What's happening
This bill requires New York to provide technical assistance to small agricultural producers for aggregating, processing, and transporting products to larger buyers.
Why it matters
Helps small farms and food producers scale up. By offering technical assistance and support, the bill aims to make it easier for small agricultural businesses to work together so they can access larger markets that typically require higher volumes.
Connects producers with grant and funding opportunities. The legislation requires the state to identify and share information about federal, state, and private funding programs, making it easier for small producers to find resources that support collaboration and growth.
Encourages partnerships with organizations like Cornell Cooperative Extension. Leveraging established agricultural networks and expertise ensures that technical help is practical, locally relevant, and efficiently delivered.
Could improve local food supply chains. By strengthening the ability of small producers to aggregate and process products for bigger buyers, this bill could lead to more local food being served in schools, hospitals, and other institutions, benefiting local economies and communities.
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History
- Substituted by S4653
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.454
- Rules report cal.454
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to agriculture
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Help Farmers Move Products
Vetoed · Sponsor Jen Metzger
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6489
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 8, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to assistance with aggregating, processing and transporting agricultural products for producers and processors
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 5-b of section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
(d) Provide, in cooperation with Cornell cooperative extension, the department of economic development and other resources, technical assistance, to small scale producers and processors of agricultural products who are interested in coordinating with each other to aggregate, process and transport agricultural products with the goal of selling such products in sufficient quantities to meet the demands of food businesses and institutional buyers, and identify and disseminate information to provide to such producers and processors on federal, state and private grant or other assistance programs with the purpose of assisting and supporting such coordination. The assistance provided under this paragraph may also be included as part of the procurement training programs authorized in subdivision two-d of this section.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10502-01-9
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