Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 12, 2022 |
referred to agriculture |
Senate Bill S9169
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2021-S9169 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Agriculture
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §§323-a & 323-b, Ag & Mkts L
2021-S9169 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9169 SPONSOR: BRISPORT TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the directing the commissioner of agriculture and markets to reform certain grant programs to promote opportunities for multi-generational farming families and for beginning farmers SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one sets forth the legislative findings. Section two amends the agriculture and markets law by adding two new sections 323-a and 323-b, to prioritize beginner farmers and specialty crop production, including fruit, vegetable, legume, fungi, and grain production, in connection with the dairy farmland protection initiative grant program. JUSTIFICATION:
2021-S9169 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9169 I N S E N A T E May 12, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BRISPORT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the directing the commissioner of agriculture and markets to reform certain grant programs to promote opportunities for multi-generational farming families and for beginning farmers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature declares: a. New York faces pressing needs to preserve and protect agricultural working lands, while also helping at-risk farmers maintain their liveli- hood. b. New York dairy farmers face an uncertain future. According to statistics from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service ("USDANASS"), two-thirds of New York's dairy farms have shut down since 1987, even as other forms of agricul- ture have grown. In 1987, New York was home to 13,840 dairy farms. In 2012, that number had dropped down to 5,427. The most recent New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets data from 2019 indicates that New York is now home to just 3,843 dairy farms. This represents a loss of 9,997 dairy farms over the past 32 years. c. The decline in small and mid-sized dairy farms is not unique to New York. Across the country, industry consolidation has changed dairy farm- ing. Nationally, since 1987, the median dairy herd size has increased from 80 cows to 1,300 cows. d. The threat posed by industry consolidation has been clear for more than a decade. According to a March 2010 report from the New York State Office of the State Comptroller, the dairy industry has been in "crisis" because the "decline of small family farms in the state negatively impacts the local economies in which these farms are located, and also changes the rural character and quantity of open space in upstate New York". e. Current New York state policy deepens consolidation and inequality among dairy farmers. The Dairy Farmland Protection Initiative has EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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