State holds first summit on Concord grape industry in Westfield

Representatives from state government, growers, processors and other stakeholders came together in Westfield Thursday afternoon for the first Concord Grape Summit held in New York. Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul convened the summit held at the Grape Discovery Center.  She hopes that it will help jump start the Concord grape industry which has been suffering from lower prices due top a glut of grapes...

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Area State Senator Cathy Young, one of the panelists at the summit, says it's important to make sure the industry not only survives, but thrives...

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County Executive George Borrello had a different take the issue. He wants to see growers expand into other crops...

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Prior to the Concord Grape Summit, the State has held other summits on products, ranging from the craft beer industry to industrial hemp. New York is the nation's second largest Concord grape growing region in the world, with more than 30,000 acres grape vineyards.

Photo by Dave Rowley