27 Jan 2026

Joint Legislative Public Hearing on 2026 Executive Budget Proposal: Topic Agriculture/Parks and Recreation

Legislative Office Building

Hearing Room B 181 State Street, Hearing Room B, 2nd Floor, Albany, NY, 12247

12:30 PM Archived Video

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Agriculture/Parks and Recreation

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Acting Commissioner Moser - Testimony

American Farmland Trust - Testimony

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) - Testimony

Columbia County Sanctuary Movement - Testimony

Commissioner Ball - Testimony

Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences - Testimony

Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail - Testimony

Humane World for Animals - Testimony

New York Farm Bureau - Testimony

New York State Park Police PBA - Testimony

Northeast Dairy Producers Association - Testimony

NYS Animal Protection Federation - Testimony

Parks & Trails New York - Testimony

Scenic Hudson - Testimony

The Food Pantries of Capital District - Testimony

Horticultural Society of New York - Written Testimony

New York State Wine Coalition - Written Testimony

Frontenac Windery - Written Testimony

Northeast Organic Farming Association - Written Testimony

New York Restoration Project - Written Testimony

Alianza Agricola - Testimony

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) - Testimony

NYC Mayor’s Office of Urban Agriculture (MOUA) - Testimony

Open Space Institute - Testimony

The Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust - Testimony

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Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation Meeting

NYS Capitol Building

123 CAP

4:30 PM

20 May

Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation Meeting

NYS Capitol Building

123 CAP

4:30 PM

08 Apr

Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation Meeting

NYS Capitol Building

123 CAP

4:30 PM

04 Feb

Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation Meeting

NYS Capitol Building

123 CAP

5:30 PM

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