Steuben County Legislatures's Plan To Help Farmers 

Steuben County Legislative Chair Kelly Fitzpatrick says, the county is putting money into the soil and water department, with the intent of helping local farmers.  "We just approved more funding for Steuben County Soil And Water," Fitzpatrick tells WVIN.  "The Soil And Water Dept. does a lot of projects with stream bank stabilization, they do agricultural projects, and those kinds of investments benefit all of us in the county.  Most people that have lived here for a long time know that agriculture is one  of our main industries in Steuben County. So anything we can do to invest in that, is a good thing," Fitzpatrick said.  

                                                                         

FLX Fest 2025 Is Coming To Elmira In March

The FLX Fest is coming to the Lee-Com Event Center in Elmira on Saturay, March 22. There will be wine sampling and there will be breweries, wineries, distilleries and cheese makers there.   FLX Fest, sponsored by ARC of Chemung-Schuyler, is coming to the Lecom Event Center on Saturday, March 22nd, from 3 to 8 p.m. This celebration of everything wonderful about the Finger Lakes Region replaces the popular pre-COVID Wine sampling event and has expanded to include breweries, distilleries, cheese makers, and wineries.

 

See full statement below from the event's organizer: 

The event is expected to feature over 60 sampling booths as well as other vendors from throughout the Finger Lakes.  Attendees will receive a commemorative glass to sample from their favorite vendors and learn about new ones.  Food and Beverage will also be available for purchase.

Vendor booths are limited.  Sponsors are also invited to join the event.  Tickets will be on sale in the coming weeks.

For more information, contact Bob Kramarik

sales@lecomeventcenter.com, 607-731-6150

 

Langworthy's Grape Farmer Legislation

Republican Congressman Nick Langworthy has introduced a bill to help grape farmers.  It’s called the Grape Research And Protection Expansion Act.  It would start up a crop insurance policy for losses incurred by table, wine and juice grape growers during freeze events.