296 – Legislative Findings and Intent.
§ 296. Legislative findings and intent. Agriculture, a leading industry in the state, is the foundation upon which hundreds of thousands of jobs are based. Agriculture related employment is found not only in the production of crops and other basic foods, but also in the processing, distribution and sale thereof. Rapid changes taking place in […]
297 – Food and Agriculture Industry Development; Program Created.
§ 297. Food and agriculture industry development; program created. 1. Creation. There is hereby created within the department a food and agriculture industry development program. 2. Purpose. The purpose of the food and agriculture industry development program shall be to share the cost of implementing innovative and low risk approaches to the research, development, production, […]
300 – Declaration of Legislative Findings and Intent.
§ 300. Declaration of legislative findings and intent. It is hereby found and declared that many of the agricultural lands in New York state are in jeopardy of being lost for any agricultural purposes. When nonagricultural development extends into farm areas, competition for limited land resources results. Ordinances inhibiting farming tend to follow, farm taxes […]
301 – Definitions.
§ 301. Definitions. When used in this article: 1. “Agricultural assessment value” means the value per acre assigned to land for assessment purposes determined pursuant to the capitalized value of production procedure prescribed by section three hundred four-a of this article. 2. “Crops, livestock and livestock products” shall include but not be limited to the […]
302 – County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board.
§ 302. County agricultural and farmland protection board. 1. (a) A county legislative body may establish a county agricultural and farmland protection board which shall consist of eleven members, at least four of whom shall be active farmers. At least one member of such board shall represent agribusiness and one member may represent an organization […]
303 – Agricultural Districts; Creation.
§ 303. Agricultural districts; creation. 1. Any owner or owners of land may submit a proposal to the county legislative body for the creation of an agricultural district within such county, provided that such owner or owners own at least two hundred fifty acres of the land proposed to be included in the district. Such […]
303-A – Agricultural Districts; Review.
§ 303-a. Agricultural districts; review. 1. The county legislative body shall review any district created under section three hundred three of this article eight years after the date of its creation and at the end of every eight year period thereafter. 2. In conducting a district review the county legislative body shall: a. provide notice […]
283 – Powers and Duties of the Commissioner.
§ 283. Powers and duties of the commissioner. The commissioner shall have the powers and duties to: 1. Develop and implement programs designed to facilitate direct marketing. 2. Encourage direct marketing through the cooperative selling and buying of farm products or production supplies. 3. Provide technical or educational assistance to producers of farm products seeking […]
284 – Establishment of Statewide Direct Marketing Activities.
§ 284. Establishment of statewide direct marketing activities. The department shall conduct statewide direct marketing activities which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 1. Communications and promotion of direct marketing activities, to include, where appropriate, cooperation with the cooperative extension service in the area of education. 2. Development of institutional direct marketing […]
284-A – Establishment of Farm Trails, Apple Trails and Cuisine Trails.
§ 284-a. Establishment of farm trails, apple trails and cuisine trails. 1. Marketing activities and designation of trails. The department shall conduct statewide and regional marketing activities which shall include, but not be limited to, the designation of farm trails, apple trails, and cuisine trails. 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this section: (a) “farm […]