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Article: COMMISSIONER HOOKER RECEIVES WINE GRAPE TASK FORCE REPORT
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- December 10, 2008
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The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets issued the following news release:
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker today received the Wine Grape Task Force's Final Report, which includes 26 recommendations. The Task Force was created in November 2007 to examine the needs of the wine grape sector and to identify any programmatic and regulatory measures necessary in order to enhance the vitality of New York State's wine grape industry.
"The growing of grapes and the making of wine are important components of the agricultural industry in New York State," the Commissioner said. "The value-added product they produce and the ripple effect it has to our communities ...