SYRACUSE, N.Y. – This week the New York State Farm Bureau had their 62nd annual state convention at the Marriott Hotel in Downtown Syracuse. 52 county delegates came together to vote and discuss issues across all aspects of agriculture. These issues include labor rates and trade tariffs.
Dan Palladino attended this convention with the intention to seek protection for farm brewery licensing.
The Palladino Farms has been passed down for three generations. When it became it possibility that the family could no longer maintain the farm, they needed to find a way to maintain the land and earn a profit.
Business Administrator at Palladino Farms, Katelyn Tiller, said “Agriculture on its’ own unfortunately doesn’t draw in the money like it used to. Bringing something different even to the Syracuse area with farm-to-table dining, has helped keep the interest of farming alive.”
The brewery was their solution.
Dan Palladino explained how the law for farm brewery licensing is great because it says all ingredients must be purchased within the state. The farm uses their own grains and locally grown hops to make their beer on site.
He wants to make sure this doesn’t change.”By allowing breweries, cideries, and distilleries to purchase outside the state, they save a little bit of money, but it hurts our New York State agriculture,” Palladino says.
This farm has been around since 1951, and hopes to stay that way.
