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Double Up Food Bucks NY has received bipartisan support for a $2 million allocation in the state budget that will allow the program to expand its services, including in Rochester.   Double Up Food Bucks is a national nutrition incentive program ...

Glenora Wine Cellar, the oldest winery on Seneca Lake, is for sale. Founded in 1977, the property includes the winery, the 30-room Inn at Glenora and Veraisons Restaurant. The list price: $10.8 million. Glenora Wine Cellars is located in the ...

Empire State Development has opened the application window for the 2022 Grow-NY food and agriculture competition.   Grow-NY attracts high-growth food and agriculture startups to compete for $3 million in total prize money each year and supports 20 finalists through a business ...

A new grant program established through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide economic aid to Hickey Freeman and other domestic textile manufacturers. The Cotton and Wool Apparel Program (CAWA) will compensate American manufacturers, along with cotton and wool ...

Black Button Distilling will celebrate a decade of crafting high-quality small batch spirits with a “Cheers to 10 Years” anniversary party from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 2 at its distilling tasting room at 85 Railroad St.  ...

New York Kitchen is opening an educational space and expanding its tasting room with the construction of a three-season first floor terrace that will be named the Sandy Parker Terrace.  In honor of Parker, the Summers Foundation and the Sands ...

BluePrint Geneva will receive $44,000 in federal funds to help combat food insecurity in the Finger Lakes.   The money will be used to create a community kitchen and storefront location in Geneva to increase accessibility of fresh, healthy foods ...

Mushroom innovation company Empire Medicinals of Rochester will enhance its exploration into new food products and healthy additives through laboratory space at the New York State Center for Excellence in Food and Agriculture at Cornell AgriTech. Empire Medicinals is a ...

La Fermière will establish its U.S. production operations in Genesee County.   The company has committed to constructing a 45,000 square-foot yogurt and dairy desserts production facility at Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park in Batavia, with plans for future, additional expansion. ...

Monroe County landowners wishing to have property added to a state-certified agricultural district have until March 30 to submit application forms to the county legislature. Inclusion in the Agricultural District Program provides tax parcels certain legal protections for activities considered ...

The marketing efforts of 29 Design Studio in the agribusiness sector were recognized again by the industry’s largest marketing association. 29 Design Studio won four first-place awards in the Region 6 National Agri-Marketing Association Competition. The awards were in the ...

The legalization of recreational marijuana in New York state is not going to supplant the medical marijuana industry, local experts say.

The legalization of recreational marijuana has arrived in New York State.

Marijuana is legal, but you still can’t walk into a licensed shop on Main Street to buy it, because such a license doesn’t exist yet.

Gov. Kathy Hochul outlined her priorities as she begins her first full year guiding New York.