Bill > S00583

This bill establishes the "Farmland for a New Generation" program, which will be overseen by the New York State Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets in collaboration with American Farmland Trust. The program aims to create a statewide resource center and a network of regional navigators to support farmland access, transition, and conservation across New York. Specifically, the program will help new farmers find affordable land, assist established farmers in finding successors, aid farmland owners in connecting with potential farmers, support farm families in transferring land ownership, and help farmers protect their land through conservation easements. The bill provides for funding through state appropriations to establish the resource center in collaboration with American Farmland Trust and to provide financial assistance for regional navigators, who will work through organizations like Cornell Cooperative Extension. The program is designed to address challenges in agricultural land succession and support the next generation of farmers by facilitating land access and transfer.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S583