protecting new York's farmland

More than 200 participants representing 45 counties across New York gathered to learn about ways to take action to protect farmland and promote the business of agriculture at the local level. Participants in attendance included town officials, county extension educators, county planners and nonprofit leaders.

Conference Sessions

Permanently Protecting Farmland

Learning from Long Island

• Mary Wilson, Town of Southampton (24.1MB)

An Introduction to PDR Programs

• Liz Brock, American Farmland Trust (1.49MB)
• Dave Behm, NY State Dept. of Agriculture & Markets (101KB)

From Projects to Programs

• Teri Ptacek, Agricultural Stewardship Assoc. (2.54M)
• Trish Ottly Riter, Cayuga County Dept. of Planning & Devpt. (741KB)

Roundtable Discussion of Emerging Issues in Agricultural Conservation Easements and Farmland Protection

• Bob Wagner, American Farmland Trust (177KB)

Local Planning for Agriculture

How to Plan for Agriculture

• Diane Held, American Farmland Trust (1.69MB)
• John Brennan, NY State Dept. of Agriculture & Markets (53KB)
• George Frantz, George R. Frantz & Associates (1.92MB)

County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board Roundtable Discussion

• Bob Somers, NY State Dept. of Agriculture & Markets(201KB)

Using the Real Estate Market to Pay for Farmland
Conservation

• Kate Maynard, Town of Clifton Park (2.53M)
• Julie Beth Hinds, City of South Burlington (1.33MB)

Farm-Friendly Zoning

• Maria Rudzinski, Ontario County Dept. of Planning & Dvpt. (6.21MB)
• Bob Somers, NY State Dept. of Agriculture & Markets (6.65MB)

Developing Economic Opportunities for Agriculture

Growing it Locally, Selling it Locally

Partnerships in Farm Business Planning

• Jay Matteson, Jefferson County Agricultural Dvpt. Corp. (291KB)
• Monika Roth, Tompkins County Cornell Coop. Extension (151MB)

Agricultural Economic Development: What Can You Do? – A Roundtable Discussion

Developing Infrastructure for Agriculture

• Steve Hyde, Genesee County Economic Dev. Center (6.45MB)

conference schedule

8:15 am Registration

9:00 am Plenary session:
Welcome – David Haight, New York State Director, American Farmland Trust
Speaker – Patrick Hooker, Commissioner, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets

9:30 am Concurrent Breakout Session 1

10:45 am Break

11:00 am Concurrent Breakout Session 2

12:15 pm Lunch and opportunity to network

1:15 pm Concurrent Breakout Session 3

2:30 pm Break

2:45 pm Concurrent Breakout Session 4

4:00 pm Adjourn

*Note: Attendance at this conference may qualify for Land Use Training credits for local officials.

A Certificate of Attendance will be available at the conference.

Attendees included:

Farmers and landowners
Town and county officials
Planning and zoning boards
Economic development agencies
Planners
Extension educators
State and federal agencies
Land trusts
Others interested in New York agriculture

For more information, contact:

Diane Held
dheld@farmland.org
(716) 652-0100