Agriculture and Markets, Department of

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Agency Web Site: https://www.agriculture.ny.gov/Link to External Website

Mission

The Department of Agriculture and Markets’ mission is to promote New York State agriculture and its high-quality and diverse products, foster agricultural environmental stewardship, and safeguard the state’s food supply, land, and livestock to ensure the viability and growth of New York’s agriculture industries. The Department also operates The Great New York State Fair each year near Syracuse.

Organization and Staffing

The Department of Agriculture and Markets will have a workforce of 467 positions for FY 2022. The Department is run by a commissioner, who is appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the Senate. The Department is headquartered in Albany and maintains six regional offices in Brooklyn, Buffalo, Hauppauge, Poughkeepsie, Rochester and Syracuse.

The Department of Agriculture and Markets’ operating programs are funded by the General Fund, fees, federal grants and other funds

Budget Highlights

The FY 2022 Executive Budget recommends $178.6 million in appropriation authority for the Department of Agriculture and Markets, which is a decrease of $16.8 million from the FY 2021 Enacted Budget.

Highlights include:

  • Capital appropriations of $9.4 million primarily for on-going improvements and continued rehabilitations at the State Fairgrounds.

  • State Aid to Localities appropriations of $27.4 million to support critical agriculture programs throughout the state.

For more information on this agency's budget recommendations located in the Executive Budget Briefing Book, click on the following link:

Program Highlights

The Agricultural Business Services program promotes the agricultural economy of the State and fosters the responsible use of resources to preserve agricultural land and the environment. These programs are carried out through six divisions which:

  • Support and serve the State’s food and agricultural industry in the areas of market development and promotion, food and nutrition, and business development and support - including the Taste NY program and the NY Grown & Certified program;
  • Inspect and test livestock, poultry, and plants to control and eradicate diseases that can both cause severe economic losses for farmers and present a public health hazard;
  • Oversee the activities of county soil and water conservation districts, direct the agricultural non-point source pollution control and farmland preservation grant programs, establish agricultural districts, administer agricultural product market orders and the Federal Farmers Market Nutrition Program for low-income families, and collect and disseminate statistical agricultural information; and
  • Exercise a variety of statutorily required activities involving the pricing and marketing of milk and milk products, and the licensing and bonding of milk and farm products dealers.

The Consumer Food Services program ensures that wholesome food products are sold to the consumer and that the industry and the public are protected from fraud, adulteration, or malpractice in the production, processing, transportation, and retailing of food and gasoline, and in the use of measuring devices. In carrying out these purposes, the program:

  • Licenses and inspects more than 35,000 businesses that produce, process, manufacture, or distribute food products, registers food represented as kosher, and grades farm products;
  • Inspects and tests dairy products to enforce laws pertaining to milk and milk product sanitation, and guards against harmful or misrepresented food; and
  • Certifies and calibrates weighing and measuring devices and oversees the testing of motor fuels under the Motor Fuel Quality and Clean Air programs.
ALL FUNDS
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Category Available
FY 2021
Appropriations
Recommended
FY 2022
Change From
FY 2021
Reappropriations
Recommended
FY 2022
State Operations 124,271,000 121,786,000 (2,485,000) 171,390,000
Aid To Localities 51,767,500 47,408,000 (4,359,500) 71,247,500
Capital Projects 19,415,000 9,415,000 (10,000,000) 48,144,000
Total 195,453,500 178,609,000 (16,844,500) 290,781,500

ALL FUND TYPES
PROJECTED LEVELS OF EMPLOYMENT BY PROGRAM
FILLED ANNUAL SALARIED POSITIONS
Program FY 2021
Estimated FTEs
03/31/21
FY 2022
Estimated FTEs
03/31/22
FTE Change
Administration
General Fund 61 61 0
Special Revenue Funds - Other 12 12 0
Agricultural Business Services
General Fund 104 104 0
Special Revenue Funds - Federal 13 13 0
Special Revenue Funds - Other 13 13 0
Fiduciary 3 3 0
Consumer Food Services
General Fund 162 162 0
Special Revenue Funds - Federal 18 18 0
Special Revenue Funds - Other 25 25 0
State Fair
Enterprise Funds 44 44 0
Capital Projects Funds - Other 12 12 0
Total 467 467 0

STATE OPERATIONS
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY FUND TYPE
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Fund Type Available
FY 2021
Recommended
FY 2022
Change
Enterprise Funds 26,630,000 26,630,000 0
Fiduciary 1,836,000 1,836,000 0
General Fund 41,310,000 40,066,000 (1,244,000)
Special Revenue Funds - Federal 30,922,000 29,972,000 (950,000)
Special Revenue Funds - Other 23,573,000 23,282,000 (291,000)
Total 124,271,000 121,786,000 (2,485,000)

STATE OPERATIONS
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY PROGRAM
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Program Available
FY 2021
Recommended
FY 2022
Change
Administration
General Fund 8,335,000 8,104,000 (231,000)
Agricultural Business Services
Fiduciary 1,836,000 1,836,000 0
General Fund 15,111,000 14,631,000 (480,000)
Special Revenue Funds - Federal 21,919,000 21,919,000 0
Special Revenue Funds - Other 13,077,000 12,898,000 (179,000)
Consumer Food Services
General Fund 17,864,000 17,331,000 (533,000)
Special Revenue Funds - Federal 9,003,000 8,053,000 (950,000)
Special Revenue Funds - Other 10,496,000 10,384,000 (112,000)
State Fair
Enterprise Funds 26,630,000 26,630,000 0
Total 124,271,000 121,786,000 (2,485,000)

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF PERSONAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2022 RECOMMENDED
(dollars)
Program Total Personal Service Regular
(Annual Salaried)
Amount Change Amount Change
Administration 5,659,000 (231,000) 5,554,000 (231,000)
Agricultural Business Services 12,178,000 (480,000) 11,520,000 (480,000)
Consumer Food Services 13,661,000 (533,000) 12,813,000 (533,000)
Total 31,498,000 (1,244,000) 29,887,000 (1,244,000)
STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF PERSONAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2022 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program Temporary Service
(Nonannual Salaried)
Holiday/Overtime Pay
Amount Change Amount Change
Administration 60,000 0 45,000 0
Agricultural Business Services 598,000 0 60,000 0
Consumer Food Services 296,000 0 552,000 0
Total 954,000 0 657,000 0

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF NONPERSONAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2022 RECOMMENDED
(dollars)
Program Total Supplies and Materials
Amount Change Amount Change
Administration 2,445,000 0 186,000 0
Agricultural Business Services 2,453,000 0 637,000 0
Consumer Food Services 3,670,000 0 539,000 0
Total 8,568,000 0 1,362,000 0
STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF NONPERSONAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2022 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program Travel Contractual Services
Amount Change Amount Change
Administration 247,000 0 1,974,000 0
Agricultural Business Services 175,000 0 1,622,000 0
Consumer Food Services 240,000 0 2,885,000 0
Total 662,000 0 6,481,000 0
STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF NONPERSONAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2022 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program Equipment
Amount Change
Administration 38,000 0
Agricultural Business Services 19,000 0
Consumer Food Services 6,000 0
Total 63,000 0

STATE OPERATIONS - OTHER THAN GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2022 RECOMMENDED
(dollars)
Program Total Personal Service
Amount Change Amount Change
Agricultural Business Services 36,653,000 (179,000) 4,519,000 (179,000)
Consumer Food Services 18,437,000 (1,062,000) 7,483,000 (558,000)
State Fair 26,630,000 0 9,613,000 0
Total 81,720,000 (1,241,000) 21,615,000 (737,000)
STATE OPERATIONS - OTHER THAN GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2022 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program Nonpersonal Service
Amount Change
Agricultural Business Services 32,134,000 0
Consumer Food Services 10,954,000 (504,000)
State Fair 17,017,000 0
Total 60,105,000 (504,000)

AID TO LOCALITIES
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY FUND TYPE
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Fund Type Available
FY 2021
Recommended
FY 2022
Change
General Fund 31,767,500 27,408,000 (4,359,500)
Special Revenue Funds - Federal 20,000,000 20,000,000 0
Total 51,767,500 47,408,000 (4,359,500)

AID TO LOCALITIES
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY PROGRAM
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Program Available
FY 2021
Recommended
FY 2022
Change
Agricultural Business Services
General Fund 31,767,500 27,408,000 (4,359,500)
Special Revenue Funds - Federal 20,000,000 20,000,000 0
Total 51,767,500 47,408,000 (4,359,500)

CAPITAL PROJECTS
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY PROGRAM
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Comprehensive Construction Program Available
FY 2021
Recommended
FY 2022
Change Reappropriations
FY 2022
New Facilities
Capital Projects Fund - Authority Bonds 0 0 0 25,447,000
New York Works
Capital Projects Fund 600,000 5,600,000 5,000,000 2,511,000
Capital Projects Fund - Authority Bonds 15,115,000 115,000 (15,000,000) 15,525,000
State Fair
Capital Projects Fund 1,700,000 1,700,000 0 661,000
Misc. Capital Projects 2,000,000 2,000,000 0 4,000,000
Total 19,415,000 9,415,000 (10,000,000) 48,144,000

Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/19/2021