NCFB Annual Meeting, Oct 23, 2008

New York Farm Bureau Meeting

State Board of Directors tours Niagara County during their July Board Meeting. The New York Farm Bureau State Board accepted an invitation from Niagara County President Paul Bencal to hold their July Meeting in Niagara Falls. During their two day stay they and their families were Taken on a tour of the New York Power Authority, H2Grow Hydroponics Green Houses and the Niagara Falls Air Base as well as a scenic tour along the way.

Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets Patrick Hooker and Assemblywoman Francine Delmonte Listen to Niagara County Farmers during a discussion on State Farm Policy and Labor issues. Later he toured H2Grow Green Houses in The Town of Porter guided by Eric Toye and Gary Smith.

Niagara County Farm Bureau President speaks at a press conference at the Food Bank of WNY calling Hunger a dirty word and that hunger is unacceptable in Western New York. We all have to take ownership and not allow this to continue in our community here in New York. If you don't produce food or you produce food that can't be marketed directly then donate to the food bank. We have just shown that the donation doesn't have to be large to count. If you can't donate $50 then donate $20. If not $20 then $10. Whatever you can, counts toward the whole thing. Every little bit of food brought in by Farmers across the state has now totaled over 3.6 million pounds and we're not done yet.