This video was made in 2007 and shows the Executive Director of Seneca Lake Wine Trails  demonstrating how to pick Pinot grapes.  However, from what I've seen, it's more apt to title it:  How NOT to pick up Pinot grapes in October.  The video tells you to not cut the stems, which the instructor did several times. The video is only 33 seconds and is really too short for a "How To", video.  It is, however, an amusing short video.

The Rotary Club of Pittsford is organizing a wine and gourmet food...
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The Senate ratified three trade agreements that many supporters claim will boost New York farmers, manufacturers and service industry organizations.  An estimated 192,000 jobs around the state are supported by exports, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  Using a private database that tracks exports via ocean containers, the chamber identified 1,482 companies based in New York that ship $55.6 billion in goods every year and doesn't include air freight shipments or trucking of New Yor...
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