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This bill creates annual awards to recognize New York farms, businesses, and institutions excelling in agriculture and food promotion.
Why it matters
Elevates local agriculture and food businesses by providing public recognition, which can boost their reputation and marketability. Winning or even being nominated for an award can help farms and food-related businesses stand out in a competitive market, potentially attracting new customers and business opportunities.
Encourages innovation and diversification in the agricultural sector. by specifically highlighting unique farm products, agri-tourism initiatives, and value-added processing. This could motivate more producers to invest in new ideas, products, and experiences, strengthening the overall resilience and appeal of New York’s food system.
Integrates a wide range of participants—from farms to institutions like schools and hospitals—into the state’s food promotion efforts,. potentially increasing the use of New York-grown products in public and private food services. This could lead to stronger local supply chains and more consistent demand for state agricultural products.
Builds cross-agency collaboration between agriculture and economic development officials,. fostering a more unified approach to supporting the state’s food economy and ensuring that recognition efforts are coordinated and impactful, rather than duplicative or fragmented.
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Reward Top New York Farms
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History
- Signed chap.92
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- 3rd reading cal.444
- Substituted for S1333
- Referred to agriculture
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.83
- Reported
- Referred to agriculture
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Annual Awards for NY Farms
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Leroy Comrie
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4051
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 31, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. MAGEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LOPEZ -read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and the economic development law, in relation to annual awards recognizing certain New York farms, businesses and institutions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 309 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
9. a. The advisory council on agriculture shall advise the commissioner in establishing procedures for making annual awards recognizing New York farms, agricultural and food businesses, and institutions that are successful in producing, processing, marketing, and/or promoting New York farm and food products. The commissioner shall coordinate with the commissioner of economic development to determine which department shall make awards in categories that may be similar to those listed in subdivision eighteen-c of section one hundred of the economic development law. These awards shall be given in recognition of exceptional performance and support for New York agriculture by persons, firms and organizations that are principally located within the state of New York and engaged in the operation of New York state farms, businesses and institutions.
b. The council may annually nominate and forward such nominations for awards to the commissioner for his or her consideration in the following categories:
(i) innovative and unique farm products developed for food, beverages, or horticulture;
(ii) agri-tourism;
(iii) foods or beverages processed or manufactured from New York farm products;
(iv) retail food stores;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(v) restaurants and other food service businesses; and
(vi) education, health care and residential institutions including, but not limited to, food service in schools, colleges, hospitals, nursing homes, day care and senior centers.
c. The council may also recommend to the commissioner nominations for awards given pursuant to subdivision eighteen-c of section one hundred of the economic development law.
d. The commissioner may designate award winners from these nominees at his or her discretion. Current members of the advisory board and their businesses are not eligible as nominees.
§ 2. Subdivision 18-c of section 100 of the economic development law, as added by chapter 212 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
18-c. to establish, in cooperation with the commissioner of agriculture and markets, procedures for proposing nominations, including procedures to coordinate with such commissioner to determine which department shall make nominations for awards in categories that may be similar to those listed in subdivision nine of section three hundred nine of the agriculture and markets law to the governor for three annual, non-monetary awards to be known as: (a) New York State Direct Farm Marketing Award; (b) New York State Agri-Tourism Award; and (c) New York State Specialty Food Product Award. These awards shall be given in recognition of unusual efforts by farmers, food processors and food retailers for the marketing of New York state grown agricultural commodities or foods processed from or primarily containing New York state agricultural commodities and for promoting New York state farms that are also tourist destinations.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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