Finances key to new farmers

New York has dedicated millions in recent years to support a younger agricultural generation, and to promote the growth of niche crops such as hops. But they leave gaps that Maxwell and other groups said prevent them from being useful in common situations. The state knows it doesn’t have all the answers now, but Vallejo said the “one-stop shop” being developed at her department and its website is developing the path to find them.“The priority is at least getting all the resources in one place so they can get help,” said Vallejo after Wednesday’s panel — and an open forum that was broadcast to The Daily News Facebook page. “Our one-stop shop is intended to be a starting palce for those conversations.As the discussion hit the two-hour mark, Megan Burley of Warsaw was one of the last attendees remaining. She was one of a handful of millennial farmers at the session, and wanted to voice the challenges she and her husband Steve face.