The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is the department of the
New York state government that enforces laws relating to
agriculture
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,
weights and measures
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, and the production, processing, transportation, storage, marketing and distributing of food. Its regulations are compiled in title 1 of the ''
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
The ''New York Codes, Rules and Regulations'' (NYCRR) contains New York state rules and regulations. The NYCRR is officially compiled by the New York State Department of State's Division of Administrative Rules.
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Agroeconomy
Agriculture
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is a major component of the
New York economy.
[ As of the 2012 census of agriculture, there were over 35,000 farms covering an area of which contributed $5.4 billion in gross sales value and $1.2 billion in net farm income to the national economy.] The Finger Lakes
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region is the center of state agriculture, and the state is a top-ten national producer of cow milk, apples, grapes, onions, sweet corn, tomatoes, and maple syrup.
Structure and services
Kosher food registry
New York State's concern for consumer protection of those seeking to buy kosher food was documented in the 1920s, but a ''New York Times'' article noted that some legal protection "originated in the late 19th century."[
While the department "maintains an online registry of food represented as kosher"] it does not define what is kosher. Consumers are provided, per the Kosher Law Protection Act of 2004, with "information identifying the person or organization certifying that food as kosher," and as of 2005 may also search online.
In addition, the department verifies that claims about this "food product, ... food establishment or a caterer" are in compliance with consumer protection standards. In 1986 there were 12 inspectors, headed by Schulem Rubin Schulem Rubin (June 26, 1926 - June 21, 2001) served "three successive New York governors ... for more than two decades" as "Director of the Kosher Law Enforcement Division" of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, a position wh ...
, Director of the Kosher Law Enforcement Division. One significant change Rubin made was to add more people with experience as kosher butchers.[
Based on legislation passed in July 2004,][ data is submitted by those "involved in the kosher food industry" and also about qualifications of those who provide certification.
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Soil and water conservation
The New York State Soil and Water Conservation Committee
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is an independent agency within the department that supports natural resources management through the support of soil and water conservation districts, which represent each of the 57 counties of New York
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and New York City
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(for the 5 counties thereof).
The state committee administers the Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution
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(NPS) Abatement and Control Grant Program, the Agricultural Environmental Management (AEM) Base Program, the annual district reimbursement, and provides review and oversight for AEM Planner certification.[ The US ]Natural Resources Conservation Service
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continues to set standards for water conservation best management practices
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(BMP) and administers farm bill
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conservation programs such as the Environmental Quality Incentives Program
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(EQIP), Agricultural Management Assistance Program
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(AMA), Conservation Stewardship Program
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(CSP), Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) — The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) renamed the Farmland Protection Program (FPP) to the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program in 2003 to accurately reflect the resources eligible t ...
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(WHIP), and the Wetlands Reserve Program
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(WRP).[
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History
The department's progenitor was the 1884 New York State Dairy Commission that inspected dairy production and sales facilities, which was abolished in 1893 and its functions transferred to the Department of Agriculture that inspected farms, set agricultural quality standards, and operated agricultural experiment station
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s. A separate Department of Foods and Markets was established in 1914 to set standards for grading and selling food, supervise markets, and publish information on dairy prices and marketing methods. In 1917, these two departments and the 1851 Office of State Superintendent of Weights and Measures were consolidated into the Department of Farms and Markets, headed by the Council of Farms and Markets.
The current Department of Agriculture and Markets was established as part of the 1926 reorganization of government under Governor Al Smith
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The son of an Irish-American mother and a C ...
and was transferred the functions of the Department of Foods and Markets as well as the State Fair Commission. In 1935 the Council of Farms and Markets was abolished and the power to appoint the commissioner transferred to the governor. In February 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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sent to the states the Standard State Soil Conservation Districts Law, a model law
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, and on April 23, 1940 the New York State Soil and Water Conservation Committee
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was established and the soil and water conservation districts authorized when the Soil Conservation District Law was enacted, and in April 1964 water was added to the jurisdiction and in 1981 the state committee was transferred to the Department of Agriculture and Markets.
List of commissioners
* John J. Dillon, 1st Commissioner of Foods and Markets
*Eugene H. Porter
Eugene Hoffman Porter (August 7, 1856 – August 11, 1929) was an American physician, farmer, and Commissioner of the New York State Health Department and the Foods and Markets Division.
Life
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, Commissioner of Foods and Markets (1917-1923)
See also
* United States Department of Agriculture
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(USDA)
* New York Farm Winery Act of 1976 The New York Farm Winery Act of 1976 is a law that allows grape growers in New York to establish wineries and sell directly to the public, subject to a maximum of annually.
In the early 1970s, John Miller, of Benmarl Winery, and John Dyson, commi ...
References
External links
*
New York State Soil and Water Conservation Committee
Department of Agriculture and Markets
in the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
The ''New York Codes, Rules and Regulations'' (NYCRR) contains New York state rules and regulations. The NYCRR is officially compiled by the New York State Department of State's Division of Administrative Rules.
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Department of Agriculture and Markets
on Open NY (https://data.ny.gov/)
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