![]() The new requirement to disclose details about how farms deal with animal waste and runoff was expected to apply to about 250 industrial facilities in New York.īut today, not a single farm is registered under that stricter requirement, an investigation by New York Focus and the Prospect found. So environmentalists cheered what seemed like a big win in 2018, when New York’s Supreme Court ruled, over the objections of the state Farm Bureau, that large farms must make their pollution-handling practices available for public review. And as in other states, they have fiercely guarded information about their operations. The number of dairies with more than 1,000 cows doubled between 20. Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), industrial facilities dwarfing family-run farms, are more numerous. The push to revitalize dairy has worked: New York is host to more than 600,000 dairy cows at more than 4,000 dairy farms, in a sector that has consolidated as it has grown. Andrew Cuomo has championed vigorous production of Greek yogurt, designating it as the official state snack, convening a Yogurt Summit, and boasting that New York makes more Greek yogurt than Greece. New York is a top exporter of milk, cottage cheese, and dairy products. This story was co-published with New York Focus, an investigative news site covering New York politics. In 2018, New York’s Supreme Court ruled that large farms must make their pollution-handling practices available for public review.
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