Governor Andrew Cuomo announced $20 million in grants through the Hudson Valley Agricultural Enhancement Program to help local farmers, although all the grants went locally only to counties east of the Hudson River. Greene, Albany, and Ulster counties were shut out. The grants go to maintain the land’s use for agricultural purposes, protecting more than 5,600 acres of active farmland. Here are the grant totals by county:
Columbia County: $4.16 million (5 projects)
Saratoga County: $3.14 million (7 projects)
Dutchess County: $3.01 million (4 projects)
Orange County: $2.83 million (4 projects)
Rensselaer County: $2.55 million (4 projects)
Westchester County: $1.84 million (1 project)
Washington County: $860,000 (3 projects)