Farmer Veteran Coalition of New York https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html VA plans to hire more than 2,000 claims processors in FY 2027 VA awards record $106.5 million in cemetery grants in FY 2026 USDA invests $325 million in 42 Regional Conservation Partnership projects USDA to invest $57 million through Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program USDA launches $5 billion SPUR guaranteed loan program for processing USDA opens Tribal Advisory Committee nominations through December 8 USDA AMS launches regional cash cattle report, effective October 26 $8.3 million in NY PLATES grants awarded to 59 emergency food organizations State adds $6.5 million for Islip regional shellfish hatchery NY awards nearly $50 million through Farmland Protection grants to 43 farms Press Kit GOAT 2026: Gathering for Open Agricultural Technology, December 7-11 North American Biochar Conference 2026, November 16-18 Governor Hochul Announces $500 Million in Water Infrastructure Improvement Grants Long Island Drought Downgraded from Warning to Watch in Nassau and Suffolk Counties NY DEC Finalizes SPDES Pesticide General Permit GP-0-26-002, Effective November 1 NY DEC Releases Draft Finger Lakes Action Agenda 2026-2033 for 30-Day Public Comment USDA NRCS Awards $65 Million in Conservation Innovation Grants to 34 Projects FSA County Committee Elections 2026: Orange County Ballots Mailed November 2, Due December 7 USDA Announces $8 Billion Harvest Fuel Relief Program for Agricultural Producers USDA APHIS Proposes CWD Herd Certification Program Updates — Comment Period Open Through November 25 Lake Champlain Basin Program: NYCAC Grant Applications Due October 30 Following Reforms, Over 300K New Veterans Enrolled in VA Healthcare VA Processes Record Number of Disability Claims in FY2026 USDA RD Expands Rural Housing Loan Pilot Program to Six More Lenders NY Assembly Agriculture Committee: Urban Agriculture Hearing Noticed USDA RMA Reminds Producers of Upcoming Crop Insurance Sales Deadlines NYS OCM: Adult-Use Cannabis Nursery License Applications Open Nov. 5 USDA APHIS: First New World Screwworm Detected in U.S. Wildlife NY NRCS: Nov. 20 Deadline for Conservation Easement Applications USDA Designates Suffolk County as Drought Disaster Area USDA Designates Albany, Schenectady, Schoharie for Disaster Loans Box tree moth found in Nassau County, outside the quarantine area USDA RMA Announces 2027 Crop Insurance Policy Updates Including New Smoke Index Endorsement USDA Farm Loan Program Changes Now in Effect EPA Administrator Zeldin Announces “American Farmer First” Policy New York Farm Show, February 25-27 Empire State Producers Expo and Becker Forum, January 11-14 New York Land Transfer Regional Forum Shane Thomson Donald Scott Michael Ortman Justin Butts Brittni Abriel $3 million awarded for agriculture and food workforce training FSA seeks comment on disaster assistance and customer data forms VA approves $2.68 billion in facility upgrades for fourth quarter USDA awards $86.6 million in Specialty Crop Block Grants News Home