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| Recommendation | Status | Brief Topic | Type of Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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…
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Not Started | 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…
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Not Started | 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.
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Not Started | 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…
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Not Started | Food-Grade Grains | Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding |
| 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…
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Not Started | Wild & Foraged Foods | Resource/tool creation, support or expansion |
| 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…
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Not Started | 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…
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Not Started | 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…
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Not Started | Bees & Honey | Program creation, support, or expansion, Policy/Regulation |
| 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…
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Not Started | Bees & Honey | Program creation, support, or expansion, Policy/Regulation |
| 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…
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Not Started | Meat & Eggs | Policy/Regulation, Research/Study |
