(goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability

Recommendation Status Brief Topic Type of Action
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…
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…
Not Started Seeds Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Program creation, support, or expansion
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…
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…
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…
Not Started Meat & Eggs Policy/Regulation, Research/Study
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…
Not Started Meat & Eggs Program creation, support, or expansion
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,…
Not Started Meat & Eggs Research/Study
Partner with Vermont to minimize fall slaughter bottleneck
In tandem with Vermont, convene the owners of existing cross-state slaughter facilities and explore ideas to minimize the fall bottleneck and create…
Not Started Meat & Eggs Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support
Expand capacity for meat slaughter and processing
Expanding capacity for meat slaughter and processing can be achieved in one or more of the following ways: Invest in the construction of a USDA-…
Not Started Meat & Eggs Investment/Funding, Policy/Regulation
Replicate the Composting Association of Vermont’s program on farms
Locate, replicate, and scale the Composting Association of Vermont’s program on farms in New Hampshire, including toolkits, grants, and ongoing…
In Progress Wasted Food Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding