Provides a tax credit for sales or rentals of agricultural assets to beginning farmers; requires the commissioner of agriculture and markets to implement a plan for certification of eligible taxpayers with respect thereto.
Provides a tax credit for sales or rentals of agricultural assets to emerging farmers; requires the commissioner of agriculture and markets to implement a plan for certification of eligible taxpayers with respect thereto.
Provides a tax credit for sales or rentals of agricultural assets to emerging farmers; requires the commissioner of agriculture and markets to implement a plan for certification of eligible taxpayers with respect thereto.
Directs the department of agriculture and markets to increase the number of regional farmers' markets for the direct marketing of foods and produce produced in the state.
Enacts the New York agricultural investment task force act; establishes the New York task force on agricultural investment to study and assess the future of agriculture in the state.
Requires certain information to be included on labeling of native plant seeds for sale or distribution in New York state; requires the commissioner of agriculture and markets to promulgate certain requirements for labeling of native plant seeds; makes related provisions.
Requires certain information to be included on labeling of native plant seeds for sale or distribution in New York state; requires the commissioner of agriculture and markets to promulgate certain requirements for labeling of native plant seeds; makes related provisions.
Establishes the commission for agricultural education excellence to assist in developing a statewide plan for increasing agricultural literacy and supporting agricultural education; provides for the membership and powers and duties of such commission; requires the commission to file an annual report with the governor and the legislature.
Provides that the commissioner of agriculture and markets shall have the responsibility to monitor potential weather threats to agricultural production; authorizes the commissioner of agriculture and markets to declare an agricultural weather emergency; directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to maintain a webpage on agricultural weather emergencies; directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets, in collaboration with the division of homeland security and emergency services, to establish an emergency weather alert system to support New York farmers in protecting their crops, livestock and the safety of their workers.
Establishes a tax credit for food service establishment donations to food pantries, in the amount of fifty percent of the marketed value of each of the taxpayer's qualified donations up to six dollars per qualified donation, beginning with the 2027 tax year.