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228-Year-Old Hudson Valley Farm To Be Permanently Protected: 'Iconic Local Institution' 228-Year-Old Hudson Valley Farm To Be Permanently Protected: 'Iconic Local Institution'
228-Year-Old Hudson Valley Farm To Be Permanently Protected: 'Iconic Local Institution' The oldest working farm in a Hudson Valley county, which dates back to the 18th century, will now be permanently protected from development.  The Ryder Farm, located in the Putnam County town of Southeast, will be permanently protected from non-farm development  by a conservation easement, the Westchester Land Trust announced on Tuesday, Oct. 10.  The 128-acre property, which dates back to 1795, is the oldest working farm in Putnam and has been an important part of agriculture in the region for nine generations.  Land Trust officials said that protecting the farm from d…

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by Ben Crnic
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Dangerous Strain Of Bird Flu Found In Flock At Downstate NY Home Dangerous Strain Of Bird Flu Found In Flock At Downstate NY Home
Dangerous Strain Of Bird Flu Found In Flock At Downstate NY Home State officials announced that a highly contagious, dangerous strain of bird flu was found in a non-commercial flock on Long Island. Samples collected from a flock of eight birds tested positive for highly-pathogenic avian influenza, according to an announcement from the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets on Saturday, Feb. 19. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the disease is serious "and requires rapid response because it is highly contagious and often fatal to chickens." The samples were tested at the Cornell University Animal Health Diagnost…

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by Nicole Valinote
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New York Company Recalls Frozen Pizza Products Produced Without Inspection New York Company Recalls Frozen Pizza Products Produced Without Inspection
New York Company Recalls Frozen Pizza Products Produced Without Inspection A New York-based company is recalling frozen pizza products that were produced without receiving a federal inspection. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Table 87 Frozen, LLC, a Brooklyn firm, is recalling an undetermined amount of frozen pizza products that contain pork and beef and were processed without proper inspection. The recall includes ready-to-eat prosciutto and pepperoni pizza products produced from June 3, 2017 through June 4, 2019. The recalled items include:  9.6-oz. plastic shrink-wrapped packages containing a…

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by Zak Failla
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NY Takes Action Against Invasive Insect NY Takes Action Against Invasive Insect
NY Takes Action Against Invasive Insect After the discovery of the spotted lanternfly was found in New York for the first time in September, the state is taking new steps to stop the spread of the invasive insect. In a news release, the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets announced it has issued a quarantine that will restrict the movement of certain goods brought into the state from Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.  The lanternfly is a pest from Asia that primarily feeds on a wide variety of plants such as grapevine, hops, maple, walnut, fruit trees and others. Left alone, the insect could impac…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Recall Alert Issued For Improperly Pasteurized Milk Made In Area Recall Alert Issued For Improperly Pasteurized Milk Made In Area
Recall Alert Issued For Improperly Pasteurized Milk Made In Area Click here for a related story: Popular Kellogg's Cereal Linked To Salmonella Outbreak Check your refrigerator. The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is alerting area residents that a brand of chocolate milk produced in the Hudson Valley is being recalled. Pasteurized Creamline Chocolate Milk produced by Orange County-based Stap Dairy Inc., is being voluntarily recalled due to improper pasteurization.  Proper pasteurization heats milk to effectively eliminate all pathogenic bacteria, such as Listeria and Salmonella. To date, no illnesses have been reported to the Dep…

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by Daily Voice
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Land Trust Completes Easement to Protect Stuart’s Fruit Farm In Somers Land Trust Completes Easement to Protect Stuart’s Fruit Farm In Somers
Land Trust Completes Easement to Protect Stuart’s Fruit Farm In Somers Westchester Land Trust (WLT) closed a conservation easement on Monday, April 16 to protect Stuart’s Fruit Farm in Somers.  The project -- which took a decade to complete -- is valued at almost $3 million. WLT’s partners included New York state, Westchester County, Scenic Hudson Land Trust, the Town of Somers and Somers Land Trust.  The conservation easement blocks development rights on the farm’s 172 acres thereby ensuring the land remains available for agricultural use in perpetuity. In the absence of this conservation easement, the farmland could have been sold for residential developmen…

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by Jon Craig