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Jamestown Public Market Opens Saturday, June 8

June 8, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Public Market is excited for a fun, vibrant and community-focused season. Continuing on Saturdays along Cherry street between Second and Third Streets in downtown Jamestown, the Public Market will run later in the day … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Audubon Community Nature Center, Cathy Young, Chautauqua Alcohol and Substance Abuse Coalition, Chautauqua ASPCA, George Borello, Jamestown Public Market, Linnea Carlson, New Directions Youth and Family Services, Roger Tory Peterson Institute, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Univera Healthcare, USDA Farmers Market Promotion Program, YWCA

Agriculture Department Extends Deadline for Dairy Farmers to Apply for Margin Protection Program

June 6, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - A one-week extension for dairy farmers to apply for a program through the U.S. Department of Agriculture that insures against years with small to no profits. The Margin Protection Program (MPP), which extended it’s deadline to sign up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Dairy Farming, Margin Protection Program, Tom Reed, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Gillibrand Calls on U.S. Ag Secretary to Provide Emergency Relief Funding to Dairy Farmers

May 18, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - Senator Kirsten Gillibrand wants the federal government to do more to support dairy farmers across the country, including those in New York, who are struggling with below market milk prices. On Tuesday, Gillibrand announced that she … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Dairy Farming, Dairy Industry, Kirsten Gillibrand, Sonny Perdue, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Schumer Visits Southern Tier Distillery, Calls on USDA to Expand Crop Insurance Program

April 20, 2017 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

LAKEWOOD - U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-New York) was in Chautauqua County Wednesday to raise awareness for the need to expand federally subsidized crop insurance for a group of farmers in New York. The four-term Senator and current Minority … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Charles Schumer, Federal Crop Insurance Subsidy, James Waltz, Southern Tier Brewing Company, Southern Tier Distillery, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Vince Horrigan

Schumer Calls on USDA to Prepare for Offering Drought Relief to Regional Farmers

August 8, 2016 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

WASHINGTON - The drought that continues to affect much of Western New York has gained the attention of Senator Charles Schumer. Schumer is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to begin the process of issuing a disaster declaration … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Charles Schumer, Department of Environmental Conservation, Drought, Drought Warning, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Reed Defends Record Following Challenger’s Foreign Trade Accusations

July 27, 2016 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

JAMESTOWN - Congressional candidate John Plumb (D-Lakewood) is taking Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23) to task over his voting record when it comes to U.S. Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with other countries.  According to Plumb's campaign, Reed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2016 Election, 23rd Congressional District, Amy Hasenberg, Colombia FTA, Free Trade Agreement, Friends of John Plumb, John Plumb, NAFTA, Panama FTA, South Korea FTA, Tom Reed, Trade Promotion Authority, Trans Pacific Partnership, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Schumer Calls for Restoration of Federal Funding to Help Combat Bird Flu

July 22, 2015 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - The price of eggs in supermarkets across the country and here in New York continues to climb and as a result, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer wants to do something about it. Wednesday afternoon New York's senior senator will discuss … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bird Flu, Charles Schumer, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Growing Food Connections Initiative Now Underway in Chautauqua County

April 10, 2015 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

JAMESTOWN - Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan joined Growing Food Connections team members and partners Thursday to announce the kick-off of the Growing Food Connections initiative in Chautauqua County. The Growing Food Connections (GFC) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Community of Opportunity, Growing Food Connections, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Vince Horrigan

Gillibrand Visits Jamestown Boys & Club, Announces Bipartisan Summer Meals Act

August 1, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Standing at the Winifred Crawford Dibert Boys & Girls Club of Jamestown, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced the bipartisan Summer Meals Act, which would enhance the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Summer Food Service … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andy Goodell, Congress, House of Representatives, Jamestown Boys and Girls Club, Jeff Kroon, Kirsten Gillibrand, Linda Bopp, Summer Food Service Program, Summer Meals Act, Tracy Peterson, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Senate, Vince Horrigan

Gillibrand to Make Announcement at Jamestown Boys and Girls Club Friday Morning

August 1, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Winifred Diebert Boys and Girls Club in Jamestown will be receiving a very special guest later this morning. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will be in town and will use the Boys and Girls club as a backdrop to announce bipartisan … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown Boys and Girls Club, Kirsten Gillibrand, Summer Food Service Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Vince Horrigan

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