Testimony/Comments

New York Farm Bureau provides testimony and comments on issues affecting members throughout the year.

New York State

Labor

Department of Labor’s proposed rule on employee scheduling, Chapter II of 12 NYCRR, Part 142, Call-In Pay, LAB-47-17-00011-P
January 3, 2018, Submitted by Renee St. Jacques, Assistant Director of Public Policy
Department of Labor, Albany, NY

Environment

Coalition Letter to Gov. Hochul Asking for Veto of Neonic Ban
December 18, 2023

Testimony for the Joint Senate and Assembly Legislative Hearing on Packaging Reduction
October 24, 2023, Submitted by David Fisher, NYFB President
New York State Legislature’s Joint Public Hearing on Package Reduction

Regulation Identification, Comments on the Proposed Revised Part 360 Solid Waste Management Facilities
August 23, 2022, Submitted by Kyle Wallach
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

New York Climate Action Council Draft Scoping Plan
June 30, 2022, Submitted by David Fisher, NYFB President
NYSERDA

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Permit GP-0-22-001
February 18, 2022, Submitted by David Fisher, NYFB President 
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

Coalition letter to Governor Cuomo asking to veto Gyphosate ban on state land.
August 3, 2020

NYFB Clean Water Act CAFO Comments

October 11, 2018.  Submitted by David Fisher, NYFB President
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY
 

Ag and Markets

Budget

NYFB Budget Priorities Testimony before Joint NYS Legislative Budget Hearing
February 7, 2024, Submitted by Jeff Williams, NYFB Public Policy Director

Business Issues

Proposed Regulation on the Processing, Manufacturing and Retail Sale of Cannabinoid Hemp Products in New York State Public Comments
January 8, 2021, Submitted by Renee St. Jacques
New York State Department of Health

New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (Uniform Code) Public Comments
August 15, 2019, Submitted by Renee St. Jacques
New York Department of State

Proposed Regulation on the Processing, Manufacturing and Retail Sale of Cannibinoid Hemp Products in New York State Public Comments
June 29, 2021, Submitted by Renee St. Jacques
New York State Department of Health

Taxation and Finance

Transportation

Proposed Thruway Toll Adjustment Public Comments
October 13, 2020, Submitted by David Fisher, NYFB President
New York State Thruway Authority

Federal 

Agriculture

Child Nutrition Programs, Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains and Sodium
March 24, 2022, Submitted by David Fisher, NYFB President
USDA School Programs Branc

President Fisher's Comments to USTR on Unfair Canadian Trade Practices
August 3, 2020  RE: Hearings Regarding Trade Distorting Polices That May Be Affecting Seasonal and Perishable products in U.S. Commerce, USTR-2020-0010   

Docket No. AMS-SC-19-0042; SC19-990-2 IR; Document Number: 2019-23749; Establishment of a Domestic Hemp Production Program
January 28, 2020, Submitted by David Fisher, NYFB President
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC

Labor

Modernizing H-2 Program Requirements, Oversight, and Worker Protections
November 20, 2023, Submitted by Ashley Oeser
United States Department of Homeland Security

Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States
November 14, 2023, Submitted by Ashley Oeser
United States Department of Labor

Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States
January 31, 2022, Submitted by David Fisher, NYFB President
U.S. Department of Labor

Schedule of Fees for Consular Services: Nonimmigrant and Special Visa Fees
February 28, 2022, Submitted by David Fisher, NYFB President
U.S. Department of State

Food Safety

Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption Relating to Agricultural Water
April 5, 2022, Submitted by David Fisher, NYFB President
Food and Drug Administration

Environment

Comments on the Potential Development of Regulations to Reinstate the Reporting of Animal Waste Air Emissions at Farms under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
February 15, 2024
Environmental Protection Agency

Comments by New York Farm Bureau on SEC’s Proposed Rules on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (File No. S7-10-22)
June 16, 2022, Submitted by David Fisher, NYFB President
Securities and Exchange Commission

Revised Definition of Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS)
February 4, 2022, Submitted by David Fisher, NYFB President
Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps

Transportation

Electronic Logging Devices: Proposed Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Transportation of Agricultural Commodities
February 20, 2018, Submitted by David Fisher, NYFB President
U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC