LIVERPOOL, N.Y. - Farmers today shot down a proposal to oppose
hydrofracking, the deeply divisive natural gas drilling process that has
split New Yorkers from tables to farms.
The decision from delegates of the New York Farm Bureau was no
surprise. The 25,000-member group has a strong voice in Albany and has
long-supported hydrofracking as a way to improve economies for
individual farmers and the state's rural counties.
Some farmers who live near the Pennsylvania border, where fracking is
allowed, say they see jobs and money overflowing from the wells. Many
are frustrated that Gov. Andrew Cuomo hasn't made a decision on whether
to allow fracking just a few miles north.
"With us and our farm, that's our livelihood," said Judi Whittaker, a
delegate and dairy farmer from Broome County whose milk ends up in
Chobani yogurt. "With no decision, we're stuck."
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