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Senator Michelle Hinchey

Hinchey Statement on U.S. Senate Passage of Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

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Agriculture Meeting

May 19, 2021

Agriculture Meeting

April 26, 2021

Joint – Public Hearing: Diversifying Agriculture and Addressing Food Justice alongside Continuing Inequalities on our Food Systems

April 13, 2021

Agriculture Meeting

February 23, 2021

Agriculture Meeting

January 25, 2021

Senator Hinchey and Assemblymember Lupardo Sponsor Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Act, Nation-Leading Legislation Making NY Farmers Key Part of Fight Against Climate Change

June 2, 2021

Pictured: Peter M. Iwanowicz, Executive Director of Environmental Advocates NY; Elizabeth Wolters, New York Farm Bureau Deputy Public Policy Director; Andy Bicking, Director of Government Relations and Public Policy for Scenic Hudson; Samantha Levy, New York Policy Manager for American Farmland Trust; Senator Michelle Hinchey, Assemblymember Donna Lupardo, Assemblymember Didi Barrett, Assemblymember Marianne Buttenschon, Crystal Stewart-Courtens, Board President of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of NY (NOFA-NY) and Owner/Operator of Philia Farm in Johnstown, NY.

Senator Michelle Hinchey’s Bill Providing Parity for Craft Distillers Passes State Senate

May 25, 2021

New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey Secures $120,000 To Support Friends of the Walkway’s Farm-to-Market Initiative

May 8, 2021

Senator Michelle Hinchey and Elizabeth Waldstein, Executive Director, Friends of the Walkway.

Senator Michelle Hinchey’s Bill to Increase Farmer and Farmworker Awareness about Lyme Disease Passes Both Houses of State Legislature

May 6, 2021

Beech Syrup Bill Passes State Legislature, Advances Consumer and Ag Producer Protections, Expands Syrups Market

May 3, 2021

Committee Chair

Michelle Hinchey

(D, WF) District 41

Contact Senator

Ranking Member

George M. Borrello

(R, C) District 57

Samra G. Brouk

(D, WF) District 55

Patricia Fahy

(D, WF) District 46

Nathalia Fernandez

(D) District 34

Pamela Helming

(R, C) District 54

Peter Oberacker

(R, C) District 51

Christopher J. Ryan

(D) District 50

Lea Webb

(D, WF) District 52

Senator has new policy idea
Idea is drafted into a Bill
Bill undergoes committee process
Senate and Assembly pass bill
Bill is signed by Governor