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{"C0B645A5-5056-A066-6007-1E20A7CCD579":{"TotalRows":1,"uid":"C0B645A5-5056-A066-6007-1E20A7CCD579","title":"Senator Schumer calls on USDA to establish crop insurance for Central NY malt barley farmers ","summary":"Cazenovia, NY ","eventType":"chuck-around-ny","eventTypeLabel":"Chuck Around NY","date":"August 20, 2015","url":"about/chuck-around-new-york/senator-schumer-calls-on-usda-to-establish-crop-insurance-for-central-ny-malt-barley-farmers-","city":"Cazenovia","county":"Madison","lat":42.9270456,"lng":-75.85952509999998,"description":"<p>On August 20th, standing at Empire Farmstead Brewery in Madison County, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today pushed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a crop insurance program for Central New York farmers who grow malt barley, a crop that is crucial to the continued growth of the area’s burgeoning craft beer industry. Schumer explained that there currently is no federally backed insurance coverage for malt barley in New York State, even though farmers in other states do have coverage, which severely hampers the ability of local farmers to grow the amount of malt barley needed to meet the demand of local craft brewers. Schumer noted that multiple farms and farm<span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">s</span>tead breweries in Central New York, like Empire, are already growing malt barley to meet local demand, but malt barley needs very specific conditions to grow and severe weather can completely knock out an entire crop. Therefore, Schumer is urging the USDA to expand its malt barley crop insurance program to include New York State. Schumer said that with a number of farm breweries already open and operating in Central New York, it is essential to make sure the malt barley crop can thrive locally.</p>"}}

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