Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On September 5, 2019, Senator Schumer stood with beekeepers and local officials, at Kutik’s Honey Farm in Chenango County, to reveal how a recent decision on bees could sting Upstate, the Southern Tier, its local agricultural efforts, and even a budding jobs niche that supplies summer farmers’ markets and local restaurants. Schumer detailed a recent decision by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to stop collecting data on honey bees that puts the species and Upstate New York’s economy, at risk. Schumer called on the USDA to reverse course immediately, and instead, step-up their work on bee populations.