Funding for important agricultural programs like Grow New York, farmland viability, biotechnology research and educational services, such as the FFA and 4-H

Assistance in improving farm product marketability and strengthening New York’s agricultural competitiveness

Relief at the gas pumps through increased funding and support for alternative fuels, like ethanol, derived from Western New York agricultural commodities

Reform to farm labor and immigration issues that are on the forefront of the Assembly’s Agriculture Committee in 2006

Funding to offset rising energy costs and financial assistance with alternative energy efforts, including solar, wind power development and installation of anaerobic digesters to generate energy from manure holding systems

Increased funding for the purchase of development rights (PDR) as part of the Farmland Protection Program