(goal) Natural Resources and Climate
| Recommendation | Status | Brief Topic | Type of Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Stipulate open space land for food production in the Master Planning process In the Land Use section of the Master Planning process, ask towns to allow open space land, i.e. land not currently used or forested, like parks and…
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Not Started | Home & Community Gardens | Policy/Regulation |
| Conduct multi-area research to extend the growing season and increase resilience against weather events Research crops, varieties, practices, and technologies for both season extension and increased resilience against weather related events, including…
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Not Started | Fruits & Vegetables | Research/Study |
| Perform research to increase farmer capacity for feed production Engage in research that enables New Hampshire farms to increase their capacity to produce feed. This could include evaluating the performance of…
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Not Started | Animal Feed | Research/Study |
| Provide grant assistance to producers improving production capacity Provide grant assistance to support producers in their efforts to improve production capacity through new equipment and technologies, facilities and…
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Not Started | Animal Feed | Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding |
| Provide opportunities for education and peer learning on resilient cropping practices Organize educational events (i.e. pasture walks, cover crop tours) to highlight practices that improve the resilience of cropping systems and…
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Not Started | Animal Feed | Program creation, support, or expansion |
| Develop New Hampshire-specific resources to facilitate cropland conservation Resources should prioritize sites designated as prime farmland and could be split into materials for land trusts and landowners and should include…
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Not Started | Animal Feed | Resource/tool creation, support or expansion |
| Address PFAS issues as public health priorities Prioritizing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as a public health issue includes developing PFAS testing, research, standards, and…
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Not Started | Soil & Water | Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding, Policy/Regulation, Research/Study |
| Continue state funded support for source water research Research should include storm sampling of streams draining agricultural areas, protection grants, and restoration projects.
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Not Started | Soil & Water | Program creation, support, or expansion, Research/Study |
