Testimony/Comments
New York Farm Bureau provides testimony and comments on issues affecting members throughout the year.
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New York State
Labor
Environment
Ag and Markets
Budget
Business Issues
Taxation and Finance
Transportation
Federal
New York State
Labor
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
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
Taxation and Finance
Transportation
Federal
Agriculture
Labor
Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings, Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009
January 14, 2025, Submitted by David Fisher, NYFB President
OSHA Directorate of Standards and Guidance
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
Food Safety
Environment
Comments on New Use on Dicamba-Tolerant Cotton and Soybeans
June 3, 2024, Submitted by Ashley Oeser
Environmental Protection Agency
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
Transportation
