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Legislators push new investments to bolster New York agriculture, flag federal funding losses
Summary
Senate and Assembly negotiators emphasized agricultural investments in the one-house budgets, seeking more meat-processing grants, hemp processing support, farmworker housing and protections for Farm-to-School and Nourish New York after federal cuts.
State lawmakers from both houses opened three-way budget negotiations by highlighting new and continued investments in agriculture while warning of recent federal cuts that could hinder state programs.
Assembly Chair Deborah Glick and Senate Chair Pete Harcum led a joint session where members from agriculture, housing and environmental panels outlined priorities for the upcoming budget. The Assembly’s one-house plan increased the Environmental Protection Fund and clean water infrastructure funding by $100 million each, Glick said, and the houses will negotiate details with the governor and each other.
Senator Michelle Hinchey, a lead Senate negotiator on ag issues, said this year marks “the fifth year that we are…
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