The New York Farm Bureau this week released its annual “Circle of Friends,” naming 77 state lawmakers to the list. The award is an indication of individual lawmaker’s efforts to support New York agriculture and the Farm Bureau's work. Assemblymembers and senators are selected based on their voting record "on issues of agricultural importance, as well as other evidence of legislative support,..." according to a Farm Bureau statement. Among those acknowledged for their work during the 2019 legislative session: state Senators George Amedore and Daphne Jordan; and, Assemblymembers Jacob Ashby, Kieran Michael Lalor and Christopher Tague. The New York Farm Bureau is a private, volunteer advocacy organization focused on the agricultural industry, financed and controlled by member families. Read the full press release at NYFB [dot] org.