State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball recently joined Sen. Patty Ritchie, R-Oswegatchie, members of the USDA’s Farm Service Agency and Cornell Cooperative Extension Jefferson County to tour several farms in Jefferson and Oswego counties impacted by this summer’s drought.The group visited three dairy farms and a Christmas tree farm to assess the drought damage in the region and better understand the outlook and plan for recovery.http://www.lancasterfarming.com/news/northern_edition/new-york-ag-commissioner-sees-drought-damage/article_38a6c12b-d429-5b29-8d4c-a24c49b723eb.html