Farmers

High demand for firs since the pandemic led to over harvesting at many upstate New York Christmas tree farms. Now, farmers want to sell more trees, but can't afford to cut into future crops.

After 2021's last minute cancellation due to COVID concerns, the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival is back. We hear from Artistic Director Linda Chesis…

"Because of the climate or the soil, there was a number of reasons that a number of people made assumptions it wouldn’t work, but no one had actually tried it.”

“A good farmers market is like a weekly fair or festival. People are wanting that back, but it won’t be the same.”

"Folks who deal in dairy and specialty crops will be provided meaningful support when it comes to price losses."

"Our farmers, who are now eligible for the economic injury disaster loan, had been told that while they're eligible in name only, they're not eligible in practice."

"Right now, we are dumping on average one trailer load a day."

Some New York farmers say they're open to compromise on legislation designed to help farm workers.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is touring upstate New York on Wednesday.

"It's not just the tariffs. I think there's chaos surrounding the tariffs. There's a frustrating lack of strategy on the part of the administration."