Recommendations

Recommendation Type of Action Brief Topic Goal
Implement RSA 425:2-a, the NH Granite State Farm to Plate Food Policy and Principles
Support the NH Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food in implementing RSA 425:2-a, the NH Granite State Farm to Plate Food Policy and…
Tag: NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, State Agencies, Nonprofits, UNH Extension, Schools or Institutions, State/NH
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support, Policy/Regulation Institutional Markets Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Nutrition & Access
Create and fund work facilitating wholesale buyer and food producer/hub relationships
The NH Food Alliance and partners to create resources directly connecting institutional buyers to appropriate New Hampshire-based wholesale food…
Tag: Nonprofits, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Funders/Investors, Schools or Institutions, State/NH
 Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding Institutional Markets Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Nutrition & Access
Support successful sales to retailers by farmers, fishermen, and food producers
Provide guidance to retailers to build consistent relationships and local food purchasing habits, as well as business technical assistance on …
Tag: Technical Assistance Providers, Nonprofits, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Coordination/Network development or support Grocery Stores & Food Cooperatives Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Nutrition & Access
Increase cold and dry storage capacity through funding opportunities for farmers, distributors, and aggregators
By providing funding opportunities for on-farm, on-site (for distributors), or community-held storage facilities, aggregation and bulk order…
Tag: Funders/Investors, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Nonprofits, State Agencies, State/NH
 Investment/Funding Grocery Stores & Food Cooperatives Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Nutrition & Access
Perform a feasibility study for a Seacoast-area food cooperative
Study the financial feasibility of a retail food cooperative in the Seacoast area in collaboration with grassroots support in the region. The…
Tag: Researchers, Nonprofits, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Funders/Investors, NH Regional
 Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding, Research/Study Grocery Stores & Food Cooperatives Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Nutrition & Access
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
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding Grocery Stores & Food Cooperatives Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
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
 Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support Grocery Stores & Food Cooperatives Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Nutrition & Access
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
 Investment/Funding, Research/Study Syrup Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Natural Resources & Climate
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
 Investment/Funding Syrup Engagement & Education, Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
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
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding Mushrooms Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
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
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Research/Study Mushrooms Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
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
 Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding Food-Grade Grains Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Build a statewide database of place-based native and heirloom foods
This database will offer a long history in our region, as well as the critical habitats that support them, through collaboration between first…
Tag: Communities/Consumers, Local/Regional Government Agencies, Schools or Institutions, Nonprofits, Local/Municipal, State/NH
 Resource/tool creation, support or expansion Wild & Foraged Foods Engagement & Education, Equity & Justice, Natural Resources & Climate
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
 Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Program creation, support, or expansion Seeds Engagement & Education
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
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding, Research/Study Seeds Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
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
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Policy/Regulation Bees & Honey Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Increase legally regulated information sharing between pesticide applicators and beekeepers
Reinstate and enhance the legal requirements of pesticide applicators to notify apiary owners prior to pesticide application, and develop and…
Tag: Legislators, State Agencies, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Policy/Regulation Bees & Honey Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Natural Resources & Climate
Conduct a feasibility study to license midsized laying hen operations
Conduct a feasibility study for a state-run program to license midsized laying hen operations with 3,000 to 10,000 laying hens. The program would…
Tag: Researchers, State Agencies, Legislators, State/NH
 Policy/Regulation, Research/Study Meat & Eggs Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Launch a state-run Large Animal Veterinarian Bridge Program
The program will address gaps and demonstrate demand for a large animal veterinarian practice in New Hampshire. The program could host a veterinarian…
Tag: State Agencies, NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Program creation, support, or expansion Meat & Eggs Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Local Food Economy
Conduct an assessment of federal and state poultry regulations, requirements, and exemptions for New Hampshire producers
This assessment will produce the end goal of identifying and clarifying points of confusion and offering guidance on needed legislative changes,…
Tag: Researchers, State Agencies, Federal Agencies, State/NH
 Research/Study Meat & Eggs Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability