06/07/2023
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๐๐ท ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ผ๐พ๐ฎ:
โข Statewide News
โข Taste NY Updates
โข NYS Grown & Certified Updates
โข Funding Opportunities
โข Spotlight: New York Products Featured at PGA Championship in Rochester
๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ!
Itโs officially one of our favorite months of the year โ known to most as โJune,โ but to us, more importantly โ as Dairy Month! Starting with World Milk Day on June 1, Dairy Month provides us all an opportunity to recognize our tremendous dairy farmers and dairy manufacturers who are producing and processing some of the very best dairy products in the world. Dairy is the largest single segment of New York’s agricultural industry, boasting nearly 3,200 dairy farms, from major global processing companies to small, family-run operations. Plus, New York is the nation’s fifth largest producer of milk, which is also our stateโs official drink!
At the Department, we are looking forward to spotlighting New Yorkโs dairy industry all month long by highlighting the sustainability practices of New York dairy producers and processors, as well as the public health work of the Departmentโs Milk Control and Dairy Services team, through some exciting opportunities and events! Commissioner Ball kicked off the celebration with a visit to Castleton Elementary School on June 1 for the first event in our Dairy Education Days series, which brings members of the Department to elementary schools across the state to help kids learn about New York dairy. Commissioner Ball and the kids were also joined by a special guest, a days-old calf named Cutie, who lived up to her name!
Our Deputy Commissioner Jennifer Trodden and Milk Control and Dairy Services Division Director Casey McCue joined Chairs of the Legislative Agriculture Committees Senator Michelle Hinchey and Assemblymember Donna Lupardo in celebrating New York dairy producers at one of the most beloved events of the year, Dairy Day at the Legislative Office Building in Albany.
The Department also announced the members of the 2023 New York State Dairy Promotion Order Advisory Board, which administers the Dairy Promotion Order and evaluates dairy marketing promotion programs. The board consists of ten New York milk producers appointed by the Commissioner to serve a three-year term starting May 1, 2023. The 2023 Advisory Board includes:
โข Larry Bailey of Fort Ann, endorsed by Dairy Farmers of America
โข Kim Nelson of West Winfield, endorsed by Agri-Mark
โข Julie Patterson of Auburn, an at-large member
โข Jason Kehl of Strykersville, endorsed by Niagara Frontier Cooperative Milk Producersโ Bargaining Agency, Inc.
โข Carl Moore of North Bangor, endorsed by NY Farm Bureau
โข Dean Handy of St. Johnsville, endorsed by New York State Grange
โข Alicia Lamb of Oakfield, an at-large member
โข Judi Whittaker of Whitney Point, an at-large member
โข Roberta Wolf of Lyons, endorsed by Rochester Cooperative Milk Producersโ Bargaining Agency, Inc. and new to the Board
โข Sarah Head of Homer, an at-large member and new to the Board
Please join us in congratulating our 2023 Board! We look forward to working with you.
As the Stateโs leading agricultural sector, New York dairy is essential to our stateโs economy. From employing tens of thousands of New Yorkers to providing our families with nutritious, world-class foods, our dairy producers do a lot! So, stop at a Taste NY store for some delicious New York dairy treats this month, or look for the New York Grown & Certified label or plant code 36 on your favorite dairy products at the grocery store to make sure your products are New York produced and processed. We encourage everyone to support New Yorkโs dairy industry during #JuneisDairyMonth!
๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ-๐๐ผ๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ $๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒยฎ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐
The Coca-Cola Company has selected New York State for its preferred location for its new fairlifeยฎ production facility. The 745,000 square-foot facility is expected to create up to 250 new jobs and be built on property on Tebor Road in the Town of Webster, Monroe County. The company expects to break ground on the project sometime this fall, subject to appropriate approvals and final diligence, with the facility slated to be operational by Q4 of 2025. The total project investment has been estimated at $650 million.
This is exciting news for our state and for our dairy industry, which is New Yorkโs largest agricultural economic driver, and highlights the world-class excellence of our dairy community whose farmers who will be supplying milk to this state-of-the-art processing facility. Check out more details from the announcement.
๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป $๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ
The Department is proud to be a key partner in a new national initiative developed to help farmers and food businesses access new markets and available federal, state, and local resources. The USDA awarded the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Foundation $30 million to establish a Regional Food Business Center that serves the agricultural industry across the Northeast. This Northeast Regional Food Business Center is a tremendous step in New York Stateโs efforts to build a more resilient food supply chain for our agricultural community and consumers statewide. Additionally, this initiative will help New York and its neighboring states provide targeted resources to our farmers and food businesses and increase the capacity of regional supply chains. We look forward to partnering with our neighbors on this great opportunity.
๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธโ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ
New York Stateโs FY 2024 Budget includes historic support for New York’s agricultural industry. Reflecting Governor Kathy Hochul’s strong commitment to farmers and the local food production pipeline in her 2023 State of the State Address, the Budget includes significant investments to increase food manufacturing and state purchasing of local food; establishment of a refundable Investment Tax Credit to support farmers and farm workers; programming to build the farm workforce and assist community and urban farming efforts at the local level; new initiatives to enhance the craft beverage industry; and more. In addition, this marks the second consecutive year of record-breaking local assistance funding for agriculture, which provides for research, development, marketing and promotion programming in New York. Learn more.
๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐-๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐
Commissioner Ball recently visited several grape growers in the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions that saw an extensive amount of damage to their crops, following an unseasonable frost a few weeks ago. Joining the Commissioner were state and local leaders, representatives from the New York Wine & Grape Foundation, New York Farm Bureau, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Empire State Development, and the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA). The group met with grape growers in Steuben, Schuyler, and Seneca Counties to assess the damage in the region and better understand the outlook and plan for recovery.
Cornell Cooperative Extension continues to survey vineyards and other farms in the area to get a complete picture of the extent of the damage, and FSA staff across the area are working with partners and producers to document the damage and prepare a disaster declaration request.
The FSA recommends that farmers affected by the freeze should continue to document their conditions (pictures and video) and any losses. Farmers can file a CCC- 576 (Notice of Loss) with their local USDA FSA. Contact information for the offices can be found here.
๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ
Last week, Governor Hochul announced the details for the next five locations in the statewide educational listening tour to advance the $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act. The listening sessions will give the public and potential funding applicants the chance to learn more about the Bond Act and the draft eligibility guidelines being developed to identify potential projects. The next round of listening tour sessions include:
๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ: Thursday, June 8, from 1 to 3 p.m., State University of New York Cortland, Corey Union Function Room
๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐: Friday, July 14, 1 to 3 p.m., North Country Community College, Sparks Athletic Complex Alumni Gymnasium
๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Thursday, July 20, 1 to 3 p.m., University at Albany, Campus Center Auditorium
๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ป: Tuesday, August 15, 1 to 3 p.m., Westchester County Center, Little Theater
๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ: Thursday, August 24, 1 to 3 p.m., Suffolk County Community College, Suffolk Credit Union Arena
Additional details are being finalized for sessions in the Bronx and Brooklyn, as well as two virtual meetings. To register for any of these sessions, visit www.ny.gov/bondact.
The landmark Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act is the largest environmental bond in state history and the first in New York since 1996. The Bond Act will make $4.2 billion available for environmental and community projects that also support job creation and a substantial investment in the Clean Green Schools initiative that will serve more than 1,000 under-resourced public schools. Recognizing that vulnerable populations are disproportionately affected by negative environmental and climate change impacts, at least 35 percent of Bond Act benefits will be directed toward disadvantaged communities, with a goal of ultimately reaching 40 percent.
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ
Nearly $7.6 million will be provided to 21 animal shelters and humane societies across the state through the New York State Companion Animal Capital Fund, which is in its fifth round. The funding will support construction, renovation, and expansion projects that will enhance animal care and health and help ensure adoptions for New York’s dogs and cats, such as renovating dog kennels, improving medical facilities, or building more efficient shelters to reduce overall operational costs. Projects funded this year include new living spaces for additional cats, new medical facilities, improved outdoor spaces, and shelter renovations to include additional kennels.
“Animal shelters and humane societies across New York provide essential care for dogs and cats as they await their new families and forever homes,” Governor Hochul said. “New York’s Companion Animal Capital Fund is making a real difference for our shelters and humane societies, and the animals in their care, helping them make critical upgrades to better care for the animals and provide greater support for the staff and volunteers that care for them.”
As the first in the nation to fund capital projects for animal shelters, New York State continues to demonstrate its commitment to securing safe housing and care for sheltered dogs and cats as they await adoption. Since the launch of the Companion Animal Capital Fund program in 2017, which is administered by the Department, the state has dedicated over $33 million to the program, including funds committed in this year’s budget.
๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
Congratulations to all the students who competed in the New York State Envirothon Competition and to this yearโs winners! The team from The Mount Academy in Ulster County was named New York State Champions at the long-standing hands-on environmental competition, which challenges students on their knowledge of natural resource science, public speaking, and civic engagement. Skaneateles High School from Onondaga County and Hudson High School in Columbia County were awarded second place and Schuylerville High School were awarded third place.
The Envirothon Competition includes a series of field station tests in the areas of soils/land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife, and an emerging environmental issue. The 2023 environmental issue focused on adapting to climate change. Forty-two teams from across New York State competed in environmental science and natural resource management written and oral tests during the two-day competition.
The student team from The Mount Academy will head to the international NCF-Envirothon to represent New York State this summer at Mount Allison University Tantramar (Sackville)* in New Brunswick, Canada from July 23 through July 29. Each member of the team received a scholarship, and the team will compete against other top teams from the United States and Canada. Kudos to our future environmental leaders!
$๐ด๐ฌ๐ฌ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐จ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ
In May, Commissioner Ball announced that $800,000 has been awarded to 35 organizations across New York through the Urban Farms and Community Gardens Grant Program. This grant program complements the Departmentโs ongoing efforts to provide technical assistance to community growing organizations statewide and promote urban agriculture. Funding for the program was included in the FY 2023 Enacted Budget and is a part of Governor Hochulโs 2023 State of the State commitment to making local food more accessible to all New Yorkers. Funding was awarded to projects focusing on food production, food safety, and food distribution while creating a lasting impact on local food resiliency. Check out the full list of awarded recipients.
๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
Commissioner Ball recently kicked off the first of a series of roundtable discussions with county fair representatives from across New York to help strengthen and expand these invaluable community events. For many New Yorkers, county fairs serve as the bedrock of agricultural education. From introducing kids and adults alike to agricultural practices to highlighting delicious local products, county fairs provide critical enrichment for our communities. The discussions will allow stakeholders the opportunity to expand and develop fairsโ agricultural initiatives statewide. Topics for the first roundtable discussion included how to enhance fair marketing and promotion, plans for enhancing agricultural competitions at fairs, and other initiatives, including capital planning, emergency management, and commissioning an updated economic impact study.
๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐
Ahead of food safety week, The Department announced an updated online kosher and halal food registries. Food businesses that manufacture, produce, sell, or distribute food products labeled as halal or kosher are required to register with the Department, as well as entities that certify food as kosher or halal. The registries also allow consumers to search for kosher or halal foods in New York State. As a leader in food safety initiatives, New York State is committed to ensuring every consumer can feel confident that all the foods they buy in our state comply with our safety laws and standards.
๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐
๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐
Earlier this month, the Department joined the Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corporation (HVADC) in announcing a new Meat Processing Expansion Grant Program, a $5 million grant opportunity for projects to expand existing or establish new meat processing facilities. Following the food supply chain challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, many food industries saw an increased demand for locally sourced products, especially in meat processing. This program, which is funded by the Department and administered by the HVADC, will help address the nationwide shortage of affordable meat available to consumers, increase capacity of New Yorkโs processing facilities, and support agribusinesses. Learn more about the program here.
๐ช๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ก๐๐ช๐ ๐ ๐๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด
Commissioner Ball joined the Departmentโs Weights and Measures team, regulators from across the state, and partners from the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the Northeastern Weights and Measures Association (NEWMA) Annual Meeting in May. From testing electric vehicle charging stations to ensuring consumers get what they pay for at the pump or the grocery store, our Weights and Measures team works hard, and we thank them for their work!
๐ง๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ
Our tenth anniversary celebrations for the Taste NY program continued in May with a visit to the Capital Region Welcome Center! The event showcased New York’s farmers and food and beverage producers and the diverse and unique products grown and made in the State. The celebration brought together regional agricultural, tourism, and supporting partners to introduce visitors to the New York farmers and producers whose products are available at the Welcome Center. Vendors sampling at the event included Liberty Farms, Love Apple Farm, Jourdinโs Maple Syrup, See & Be Kitchen, and Vasilowโs Confectionary.
Additionally, the event showcased a new video highlighting ten years of Taste NY, with messages from participating producers and partners. Check it out here.
The Capital Region celebration marked the fourth in a series of events that are planned across the state in recognition of the 2023 10-year milestone and the Taste NY program’s success over the last decade, including $732,000 in sales at the Capital Region Welcome Center since its opening in 2018. The Welcome Center has brought in products from over 190 vendors across the state.
๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ก๐ฌ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป & ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐
Commissioner Ball joined members of our Agricultural Development and NYS Grown & Certified teams at the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago to promote New Yorkโs world class food and beverages! The show brought together national and international foodservice industries to celebrate innovations, products, and movements in the restaurant business. New Yorkโs delicious flavors and beverages were introduced to as many as 60,000 people at the Chicago Restaurant Show last month. Our NYS Grown and Certified team joined a mix of 15 New York restaurateurs, wineries, and cideries to present a โTaste of the States.โ The exhibit, featuring NYS Grown & Certifiedโs Sfoglini Pasta, Love Beets, Indian Milk and Honey, Parkerโs Maple, and Four Fat Foul, showcased all thatโs great about supporting local growers and producers to restauranteurs, exhibitors, and visitors from around the world.
The New York State Grown & Certified program is a cooperative effort led by the Department to make it easy for consumers to identify local, safely handled, and environmentally responsible agricultural products. Learn more about the NYS Grown & Certified program.
๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐
Check out our current funding opportunities:
โข RFA 0294 – Farmland Protection Implementation Grants Round 19 – Agricultural Conservation Easement Projects
Applications are taken on a rolling basis.
โข RFP 0291 โ Climate Resilient Farming
Proposals are due August 7, 2023
โข RFA 0263 – Municipal Agriculture and Farmland Protection Planning Grants
Applications are taken on a rolling basis.
โข RFA 0262 – County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Planning Grants
Applications are taken on a rolling basis.
โข RFA 0181 – Source Water Buffer Program
Applications are taken on a rolling basis.
For more information on these or other funding opportunities, please visit our Funding Opportunities page.
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐: ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ
The 2023 PGA Championship featured the best of New York State agriculture! Presented by Taste NY and I LOVE NY, the New York State Tasting Yard at the PGA Championship was an outdoor, patio style food and beverage sampling experience that featured a food and beverages from more than 100 New York State wineries, craft breweries, distilleries, and food producers. Additionally, the Tasting Yard included several dedicated spaces and promotions that engaged visitors with New York State’s agricultural and tourism offerings. These included:
โข The Taste NY Tasting Bar, showcasing a rotating selection of food and beverage samples from New York State producers.
โข The I LOVE NY Lounge, where guests enjoyed their samples while learning more about New York State attractions and picking up an I LOVE NY souvenir.
โข The I LOVE NY Photo Kiosk, giving guests the opportunity to pose in front of a sculpture featuring the iconic I LOVE NY logo.
This experience gave over 225,000 Championship spectators a taste of New Yorkโs world-class agricultural products and cuisine, and a glimpse into the diversity of the farms, vineyards, craft breweries, and attractions across the state. Thank you to our Taste NY team for putting it all together!
