Agriculture and Markets

Taste NY Baseball

Taste NY Hits a Home Run with Minor League Baseball Teams

Taste NY's brings the very best of New York’s local food and beverages to over 1.2 million minor league baseball fans.

Our Programs Boosting New York's Agricultural Community

Agriculture in New York New York Production at a Glance

New York is home to nearly 32,000 family farms producing some of the world's best food and beverages.

About 20% of New York State's land area, or close to 7 million acres, is farmland.

New York State has nearly 700 farmers' markets across the state.

New York is the 5th largest producer of dairy in the nation, and it is the state's biggest economic sector.

New York State farmers grow 40 varieties of apples, more than any other state.

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Connecting the Dots Between Producers & Consumers
NYS Grown & Certified®

The New York State Grown & Certified® program makes it easy to identify products that are grown and produced locally, with a focus on food safety and environmental standards - and it promotes the farmers behind these products.

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Taste NY

Taste NY introduces consumers to the world-class products made right here in New York, helping to create new economic opportunities for our farmers and for our food and beverage producers.

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