Construction has begun and our Pure Catskills Guide hit stands Memorial Day weekend. USDA announces Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, learn about this program and more...
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Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), Direct Support to Farmers
CFAP, authorized in the CARES Act will provide $16 billion in direct support to agricultural producers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Direct support for farmers...
Corn Planting Time?
On Tuesday April 28, WAC and CCE staff checked soil temperature in several fields in Delaware County, both corn stubble and grass sods. Temperature were...
April 2020 ENews
Check out the April 2020 enews here. This month’s enews is filled with resources from where to buy local, webinar tips for equestrian businesses, using...
Happy Earth Day 2020
Everyday at the Watershed Agricultural Council is spent working to protect water quality in countless ways in the NYC Watershed. Today (April 22nd), as we...
Using Surplus Milk as Fertilizer
Provisional Guidance for COVID-19 Emergency Response Given the current market disruptions created by the COVID-19 emergency, farms may continue to play important roles in the...
Paycheck Protection Program for Farmers
Farms are eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program. Here’s a helpful video from Farm Credit East, ACA on everything you need to know. Paycheck Protection...
April Micro Grants Available
Our April grant round is now open! Are you a farmer, logger, forester, forest landowner or Pure Catskills farm/forest member with business property inside the...
Emergency Changes to the Open Meetings Law in Response to COVID-19
The Governor in Executive Order No. 202.1 has relaxed the Open Meetings Law to allow meetings of public bodies to be held remotely by conference...
Farmer Relief Fund
Our partner, American Farmland Trust, is excited to announce that the application for AFT’s Farmer Relief Fund is now live! AFT will award farmers with...