Recommendations

Allocate appropriate funding in the state budget to maintain existing and build new infrastructure for the fishing and aquaculture sectors (e.g.,…

Advocate for a governor-appointed board seat for a seafood industry member to represent coastal/ocean uses in New Hampshire on the PDA board.

Appoint and fund a seafood industry liaison position or program within a state government agency. This liaison would help fishermen and seafood…

Support policies that increase workforce development for technical service providers, such as veterinary student loan repayment programs for large…

An association can develop and advocate for policy that supports the viability of the dairy industry.

Support farmers in securing grants to fund energy efficiency projects, launch value-added production, new technology, milking centers, and utilizing…

Support research that improves the economic viability of farms, such as research on alternative feed for dairy cattle.

Establish a tier-based pricing system based on farm size, like Maine. All farms start the year at the same price point and graduate to a lower price…

Engage in research that enables New Hampshire farms to increase their capacity to produce feed. This could include evaluating the performance of…

Provide grant assistance to support producers in their efforts to improve production capacity through new equipment and technologies, facilities and…

Organize educational events (i.e. pasture walks, cover crop tours) to highlight practices that improve the resilience of cropping systems and…

Resources should prioritize sites designated as prime farmland and could be split into materials for land trusts and landowners and should include…

Add “Agriculture & Food Production” as a section on the list of optional sections in the Master Plan statute (RSA 674:2) and encourage Master…

Create a map viewer identifying high-value agriculture soils and prime farmland in support of farmland protection and smart decision-making at the…

A circuit rider program would provide funding for New Hampshire’s regional planning commissions to support communities with the adoption of farm-…

Create a central website with tools and local land use regulations that communities can adopt to become agriculture-friendly. The site could be…

Prioritizing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as a public health issue includes developing PFAS testing, research, standards, and…

Research should include storm sampling of streams draining agricultural areas, protection grants, and restoration projects.

Networks, like the Lakes Management Advisory Committee and Rivers Management Advisory Committee, help address causes of non-point source water…

Support farmers’ ability and resources to create and maintain on farm water resources. These man-made and natural resources, including water…