A Brighter Future for Family Farms: Key Investments in Agriculture

An abundance of fresh, quality food and farm products is not only good for our families -- it’s also great for New York’s economy. In the 2015-16 State Budget, the Senate Repub­lican Majority has once again led the way in supporting New York’s vital agriculture industry by providing record levels of funding for key research, marketing and education programs.

The 2015-2016 State Budget includes:

• $7.5 million - Agribusiness Children Development Centers;

• $750,000 - Apple Growers Association;

• $500,000 - Apple Research and Development Board;

• $1 million - Beginning Farmers Grant Program;

• $320,000 - Berry Growers Association;

• $125,000 - Christmas Tree Growers;

• $75,000 - Corn and Soybean Growers Association;

• $5.4 million - Cornell Diagnostic Lab;

• $50,000 - Cornell Honeybee Research and Extension;

• $125,000 - Cornell Maple Research;

• $50,000 - Cornell Onion Research;

• $1.2 million - Cornell Pro-Dairy;

• $220,000 - Dairy Profit Teams at Farm Viability;

• $250,000 - Dairy Quality Assurance and Control Program;

• $200,000 - Deer Fence Matching Grants;

• $175,000 - Eastern Equine Encephalitis/Mosquito Control;

• $250,000 - Farm-to-School Program;

• $1.9 million - Farm Viability Institute;

• $800,000 - Farm Family Services;

• $500,000 - Farmers Market Subsidies for Seniors;

• $392,000 - Future Farmers of America;

• $100,000 - Genesee Agriculture Academy;

• $100,000 - Grown on Long Island;

• $200,000 - Hops and Barley Research at Cornell;

• $20,000 - Island Harvest;

• $160,000 - Local Fairs;

• $25,000 - Low-Cost Vaccine Program;

• $213,000 - Maple Producers Association;

• $600,000 - Northern NY Agriculture Development Program;

• $100,000 - Precision Agriculture Studies;

• $610,000 - Rabies Programs at Cornell;

• $1 million - Regional Food Hub Development;

• $1.1 million - Taste NY;

• $250,000 - Tractor Rollover Prevention program;

• $150,000 - Turfgrass Association;

• $100,000 - Vegetable Growers Association;

• $1.1 million - Wine and Grape Foundation; and

• $100,000 - Wood Products Council