June Monthly Harvest newsletter from NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets
06/02/2021
Your June Monthly Harvest is here from NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets
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In This Issue:
• Statewide News
• Taste NY Updates
• NYS Grown & Certified Updates
• Funding Opportunities
• Spotlight: Bring on the Berries!
Celebrating June is Dairy Month
We are excited to celebrate Dairy Month, beginning with World Milk Day, which is today, June 1! Dairy Month provides us all an opportunity to recognize our tremendous dairy farmers and dairy manufacturers who are producing and processing some of the very best dairy products in the world.
At the Department, we are looking forward to spotlighting New York’s dairy industry all month long with exciting events, spotlights on our dairy inspectors, fun giveaways, and interesting facts about dairy farms around the state. We are proud of our efforts to support our dairy community, especially over this difficult past year. The Nourish New York initiative continues to grow and quickly move surplus milk and dairy products to consumers in need. Over 37,425,940 pounds of milk has been moved off the farm during the first year of the program, representing over $14,655,000 dollars spent to support dairy farmers. To date, 40 percent of the purchases made through Nourish NY have been dairy products.
Additionally, Taste NY Markets and Welcome Centers across New York will be featuring local dairy producers […]