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Agency of Agriculture proposes $61.2M FY2027 budget, seeks to drop certain clean-water fees for medium and large farms
Summary
The Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets proposed a $61,191,197 FY2027 budget (about a 1.8% increase), requested one new business-office position, reported a $3.5 million DBIC federal award was recently released, and proposed eliminating certain annual clean-water fees that would benefit roughly 131 medium and large farms while costing roughly $230,000 of general funds.
The Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets presented its proposed fiscal 2027 budget to the legislature, asking for a total appropriation of $61,191,197 and describing targeted investments to reduce costs for dairy farmers and strengthen the agency’s business office.
The governor’s proposed budget is roughly 1.8% higher than FY2026, the agency said, and reflects a mix of funding sources: about 22% general fund, roughly 33% federal funds, about 40% special funds, and a small interdepartmental transfer component. Secretary Hanson Tabitz called the package "largely level funds with targeted investments" and framed the agency’s role in supporting agriculture while protecting public, animal and plant health.
Tabitz highlighted three items as particularly important for farmers: 1) the release of about $3.5 million in federal funds for the Northeastern Dairy Business Innovation Center (DBIC), which supports farm infrastructure and processing projects across multiple states; 2) a request for a…
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