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Thomas F. O'Mara

58th Senate District

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O’Mara, Cornell University announce upgrade of America's only quarantine research facility for potato pest Golden Nematode ~ Enhanced facility will be top protector of nation's $3.8 billion potato sector, including Steuben County growers

Thomas F. O'Mara

October 14, 2016

In late September, Senator O'Mara, Assemblyman Phil Palmesano and a few of their legislative colleagues visited Mahany Farms in Arkport (Steuben County), where owner Gary Mahany (center, yellow shirt) and his employees grow Irish potatoes. “Cornell University's efforts over the past 70 years to contain the Golden Nematode, and to conduct the research and development that will always be the front line of protection for our growers and growers throughout America, have been remarkable," said Senator O'Mara, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee.

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