Finger Lakes receives $11M to help farms with climate change impacts
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Over $11 million will be going towards farms in the Finger Lakes region.
Governor Hochul announced over $25 million towards 133 farms across New York State. The funding came from the Client Resilience Farming Grant Program.
The funding helps farmers across the state reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect water quality, protect and improve soil health, and increase resilience to climate change.
The Finger Lakes won $11,312,579 to work with 57 farms in the region. This was the region that received the most amount of money, with the second being Central New York awarded over $6 million.
“Ensuring New York’s agricultural industry has resources to mitigate the effects of climate change is critical to not only protecting our environment but also maintaining the economic viability of the state’s agricultural industry for generations to come,” said Hochul.
New York State provided the full list of projects across the state receiving the awards:
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