Assembly Agriculture Committee Chair Donna Lupardo (D-Binghamton), convening the hearing on 11/14
By Hinman Straub
NEAFA submitted testimony at New York State Assembly hearing held in Albany on November 13. The Assembly’s Agriculture Committee convened an oversight hearing related to “developing needs in agriculture.”
The hearing focused on “current and developing needs in agriculture with a specific focus on dairy and seafood, along with emerging crops and products. NEAFA’s testimony requests new state support for the Cornell University Ruminant Center (CURC). CURC is a research dairy, and the only one in the nation able to conduct research at scale to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions while also identifying strategies to improve production of milk and milk components.
NEAFA is also supporting increased funding for Pro-Dairy in the FY 2025-2026 State Budget, particularly for climate leadership, staffing and for applied research and extension support.