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Lawmakers highlight farm investments, warn of federal cuts to Climate Smart Commodities and Nourish New York

2712671 · March 18, 2025
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Assembly and Senate members emphasized agricultural investments — including meat processing grants, hemp processing, Farm to School expansion and farmworker housing — and raised concerns about federal funding losses to Climate Smart Commodities and Farm to School programs.

Legislators on the Senate and Assembly environmental and agriculture committees said agriculture funding will be a priority in the 2025 budget talks, and several members urged state action to blunt recent federal funding losses.

"This year marks now the fifth year that we are significantly investing in agriculture in our budget," said Senator Michelle Hinchey, who highlighted expansions to…

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