[MightyMouseToSaveThe Day]

"New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday encouraged graduates of the State University of New York at Morrisville to use their knowledge to advance the state's agricultural industry"

What agricultural industry does NY state have? NY wines come to mind,and maybe some upstate cheese, but that's about it. Anybody know what ag industry hillary is talking about?

[Stay the course]

New York produces a few billion dollars worth agricultural products a year, mostly dairy. Not big compared the Midwest or California, but a significant part of the upstate economy, such as it is. NY is the third biggest dairy producing state (after CA and WI), and the second highest recipient of federal aid to dairy farmers (after WI). New York politicians all love to pander to the dairy vote.

[edwin hubble]

"What agricultural industry does NY state have? NY wines come to mind,and maybe some upstate cheese, but that's about it. Anybody know what ag industry hillary is talking about? "

New York State Agricultural production was $3.4 billion in 2001. (and third in US in dairy production)
37,500 farms take 25 percent of the state’s land area, or 7.6 million acres. (Dept of Agriculture, N.Y State).