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Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of June 5, 2017 ~ 'From the ground up spans FDR to today'
June 5, 2017
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ISSUE:
- agriculture economy
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Soil health and resiliency have significant effects on the state’s agricultural industry, particularly farm productivity, profitability and sustainability. The ability of soils to resist drought, flooding and other impacts continues to emerge as a critical conservation, economic growth, environmental protection and food quality challenge in New York State and across the nation.
Senator O'Mara offers his weekly perspective on many of the key challenges and issues facing the Legislature, as well as on legislative actions, local initiatives, state programs and policies, and more. Stop back every Monday for Senator O'Mara's latest column "From the Capitol..."
This week, "From the ground up spans FDR to today"
[see the attached copy above of Senator O'Mara's column in the June 4th Corning Leader]
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