Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability

Recommendation Goal Brief Topic Type of Action
Provide grant assistance to producers improving production capacity
Provide grant assistance to support producers in their efforts to improve production capacity through new equipment and technologies, facilities and…
Tag: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, State Agencies, Technical Assistance Providers, Funders/Investors, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Natural Resources & Climate Animal Feed Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding
Incorporate agricultural preservation into the Master Planning Process
Add “Agriculture & Food Production” as a section on the list of optional sections in the Master Plan statute (RSA 674:2) and encourage Master…
Tag: Legislators, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Land Use Planning Policy/Regulation
Launch and fund a circuit rider program for regional planning commissions
A circuit rider program would provide funding for New Hampshire’s regional planning commissions to support communities with the adoption of farm-…
Tag: Funders/Investors, Local/Municipal, State Agencies, Local/Regional Government Agencies, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Land Use Planning Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding
House agriculture-friendly tools and land use regulations on a central website
Create a central website with tools and local land use regulations that communities can adopt to become agriculture-friendly. The site could be…
Tag: State/NH, State Agencies, Nonprofits
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Land Use Planning Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Research/Study
Continue state funded support for source water research
Research should include storm sampling of streams draining agricultural areas, protection grants, and restoration projects.
Tag: State Agencies, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Natural Resources & Climate Soil & Water Program creation, support, or expansion, Research/Study
Support the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Services’s efforts to increase farmer access to grants
Farm Bill-funded grant programs, like the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, and ACT Now, often present…
Tag: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Federal Agencies, Technical Assistance Providers, State/NH
 Equity & Justice, Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Natural Resources & Climate Soil & Water Program creation, support, or expansion