Farm, Fish, or Food Business

Recommendation Goal Brief Topic Type of Action
Increase organizational capacity to support growers selling to wholesale markets
Increasing capacity for organizations, like UNH Extension, would allow for opportunities to offer more resources for business technical assistance,…
Tag: Technical Assistance Providers, UNH Extension, Funders/Investors, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State Agencies, NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Grocery Stores & Food Cooperatives Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding
Create a catalog of wholesale-ready farms, producers, and products
Make a wholesale catalog available for retail with details on distribution capability and capacity. This could be achieved by partnering with food…
Tag: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Nonprofits, State/NH, NH Regional
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Nutrition & Access Grocery Stores & Food Cooperatives Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support
Support the production of other tree syrups, such as birch, in New Hampshire
This support would primarily occur through continued research and market development.
Tag: Researchers, UNH Extension, Technical Assistance Providers, State Agencies, NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Natural Resources & Climate Syrup Investment/Funding, Research/Study
Increase state support for the NH Maple Producers Association
This support, in addition to grant opportunities, would increase promotion of Maple Month in March, linking maple syrup to promotion of the foliage…
Tag: State Agencies, NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, Funders/Investors, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Engagement & Education, Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Syrup Investment/Funding
Fund mushroom growers to reduce their energy costs
Provide grant support for mushroom growers to obtain renewable energy infrastructure through programs, such as the USDA Rural Energy for America…
Tag: Funders/Investors, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State Agencies, Federal Agencies, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Mushrooms Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding
Explore avenues for improving insurance coverage options for mushroom growers
In New Hampshire that includes coverage for plausible issues like bacterial contamination, which is analogous to agricultural crop loss from disease.
Tag: Technical Assistance Providers, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Researchers, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Mushrooms Program creation, support, or expansion, Research/Study
Provide funding and support to the NH Grain Collaborative
This support will incite the development of a culinary grain economy in the state through: Technical assistance for farmers and millers; Coordination…
Tag: Funders/Investors, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Technical Assistance Providers, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Food-Grade Grains Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding
Develop a voluntary reporting and marketing process to encourage growers to report and boost New Hampshire-bred seed and produce usage
This will include collaborating with UNH breeders and UNHInnovation, as well as private seed savers and the USDA Germplasm Repositories (to identify…
Tag: UNH Extension, Technical Assistance Providers, Researchers, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State Agencies, Nonprofits, State/NH
 Engagement & Education Seeds Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Program creation, support, or expansion
Fund stakeholder convenings around breeding needs
Convene New Hampshire chefs, farmers, and agriculture professionals to foster discussion around breeding needs (“What Needs Breeding?” events) and to…
Tag: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Researchers, Technical Assistance Providers, UNH Extension, Funders/Investors, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Seeds Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding, Research/Study
Establish a state honeybee oversight committee
This committee will facilitate dialogue between the beekeeping industry, stakeholders, and other organizations and businesses to advocate for the…
Tag: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State Agencies, Legislators, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Bees & Honey Program creation, support, or expansion, Policy/Regulation