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Hinchey and Lupardo Lead Push to Modernize Farm to School Program in Final State Budget

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Albany, NY – Today, New York State Legislative Agriculture Chairs, Senator Michelle Hinchey and Assemblymember Donna Lupardo, were joined by a coalition of lawmakers, farmers, and food system advocates, calling for the full inclusion of their proposal...

Agriculture Chairs Provide Highlights from Governor’s Executive Budget Proposal

Albany, NY – Legislative Agriculture Chairs, Assemblymember Donna Lupardo and Senator Michelle Hinchey, highlighted some of the details from Governor Hochul’s proposed budget for agriculture this year. Overall, the budget proposal provides a good...

Assembly Agriculture Committee Hosts Public Hearing on Emerging Farmers

Albany, NY – The NYS Assembly Committee on Agriculture held a pre-budget hearing where witnesses testified about existing state policies and programs designed to assist young and emerging farmers. The farmers who testified described oversubscribed...

Cannabis Showcase Event Bill Signed into Law

Albany, NY – Agriculture Chairs Assemblymember Donna Lupardo and Senator Michelle Hinchey announced that the chapter amendment to their legislation signed in 2024 was signed into law (A418/S818), making permits for Cannabis Showcase Events available...

Legislation Supporting Cannabis Farmers Signed into Law

Albany, NY – Agriculture Chairs Assemblymember Donna Lupardo and Senator Michelle Hinchey announced that two bills supporting New York’s cannabis farmers were signed into law by Governor Hochul. The first bill (A1234/S1752) clearly defines cannabis...

Support for Cannabis Industry in End of Session Push

Albany, NY – With the 2024 Legislative Session wrapping up late last week, Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, Senator Michelle Hinchey, and Senator Jeremy Cooney today announced the passage of three pieces of legislation aimed at supporting New York’s cannabis...

New York State Distillers Guild and New York Cider Association Applaud State Legislature for Passage of Historic Direct to Consumer Bill

Support Builds for Direct-to-Consumer Shipment of NY Craft Beverages

Albany, NY – Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo and Senator James Skoufis were joined by the NYS Distillers Guild and the New York Farm Bureau in support of the Craft Beverage Manufacturer’s- Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Shipment bill (A3132 Lupardo / S2852...

Agriculture Chairs Provide Highlights from State Budget

Albany, NY – Legislative Agriculture Chairs, Senator Michelle Hinchey and Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, announced details for agriculture in the recently passed state budget for FY’25. The budget restores all cuts initially proposed by the Executive...

NYS Announces $4.25M Awarded to More Than Two Dozen Businesses to Expand Meat Processing Statewide

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Covid-19 Clips from Donna Lupardo, Ag Chair

9-27-16 Public Hearing on Oversight of the SFY 2016-2017 State Budget for the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets

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2002 Legislative Newsletter from the NYS Assembly Agriculture Committee

2001 Legislative Update from the NYS Assembly Agriculture Committee