(goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability

Recommendation Status Brief Topic Type of Action
Encourage knowledge sharing amongst agritourism operators
Support experience-based knowledge sharing and documentation through online and in-person forums for agritourism operators, leveraging the notion…
Not Started Agritourism Coordination/Network development or support
Clarify state and local laws, ordinances, and definitions
Many New Hampshire agritourism operators and prospective operators have expressed that laws and guidelines could be more clearly articulated (for…
Not Started Agritourism Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Policy/Regulation
Increase support for business planning and evaluation of agritourism activities
Organizations, such as the NH Farm Bureau, UNH Extension, and the Small Business Development Center, can work to expand business assistance resources…
Not Started Agritourism Program creation, support, or expansion, Research/Study
Allow all craft beverage producers to sell through NH State Liquor Stores
Increase market access for New Hampshire craft beverages by allowing all small “NH Grown and Crafted” beverage producers (not just wine and liquor)…
Not Started Craft Beverages Policy/Regulation
Fund research to define New Hampshire’s craft beverage terroir
Fund research to understand and analyze the unique flavor profiles of ingredients used in New Hampshire grown craft beverages, such as grapes, hops,…
Not Started Craft Beverages Investment/Funding, Research/Study
Fund research to collect the “real data” as the local seafood industry sees it
Fund industry-supported research to reconcile the data sets collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other federal…
Not Started Seafood Investment/Funding, Research/Study
Launch and fund a consumer marketing initiative for local seafood
Launch, and fund, if needed, a consumer marketing initiative for New Hampshire seafood to inspire consumer demand for local seafood and increase…
Not Started Seafood Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding
Allocate state budget funding for seafood industry infrastructure
Allocate appropriate funding in the state budget to maintain existing and build new infrastructure for the fishing and aquaculture sectors (e.g.,…
Not Started Seafood Investment/Funding, Policy/Regulation
Appoint and fund a seafood industry liaison in the state government
Appoint and fund a seafood industry liaison position or program within a state government agency. This liaison would help fishermen and seafood…
Not Started Seafood Program creation, support, or expansion, Policy/Regulation
Increase workforce development for dairy industry technical service providers
Support policies that increase workforce development for technical service providers, such as veterinary student loan repayment programs for large…
Not Started Dairy Policy/Regulation