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New York State Government

New York State Government

NewsPlexus Media
Sep 11, 2019
New York state farms generated $5.7 billion in revenue in 2017, representing an increase of more than 20 percent in net farm income over the precious decade despite a decline in their number and acreage, according to a report released last month by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

New York State Government

New York State Government

NewsPlexus Media
Aug 8, 2019
A nationally recognized competition highlights the best of New York wines.

New York State Government

New York State Government

NewsPlexus Media
Jul 3, 2019
New York state has awarded more than $900,000 to new and early-stage farmers around the state, to help them expand production or advance innovative agricultural techniques that increase sustainability.

New York State Government

New York State Government

NewsPlexus Media
Jun 21, 2019
On the last day of the 2019 legislative session, state lawmakers passed the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act, granting farm workers long-denied protections. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said he will sign the legislation, which opponents argue will cause "irreparable harm" to an industry that is already struggling.

US News from News Plexus

US News from News Plexus

NewsPlexus Media
May 25, 2019
Authorities said Friday they raided hundreds of black market marijuana operations in Colorado that flouted the state's cannabis law by growing tens of thousands of plants in Denver-area homes and selling the drugs out of state. Investigators seized more than 80,000 plants and 4,500 pounds (2,040 kilograms) of harvested marijuana, state and federal prosecutors said at a news conference. Officers raided 247 homes and eight businesses and arrested 42 people in Denver and seven nearby counties.

New York State Government

New York State Government

NewsPlexus Media
Apr 18, 2019
Three upcoming public hearings have been scheduled by two state Senate committees to gather feedback and information on a law, long opposed by the agricultural industry, to extend worker protections and rights — such as a 40-hour work week and paid overtime — to agricultural workers who were initially denied those rights under the FDR administration as the result of a compromise with Southern segregationists.

U.S. Politics

U.S. Politics

NewsPlexus Media
Mar 31, 2019
Several Democratic presidential candidates will make their case to Iowa farmers on Saturday — part of a broader effort to win over rural voters who have drifted to Republicans in recent years. Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota are among the White House hopefuls who will attend the Heartland Forum in Storm Lake, Iowa. They're likely to tout proposals they released this week aimed at helping rural communities.

U.S. Politics

U.S. Politics

NewsPlexus Media
Mar 9, 2019
A growing list of Democratic presidential contenders want the U.S. government to legalize marijuana, reflecting a nationwide shift as more Americans look favorably on cannabis.

US News from News Plexus

US News from News Plexus

NewsPlexus Media
Mar 5, 2019
As a green gold rush in legal marijuana and its non-drug cousin hemp spreads across North America, a growing number of colleges are adding cannabis to the curriculum to prepare graduates for careers cultivating, researching, analyzing and marketing the herb. Research shows there are high times ahead for all kinds of careers in cannabis, ranging from greenhouse and dispensary operators to edible product developers, marketing specialists, quality assurance lab directors and pharmaceutical researchers. Arcview Market Research, which focuses on cannabis industry trends, projects the industry will support 467,000 jobs by 2022.

U.S. Politics

U.S. Politics

NewsPlexus Media
Mar 3, 2019
On the political spectrum, Hawaii is among the bluest of states. Democrats control all the levers of power at the state and federal levels, and voters back Democratic presidential candidates over Republicans by some of the widest margins in the U.S. But when it comes to legalizing recreational marijuana for adult use, the islands are out of step with liberal stalwarts such as California and Vermont that have already done so, and other left-leaning states such as New York and New Jersey that are racing toward joining them. On Friday, a legalization bill that made it farther in the legislative process than previous efforts died when lawmakers failed to consider it in time for a deadline.
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