FINGER LAKES — More than $11 million in state funding will support 57 farms across the Finger Lakes region.
The money can be used to help farmers prepare for on-farm resiliency during extreme weather and cut greenhouse gas emissions. It also aims to protect water quality and soil health.
It is part of a larger effort to award more than $25 million to 133 farms in 23 counties throughout the state. Funding is from the Climate Resilient Farming Grant Program (CRF).
“Ensuring New York’s agricultural industry has resources to mitigate the effects of climate change is critical to not only protecting our environment but also maintaining the economic viability of the state’s agricultural industry for generations to come. I congratulate all the awardees of this terrific program and look forward to seeing the progress made in creating a cleaner, greener, more resilient New York,” said Governor Kathy Hochul.
The CRF funded $94 million to 700 farms in New York, reducing about 642,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide.
More than $11 million in state funding coming to Finger Lakes farms for climate resilience WHEC.com.
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