated in vinegar with fried.) Cost for the Oktober- 2003, by George Kuyon and
ing hours and café hours. Judges award 10 platinum, vignon Blanc. That wine also
peppercorns, onions and fest Dinner is $55 and can his son, Scott, Deer Run 320 gold, 294 silver, and 81 won a platinum medal for best
The Tankroom Café is other seasonings) OR Pork be completed with an Ap-
a full-service restaurant Winery launched with just five bronze medals. dessert wine and was named
Schnitzel with potato pan- ple Strudel dessert. dry wines after the Kuyon’s “The New York Wine the state’s best late harvest
serving menu items such cakes (thinly sliced pork For more information, planted more than 3,500 Classic celebrates the very wine.
as the GMK Burger which with breaded and pan visit deerrunwinery.com.
features a ground steak
burger served on a hard roll
or Calabria which features
grilled chicken, pesto mayo
and mozzarella served on a
hoagie roll with roasted red
peppers. For a full menu,
visit deerrunwinery.com.
Celebrating 20 years is
not only a family celebra-
tion but a communal event
where the public is wel-
come to patronize the win-
ery this fall.
Upcoming events at
Deer Run Winery include
a Comedy Dinner at 6 p.m.
Saturday, Sept 16. The
event features a dinner buf-
fet followed by 75 minutes
of live comedy provided by
North Country Comedy.
An Oktoberfest Dinner
will be held at 6:30 p.m. Fri-
day, Sept. 29. The special
four-course Oktoberfest
meal served in the Tank-
room Café will feature Beer
Cheese Soup with Bavarian
pretzel, creamy cucum-
ber salad and a choice of
entrée featuring a Sauer-
braten over Spatzel (beef
10 • September 2023

Cornell helps vintners recover from spring freeze

By Blaine Friedlander
Cornell Chronicle
In the aftermath of a prolonged
mid-May freeze, two Cornell viti-
culture experts are helping to ad-
vise grape growers in New York on
how to rescue their season.
The vineyards now face a pos-
sible reduced crop and economic
loss.
“It was warm in late April and
early May, so we had a wide range
of shoot development on the
vines,” said Hans Walter-Peter-
son, a senior viticulture exten-
sion specialist and team leader at
Cornell Cooperative Extension’s
Finger Lakes Grape Program in
the College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences. “Buds form on the vines
and then shoots, and those shoots
came out early. Then, we had a
prolonged, several-hour freeze
event.”
More than 200 grape growers,
vintners, local, state and federal
officials met May 25 – in an online
video conference organized by
missioner of the New York State
Department of Agriculture and
Markets. Ball was able to see the
damage, so that he could advise
the governor, state legislators and
agricultural groups.
The devastating cold snap oc-
curred May 17-18, when tem-
peratures dropped below freezing
from about midnight to dawn in
the central Finger Lakes and Hud-
son Valley wine regions, accord-
ing to weather data from Cornell’s
Northeast Regional Climate Cen-
ter.
In his assessment of the Finger
MARK JAMES/NY FARM BUREAU Lakes, Walter-Peterson said that
Fred Frank, left, owner of Dr. Konstantin Frank’s Vinifera Wine Cellars; the Keuka Lake area vineyards
Richard Ball, commissioner of the New York State Department of were the hardest hit, with steady
Agriculture and Markets; and Hans Walter-Peterson, senior viticulture damage at about 50% of vineyard
extension specialist, survey vineyard damage along Keuka Lake in May. acreage affected, while Seneca
and Cayuga lake vineyards varied
CCE – to discuss moving forward In addition to the meeting, in their damage.
following the overnight freeze Walter-Peterson, who is also a From Lake Ontario, which of-
that destroyed the burgeoning Cornell doctoral student in horti- fers a heat buffer, the damage ap-
grapevine shoots, primarily in the culture, toured three freeze-dam- peared to be heavier going south
Fingers Lakes and portions of the aged Finger Lakes vineyards on toward the Finger Lakes, Wal-
Hudson Valley region. May 26 with Richard A. Ball, com- ter-Peterson said.
Experts also evaluated damage
to other crops from the frost, in-
cluding apples, blueberries, rasp-
berries and cherries.
Last month, the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture designated 31
counties, including Genesee, Liv-
ingston, Orleans and Wyoming
counties as disaster areas as a re-
sult of the freeze event.
Spring freezes periodical-
ly occur, resulting in perhaps a
few singed leaves. Generally, the
flourishing shoots survive be-
cause the freeze is usually a short
period of time – such as an hour
or two. But Walter-Peterson not-
ed water was abundant in the
green tissue of the shoots and in a
lengthy freeze, ice forms. “That’s
what causes cell death and that’s
what causes the shoots to die,” he
said.
Grapevine shoots – which con-
tain leaves, curlicue tendrils and
tiny fruit – emerge from buds as
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Rochester farm brings opportunity to at-risk young adults
By Caitlin Hayes
Cornell Chronicle
Just north of some of the
most challenged neighbor-
hoods in Rochester, a small
farm is flourishing – and pro-
viding more than just food.
The half-acre farm, estab-
lished in 2022 by Cornell Co-
operative Extension Monroe
County, is the site of a work-
force training and transition-
al jobs program for young
adults, 18 to 26, who face ob-
stacles in finding or keeping
employment.
“This is a population that
just doesn’t have the oppor-
tunities everybody else has,
and it’s not fair,” said Marci
Muller, horticulture pro-
gram leader for CCE Monroe
and longtime advocate for
at-risk young adults. “The
purpose of our program is to
help them build that workday
structure into their life, to de-
velop the soft skills: getting to
work on time, being a good
team member. When they’re
at a point where they can hold
on to a job, we help them find
work.”
Part of CCE Monroe’s
South Lawn Project, the
GROWS program (Gaining
Relevant and Outstanding
Work Skills) is in its second
year, with cohorts of five
young adults moving through
the program at a time; by the
end of this year’s growing sea-
son, 15 employees will have
worked on the farm, receiving
stipends for their hours. With
CCE, partnering nonprofits
and agencies help the work-
ers tackle broader challeng-
es that prevent them from
finding and keeping employ-
ment, such as housing and
financial insecurity or in-
consistent access to internet,
childcare and transportation.
“We know our limitations,”
Muller said. “We’re not coun-
selors, we’re not social work-
ers, but when things are be-
Andre Johnson, left, and Libon Jilane are young adults who
participated in a Cornell Cooperative Extension Monroe
County work skills development program at its South Lawn
Community Garden in Rochester.
yond our capacity, we know
where to reach out for help.”
“This program is not what
you expect,” said current em-
ployee Anthony Walker, 20.
“They’re very caring people.
When I was working in fast
food places or things like that,
nobody cared about what
was really going on, but here
– it’s like, they got you.”
The support made a dif-
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ference in the program’s
first season: Of the 10 young
people who participated in
2022, three employees sub-
sequently enrolled in school,
and five more were employed
six months after leaving the
program.
Farm employees gain tan-
gible skills – maintaining the
infrastructure of the farm and
learning how to grow, tend
and harvest the crops – but
also begin to imagine new ca-
reers for themselves, said Mi-
chael Kincaid, urban agricul-
ture educator at CCE Monroe
and farm manager for the
South Lawn Project.
“These are transferable
skills in terms of accuracy
and attention to detail that
they would use in any job,”
Kincaid said. “Maybe even
more important is that you
see them considering careers
they weren’t considering be-
fore, whether that’s in horti-
culture or not.”
Kincaid and Muller helped
employee Jordan Conyer, 21,
find an additional part-time
job and enroll in community
college for the fall.
“They’ve helped me feel
comfortable with certain
goals I want to achieve,” said
Conyer, who plans to study
graphic design and enter a
four-year college after com-
pleting his associate degree.
September 2023 • 11
“And the program gives you
the opportunity to access
jobs and the new things we’re
learning.”
Conceived as an outdoor
classroom, the farm is on the
south lawn of the CCE Mon-
roe offices and, in addition
to GROWS, provides oppor-
tunities for the community
to learn about horticulture,
urban farming, nutrition and
more. Between 80 and 90
crop varieties are growing,
and the harvested food is do-
nated back to food pantries in
low-income neighborhoods
– the first delivery, made the
last week of June, consisted of
36 pounds of food.
“In the neighborhood I
grew up in particularly, there
isn’t much access to foods
that are good for you,” Co-
nyer said. “That’s why I like
programs like these because,
with the knowledge that you
get, you realize you can bring
all of that stuff to yourself.”
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Freeze
From T10
the spring days warm, said
Jason Londo, associate pro-
fessor in the School of Inte-
grative Plant Science Horti-
culture at Cornell AgriTech
in Geneva. He conducts
research on fruit crop stress
physiology and adaptation,
and grapevine cold hardi-
ness.
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“What helps the shoots to
grow is swelling, as the wa-
ter within the cells stretch
things out,” Londo said.
The current damage ap-
pears to be in the early cul-
tivars, he said, as the shoots
were further along in devel-
opment. “When you have
that much water in a cell in
a cold snap, it’s very hard to
keep it from freezing.”
While the last major
spring freeze occurred in
New York’s Lake Erie grape
region in 2012, according
72
to Londo, protecting vine-
yards from frost remains an
active area of research.
“It’s challenging,” Londo
said. “There are not a lot of
ways to get plants to resist
freezing once they have wa-
ter in those big cells. Frost
timing and plant develop-
ment are both dynamic
each year and they don’t
always sync up. It’s hard to
develop mitigation tech-
niques that work for every
freeze.”
GLOW counties part of freeze disaster declaration
By BEN BEAGLE
ben@livingstonnews.com
Each of the four GLOW re-
gion counties have been includ-
ed in a federal disaster declara-
tion for a May freeze event.
Orleans County was des-
ignated as a primary natural
disaster area, while Genesee,
Livingston, and Wyoming coun-
ties were named contiguous
disaster counties.
The designations mean
that affected farmers in those
areas may be eligible for as-
sistance, including emergency
loans from the USDA Farm Ser-
vice Agency.
“In the days following the
unseasonable frost we visited
and spoke with a number of
our growers across the state
to understand the extent of the
damage facing the industry.
Many of them hadn’t seen frost
conditions that late in the sea-
son in decades,” state Agricul-
ture Commissioner Richard A.
Ball said in a news release.
Between May 15 and 25,
New York State experienced
extremely low temperatures,
which resulted in frost damage
to a number of crops through-
out many regions of the state.
The National Weather Service
said New York had multiple
dates where the temperature
dropped below freezing be-
tween those dates, with the
most widespread damage
happening overnight from May
17 to 18.
Reports of damage includ-
ed vineyards in the Southern
Tier, Finger Lakes and Hudson
Valley; and other commodities
such as apples, peaches and
other stone fruit, and straw-
berries, blueberries and other
crops in several other regions,
including the North Country,
Central New York, Capital Re-
gion, and Hudson Valley areas.
The owners of Deer Run
Winery in Geneseo said in
a statement said it was not
“measurably affected by the
frost event” that had a severe
impact on many growers
though the winery did have “a
few frostbitten leaves, leaves
with ‘burnt’ edges.”
“We are thankful we es-
caped any damage and are
hopeful that those growers
who were affected will be able
to bounce back quickly,” the
winery said.
A total of 31 counties
across New York State were
designated as a primary nat-
ural disaster area by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture fol-
lowing a late May frost/freeze
event, and an additional 24
counties were named contigu-
ous disaster counties.
Farmers will have eight
months to apply for low-inter-
est FSA emergency loans and
can do so with their local FSA
office.
Affected producers will be
able to borrow up to 100%
of the actual amount of pro-
duction or physical losses
to a maximum amount of
$500,000. Emergency loan
funds may be used to restore
or replace essential property,
pay all or part of production
costs associated with the
disaster year, pay essential
family living expenses, or reor-
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These sheep provide environmentally friendly ‘lambscaping’ at solar farms
By Gabby Jimenez
The Virginian-Pilot
NORFOLK, Va. (TNS) —
Dominion Energy employs
17,000 people across the
country. Now, about 1,000
sheep work for the power
company as well.
In a process known as so-
lar grazing, sheep consume
vegetation on solar farms to
reduce the need for lawn-
mowers and other landscap-
ing machinery.
“Solar and sheep —
they’re both environmental-
ly friendly alternatives,” said
Tim Eberly, a senior com-
munications specialist for
Dominion.
More research is being
conducted in recent years to
look into the benefits of solar
grazing. Reducing costs and
emissions from landscaping
are two of the biggest pluses,
according to the American
Solar Grazing Association,
an organization that pro-
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sheep for solar grazing in Oc-
tober. The company deploys
sheep at six of its solar farms
in Sussex, Greensville, Loui-
sa, Mecklenburg, Middlesex
and Pittsylvania counties.
The number of sheep on
each farm depends on the
size of the solar installation,
Eberly said. About 100 sheep
can maintain the grass at the
Sussex solar farm. The site
contains over 80,000 solar
panels on 216 acres and can
generate up to 20 megawatts
each day, enough to power
5,000 homes.
The sheep take shelter
underneath the solar panels
and rotate where they graze
each day.
Jess and Marcus Gray
launched a business, Gray’s
Lambscaping, in Southside
Virginia using their sheep
for vegetation control. She
works as CEO and he is pres-
344-1000
www.
Mount Morris workshop explores
grazing sheep beneath solar arrays
Grazing sheep beneath util-
ity-scale solar arrays can build
wealth of present and future
sheep farmers as vegetation
management service provid-
ers and access to additional
pasture.
The Cornell Cooperative
Enterprise Program conducted
a survey earlier this year com-
Sheep graze under solar panels at Dominion Energy’s pleted by more than 600 farm-
Sussex Drive Solar farm in Stony Creek, Virginia on ers. Farmers identified barriers
Wednesday, August 2, 2023. The sheep are from Gray’s to grazing sheep under solar
LAMBscaping, a company run by Marcus and Jess Gray, arrays and weighed in on need
for a producer-led organization
and they work to keep the grass at bay while maintaining
to negotiate contracts on their
a natural landscape to benefit the environment. (Kendall behalf, coordinate logistics of
Warner/The Virginian-Pilot/TNS) multiple flocks, provide trans-
port of sheep to and from the
ident. Together, with their hockey coach and Marcus site, care for sheep while on-
border collies, Trip and Gray was a wildlife biologist. site, and provide supplemental
Myra, they go to the differ- She wanted to work with her mowing. Additional questions
ent Dominion Energy solar hands more, so they started focused on processing and
farms to check up on the the agricultural venture. marketing needs.
sheep. “I wanted to, at the end The CEP in collaboration
Before the pandemic, with the Cornell University Co-
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farmers during a workshop
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p.m. Sept. 25 at the Livingston
County Murray Hill office cam-
pus, 1 Murray Hill Drive, Mount
Morris.
Those attending will be in-
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grazing sheep beneath solar
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next steps towards forming a
producers-led organization.
For more information or
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Sheep ter to the soil, which keeps

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of the day, feel like I made a
difference some way, some-
how,” Jess Gray said.
Gray’s Lambscaping is the
main solar grazing contrac-
tor with Dominion, and an-
other farmer keeps sheep at
one of the sites.
At the solar farms, Trip
and Myra respond to calls
and whistle commands to
herd the sheep to different
areas. Another dog helps to
protect the animals from
predators, including outside
dogs, foxes and bears.
The sheep are also cared
for by other shepherds em-
ployed by Dominion, and
they receive regular visits
from a veterinarian, Jess
Gray said.
Ecological benefits from
the grazing include the
sheep adding organic mat-
the ground healthy and fer-
tile, and reducing runoff by
increasing the soil’s water
holding capacity, Marcus
Gray said.
The use of sheep has not
fully eliminated the need
for landscaping yet. Eberly
said the work between sheep
and landscaping is at a 50-50
split, and the goal is to get it
to a 75-25 sheep-to-land-
scaping ratio.
This summer is the first
growing season the sheep
have been through, and
Dominion is still assessing
whether having the sheep is
cost-effective for the compa-
ny, Eberly said.
“This is a solar farm, and
obviously that’s a really valu-
able thing for us and for the
community, residents of Vir-
ginia,” Eberly said. “But to be
able to have an agricultural
use of the land too is really
nice, because we’re getting
as much out of the land as we
can.”
Borrello seeks changes to Nourish NY program
By KORI SCIANDRA New York as a standalone ment of Health. The health each has different pro-
ksciandra@batavianews.com program. department added the $50 grammatic parameters;
State Sen. George Bor- The program, estab- million allocated to Nour- and the application for
rello, R-Sunset Bay, and lished in response to the ish NY into a $36.6 million and methodology used to
others are calling on Gov. COVID-19 pandemic, pro- Hunger Prevention Nutri- determine awards for the
Kathy Hochul to save the vides funding to food banks tion Assistance Program. Nourish NY program ap-
Nourish NY farm-to-food- and emergency providers The change has creat- pears to be flawed.
bank program. to purchase New York state ed inconsistencies, delays “The bottom line is that
Borrello, at a recent grown and produced prod- and confusion, Tague said. this botched process by
press conference in Chau- ucts, and then redistribute “Since it became a law, DoH has resulted in signif-
tauqua County, said bu- those products to partners it has been improving the icant Nourish NY funding
reaucratic mismanage- such as food pantries, meal lives of food insecure New cuts to regional food banks
programs and shelters, or Yorkers and our state’s and their food pantries
ment has left funding in
limbo and is creating a directly to families through hardworking farmers. and new hardships for the
crisis among farmers and Pop Up or Mobile Pantry That is why I was con- farmers who planned this
food banks. He was joined distributions. The program cerned when I learned a year’s crop and livestock
by Assemblyman Chris gave producers an out- state administrative deci- investments based on an-
Tague, R-Schoharie, and let to sell their food when sion to merge the funding ticipated Nourish NY sales,
Andy Goodell, R-Chautau- customers such as schools for Nourish with that of which aren’t happening
qua, were joined by rep- and larger institutions shut another state program re- due to the funding obsta-
resentatives from Chau- down due to the pandemic. sulted in a significant loss cles,” Borrello said. “There
tauqua County’s human Funding for the Nourish of Nourish NY funds for is no reason for this.”
services community at the NY program was previous- our regional food banks,” Borrello is co-spon-
Aug. 22 event. ly allocated through the Tague said. soring Senate Bill 7533A,
Borrello is seeking an Department of Agricul- Borrello said the pro- which would undo the
amendment to the agricul- ture and Markets, but that grams each have a separate changes and restore Nour-
ture and markets law that funding has recently been intent, each has a stand- ish NY to a stand-alone
would establish Nourish taken over by the Depart- alone appropriation, and program.

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