![Senator Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_small/public/02-10-15_official_hs_omara-hs-040_0.jpg?itok=gJ9N77KJ)
Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of August 12, 2019 ~ "Nothing 'golden' about this crop pest"
August 12, 2019
-
ISSUE:
- agriculture economy
![Senator O'Mara shares his weekly perspective on issues facing New York State government. Senator O'Mara shares his weekly perspective on issues facing New York State government.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/article/main-image/weeklycolumn-image2_92.jpg?itok=UbI99atZ)
While not an everyday concern for most of us, it nevertheless would have a widespread impact if left unchecked.
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, "Nothing golden about this crop pest'
[See the attached copy above of Senator O'Mara's column in The Leader on August 11, 2019]
Share this Article or Press Release
Newsroom
Go to Newsroom![“It’s one of the most important life-saving actions that any of us can take," said Senator O'Mara. “It’s one of the most important life-saving actions that any of us can take," said Senator O'Mara.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/article/main-image/donatelife.jpg?itok=LrfyB4hl)
![Senator O'Mara and Warren A. Thompson, a lifelong Steuben County resident and farmer, and a stalwart in the county’s civic and veterans affairs who was inducted into the Veterans Hall of Fame in 2018. Senator O'Mara and Warren A. Thompson, a lifelong Steuben County resident and farmer, and a stalwart in the county’s civic and veterans affairs who was inducted into the Veterans Hall of Fame in 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/article/main-image/warrenthompson-veteranshalloffame_newweb_0.jpg?itok=FF8ApZJ1)
![Members of the Southern Tier Library System met with Senator O'Mara in his Albany office during the statewide Library Advocacy Day at the Capitol. Members of the Southern Tier Library System met with Senator O'Mara in his Albany office during the statewide Library Advocacy Day at the Capitol.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/article/main-image/sotierlibrarysystem_newweb.jpg?itok=5IbUw5aj)