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| Farmers Go Back to School | 6/25/2008 | 18.85 | Download | Farmers spent their winter visiting with more than 1,600 students on Long Island |
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| Breakfast with the Congressman | 6/25/2008 | 18.85 | Download | Congressman Tim Bishop will be returning for his annual visit with Long Island Farm Bureau |
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| National Award for Local Efforts | 6/25/2008 | 18.85 | Download | Long Island Farm Bureau was presented with a National Award for Outstanding Accomplishment. |
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| NYFB Scholarship Application now available | 6/29/2009 | Unknown | Download | NYFB and LIFB offer up to $2500 in scholarship funds to High School Seniors. Please visit our ag in the classroom page for more information or call (631) 727-3777. |
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| Suffolk County Granted $1 Mil in State Funding for Deer Fencing | 8/25/2008 | 48.64 | Download | Suffolk County Granted $1 Mil in State Funding for Deer Fencing |
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| 2009 - 2010 New England Greenhouse Floriculture Guide - A Management Guide for Insects, Diseases, Weeds and Growth Regulators | 8/27/2008 | 29.18 | Download | Greenhouse growers throughout New England rely on the New England Greenhouse Floriculture Guide as an unbiased source of detailed crop-specific production recommendations. |
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| 2009 Disaster Relief Eligibility | 9/9/2008 | 18.68 | Download | To all NYFB producers:
In order to be eligible for any disaster assistance in the 2009 crop year, you must sign up for at least the minimum crop insurance requirements on fall planted crops by Sept 30, 2008. Please read the following release that was |
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| NYS Ag & Markets Commissioner announces Farm to You Feast 2008 | 9/30/2008 | Unknown | Download | New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker announced “Farm to You Fest 2008!” that will be taking place in schools and communities throughout New York State the week of September 29 through October 5. |
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| Long Island Compost offers free compost for Long Island Farmers | 9/30/2008 | 86.43 | Download | For the first time ever, commercial farmers belonging to the Long Island Farm Bureau can receive top-quality compost for their growing and planting needs — at absolutely no cost. |
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| Dowling Study shows need for Immigration Reform | 11/10/2008 | 15.92 | Download | Dowling MBA students provide results of ongoing study on the need for immigration reform for the agricultural industry on Long Island. |
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| Suffolk County Preserves more land | 12/15/2008 | 56.61 | Download | Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy Closes on Development Rights for Preservation of 50-Acre Cabbage Farm in Jamesport |
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| Renewable Energy Systems, Energy Efficiency Grants | 12/22/2008 | 31.92 | Download | The USDA Rural Development Program will be holding a grant workshop for agricultural
businesses and eligible rural businesses to make energy efficiency improvements. The workshop
will cover two different programs: the Renewable Energy for America Progra |
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| Peconic land trust issues RFP for farmland lease at the amagansett farmers market site | 1/12/2009 | 306.15 | Download | John v.H. Halsey, President of the Peconic Land Trust, announced the issuance of a Request for Proposals for the farmland adjacent to the Amagansett Farmers Market located on Main Street in the hamlet of in Amagansett. |
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| Long Island Native Grass Initiative Bridging the Gap…and Going to Seed | 6/29/2009 | 111.62 | Download | Long Island is a diverse mosaic of maritime grasslands, pitch pine, oak and beech forests, rivers, streams, tidal marshes, bluffs, and beaches that are fragmented by towns, roads, and development. As is the trend across the country, a decline in biodiver |
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| Local Produce in Schools! | 9/22/2009 | 306.15 | Download | More fresh produce from local farms could end up in schools across Long Island and the nation under a federal rule change requested by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and recently granted, her office announced Friday. |
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| Tax Break for Farmers who Donate Food to Charity | 11/3/2009 | 19.89 | Download | Standing alongside members of Long Island’s farming community and anti-hunger advocates, Congressman Tim Bishop and Randi Shubin Dresner, president and CEO of Island Harvest, today announced support for a Congressional bill which would provide permanent t |
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| Long Island Farmer Bob Nolan appointed as part of USDA Committee | 1/15/2010 | 20.98 | Download | New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker today announced that four New Yorkers have been named members of the new USDA Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee. The committee, made up of a total of 25 members, will help advise USDA Se |
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| LI Farm Bureau Announces Scholarship Finalist | 2/22/2010 | 48.44 | Download | LI Farm Bureau announces Scholarship finalist Justin Andrews from Wading River. Justin is a senior at Shoreham wading River High School and is in the running for a $1500 scholarship from NY Farm Bureau. He will compete against 10 other state finalists. |