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A cow, left, nudges dairy farmer Jeremy Brown as he inseminates a cow at Twin Birch Dairy on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Skaneateles, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Young plant sprouts are kept in a tray at Bolton Farms, a hydroponic farm, on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Hilton, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)A bunch of kale is displayed at Growing Family Farms' vendor table at the Brighton Farmers Market on Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Brighton, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Courtney Klee, an employee of Growing Family Farms, handles a purchase at the Brighton Farmers Market on Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Brighton, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Aaron Swindle and his daughter Zoe look at product price signs at the Brighton Farmers Market on Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Brighton, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)A young girl yawns as she looks at signs of products being sold at the Brighton Farmers Market on Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Brighton, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Alison Venuti, who goes by Sunny, an employee of Bolton Farms, laughs as she speaks with a customer at the Rochester Public Market on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Bolton Farms owner John Bolton looks up as he works at the hydroponic farm Friday, March 21, 2025, in Hilton, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Ladybugs disperse out of a tray to mitigate aphids at Bolton Farms, a hydroponic farm, on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Hilton, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Water drips from plants at Bolton Farms, a hydroponic farm, on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Hilton, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Janet Vandenberg, right, an employee of Bolton Farms, speaks with owner John Bolton as they prepare spring mix bags at Bolton Farms on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Hilton, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Workers milk cows at Twin Birch Dairy on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Skaneateles, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Dairy farmer Jeremy Brown inseminates a cow at Twin Birch Dairy on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Skaneateles, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)An employee of Twin Birch Dairy cleans up the milking area in preparation for the next group of cows at Twin Birch Dairy on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Skaneateles, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Dairy farmer Jeremy Brown prepares his tools to inseminate cows at Twin Birch Dairy on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Skaneateles, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Cows stand at a milking station at Twin Birch Dairy on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Skaneateles, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Shoppers make their way past vendors at the Rochester Public Market on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Baskets of apples are displayed across vendor tables at the Rochester Public Market on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)Seedlings grow at Bolton Farms, a hydroponic farm, on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Hilton, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)
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A cow, left, nudges dairy farmer Jeremy Brown as he inseminates a cow at Twin Birch Dairy on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Skaneateles, N.Y. (Caitlyn Daproza via AP)
