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NY cheese production slips slightly in November
New York state dairy farms produced more than 77.2 million pounds of cheese (excluding cottage cheese) in November, down 0.1 percent from almost 77.3 million pounds in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. Butter production in New York state totaled nearly 1.59 million pounds in November, up 0.1 percent […]
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New York state dairy farms produced more than 77.2 million pounds of cheese (excluding cottage cheese) in November, down 0.1 percent from almost 77.3 million pounds in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.
Butter production in New York state totaled nearly 1.59 million pounds in November, up 0.1 percent from the prior-year period.
In neighboring Pennsylvania, dairy farms produced almost 36 million pounds of cheese (excluding cottage cheese), up 1 percent from nearly 35.6 million pounds in November 2016.
Butter production in Pennsylvania totaled almost 7.3 million pounds in November, down more than 11 percent from nearly 8.2 million pounds in the year-ago month.
Tioga County economic developers rebrand as TEAM Tioga
OWEGO, N.Y. — Three Tioga County organizations that focus on economic development have rebranded as “TEAM Tioga.” The agencies include the Tioga County Department of

Point Place Casino in Bridgeport to formally open March 1, job fair set for Monday
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The Agency formally opens new building in Dickinson
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Tioga State Bank CEO tells Congressional subcommittee to ease up on community banks
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People news: Hancock Estabrook names Benda marketing director
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Sam’s Club shuttering store on Erie Boulevard in Syracuse, cutting 151 jobs
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Davis College seeks new president after naming Pedrone its first chancellor
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Syracuse’s Office of Innovation seeks community input to determine areas of focus in 2018
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