Submission Type
Poster
Abstract
The dairy industry in Western New York plays a crucial role in the region's economy and agricultural landscape. However, there are many injustices within the dairy industry. This project aims to map dairy farms in Western New York while discussing dairy farmerworkers' rights with the goal of implementing them. The overall goal of this project is to create a transparent publicly accessible map of dairy farms in western New York.The first step is to create a comprehensive map of dairy farms in Western New York using geospatial technology such as Google Earth Pro and Mymaps. The next step is to identify areas with a high concentration of dairy farms and analyze their socio-economic significance. The ongoing research after Great Day will be focused towards dairy farmers workers rights and the geographical connection. An important aspect of this project is making the informationthe easily accessible information, whichthis is crucial to enableallow farmworkers and activistsothers to interpret this data for their own usage. Through this research I am to further expand my knowledge of farmers workers rights and how to be an advocate for them.
Recommended Citation
Cleary, Kerrin, "323-What is the Geospatial Distribution of Dairy Farms in Western New York and How Does this Distribution Compare to Documented Violations of Dairy Farmworkers’ Rights?" (2024). GREAT Day Posters. 89.
https://knightscholar.geneseo.edu/great-day-symposium/great-day-2024/posters-2024/89
323-What is the Geospatial Distribution of Dairy Farms in Western New York and How Does this Distribution Compare to Documented Violations of Dairy Farmworkers’ Rights?
The dairy industry in Western New York plays a crucial role in the region's economy and agricultural landscape. However, there are many injustices within the dairy industry. This project aims to map dairy farms in Western New York while discussing dairy farmerworkers' rights with the goal of implementing them. The overall goal of this project is to create a transparent publicly accessible map of dairy farms in western New York.The first step is to create a comprehensive map of dairy farms in Western New York using geospatial technology such as Google Earth Pro and Mymaps. The next step is to identify areas with a high concentration of dairy farms and analyze their socio-economic significance. The ongoing research after Great Day will be focused towards dairy farmers workers rights and the geographical connection. An important aspect of this project is making the informationthe easily accessible information, whichthis is crucial to enableallow farmworkers and activistsothers to interpret this data for their own usage. Through this research I am to further expand my knowledge of farmers workers rights and how to be an advocate for them.