WNY/With critical FED Program in limbo, the ” Dairy Cliff” could hit WNY & Finger Lakes Farmers and consumers, halting critical monthly payments and raising milk prices

SCHUMER REVEALS: WITH CRITICAL FED PROGRAM IN LIMBO, DAIRY CLIFF COULD HIT WESTERN NY & FINGER LAKES FARMERS AND CONSUMERS, HALTING CRITICAL MONTHLY PAYMENTS AND RAISING MILK PRICES; SENATOR LAUNCHES NEW PUSH TO ENSURE NY DAIRY INDUSTRY ISN’T PUT OUT TO PASTURE AND VITAL FED DAIRY PROGRAM FOR UPSTATE NY …

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GENESEE/ORLEANS/Schumer makes stops in LeRoy and Medina talking about making semiconductors in WNY after passage of CHIPS legislation, but first some baseball trivia

US Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer stopped in at Bob Johnson Chevrolet in LeRoy on Thursday afternoon, Schumer spoke about his just-passed, bipartisan CHIPS and Science legislation that will make major investments to bring microchip manufacturing back from overseas to places like Upstate New York, helping to strengthen supply chains …

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NYS/The status of hemp, banks still hesitant to provide funding to hemp businesses

Industrial hemp growing and selling was legalized this year after U.S. Senator Charles Schumer’s provision in the Farm Bill, however, many banks and other financial institutions are still hesitant to provide services to hemp businesses due to confusion over legal status.   Schumer is calling on major federal financial agencies to …

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