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New York milk production rises almost 2 percent
New York dairy farms produced 1.26 billion pounds of milk in October, up 1.8 percent from 1.24 billion pounds in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. Production per cow in the state averaged 2,015 pounds in October, up 1 percent from 1,995 pounds a year prior. The number of milk cows […]
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New York dairy farms produced 1.26 billion pounds of milk in October, up 1.8 percent from 1.24 billion pounds in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.
Production per cow in the state averaged 2,015 pounds in October, up 1 percent from 1,995 pounds a year prior.
The number of milk cows on farms in New York state totaled 626,000 head in October, up 0.8 percent from 621,000 head in October 2018, NASS reported.
On the milk price front, New York farmers in September were paid an average of $19.40 per hundredweight, up 30 cents from August, and up $2.30 from September 2018.
In neighboring Pennsylvania, dairy farms produced 827 million pounds of milk in October, down 3.5 percent from 857 million pounds a year before, according to the USDA.

Community Bank System appoints MacPherson as new independent director
DeWITT — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) recently announced that its board of directors has appointed Kerrie D. MacPherson as a new independent director. MacPherson previously served as a senior partner at Ernst & Young, LLP (EY). She started as an auditor and served in leadership roles in transaction advisory services in EY’s New
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DeWITT — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) recently announced that its board of directors has appointed Kerrie D. MacPherson as a new independent director.
MacPherson previously served as a senior partner at Ernst & Young, LLP (EY). She started as an auditor and served in leadership roles in transaction advisory services in EY’s New York City office, working with clients across an array of industries over 32 years.
MacPherson’s appointment expands Community Bank System’s board to 12 directors, 11 of whom are independent. She was also appointed to the board of directors of Community Bank, N.A., its banking subsidiary. MacPherson will also serve on the board’s audit and compliance committee and the risk committee.
MacPherson joined EY in 1986 as an auditor in its Toronto office and first moved to its New York City office in 1992, where she worked on a national financial-services team focused on regulatory developments. Over her career, she served in various leadership roles in mergers and acquisitions, advisory services, and marketing where she developed extensive experience with banking and financial advisory services. MacPherson retired from EY in 2018.
She currently serves on the board of directors of New York City Harvest, a nonprofit focused on feeding the hungry in the city. MacPherson is a graduate of the University of Toronto with both a bachelor’s degree and MBA.

ConMed to pay Q4 dividend of 20 cents a share in early January
UTICA — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents a share for the fourth quarter. The dividend will be payable on Jan. 7 to all shareholders of record as of Dec. 13. At the company’s current stock price,
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UTICA — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents a share for the fourth quarter.
The dividend will be payable on Jan. 7 to all shareholders of record as of Dec. 13.
At the company’s current stock price, the dividend yields about 0.7 percent on an annual basis.
ConMed says it’s a medical technology company that provides surgical devices and equipment for minimally invasive procedures. The firm’s products are used by surgeons and physicians in specialties including orthopedics, general surgery, gynecology, neurosurgery, and gastroenterology.
ConMed on Oct. 30 reported adjusted earnings of $18.2 million, or 62 cents a share, in the third quarter, up nearly 38 percent from $13.2 million, or 46 cents, in the same quarter in 2018.
The company cited severance costs in connection with consolidation of certain manufacturing operations for the adjusted earnings. Those severance costs were mainly incurred in 2019, the firm said.

MVHS appoints Fatuik as new nurse manager
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has named Christine Fatiuk nurse manager of the AC 3 unit at its St.

Crews finish work on $13.7M Champlain Commons in Scriba
“Increasing access to affordable housing is one of our top priorities, and this critical investment in the town of Scriba is building on that goal,”Cuomo

People news: SRC hires director of procurement
Gloss will lead the development and execution of an effective sourcing and supply chain management strategy to support the business enterprise and “maintain SRC’s high

SUNY Oswego to use $1 million SRC donation for endowed professorship in engineering
SRC is a nonprofit corporation headquartered in Cicero that focuses on areas that include defense, environment, and intelligence. “SRC’s support for an endowed professorship at

Carrols Restaurant Group names new CFO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) on Monday announced that it has appointed Anthony (Tony) E. Hull as the firm’s VP, CFO,

Ithaca’s Sciencenter names new executive director
ITHACA, N.Y. — The board of trustees of Ithaca’s Sciencenter has selected Michelle Kortenaar as the nonprofit’s new executive director. She’s replacing Dean Briere, who

Ithaca firm wins funding in FuzeHub commercialization competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — An Ithaca startup won $50,000 in prize money in FuzeHub’s commercialization competition held Nov. 18-19 in Albany. FuzeHub is an Albany–based nonprofit
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