New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets

Dairy For The Next Generation – NY Milklaunch Returns With a Dairy Startup Competition Focused on New Products for Gen-Z

May 13, 2022 VentureFuel

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, the New York Dairy Promotion Order (DPO) Advisory Board, and VentureFuel announced today this year’s MilkLaunch startup competition. The program focuses on accelerating product innovation for dairy products in New York State with a new theme of products targeting Generation Z consumers (10 – 23 years old), with a focus on sustainability. …

New York’s Apple Industry Approves Continuation of Apple Research and Development Program

April 5, 2021 New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (AGM) recently announced that the State’s apple industry has voted in support of continuing the Apple Research and Development program (ARDP). …

GrowNYC, State, City and Elected Officials Break Ground on the New York State Regional Food Hub in the Bronx

March 26, 2021 Empire State Development Empire State Development

The Hub, a 60,000-square-foot cold-storage facility on a 135,000-square-foot lot in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx, will dramatically expand GrowNYC’s wholesale distribution infrastructure that makes high-quality, local foods accessible to underserved New Yorkers through wholesale buyers, including institutions and restaurants, and through innovative partnerships with nonprofit organizations. …

New York State’s Apple Industry Votes to Continue $ 2M Marketing Program

November 25, 2020 The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (AGM) today announced that the State’s apple industry has voted in support of continuing the grower-funded $2 million Apple Marketing Order (AMO) program. New York apple growers are asked to approve of the program through a referendum vote every 8 years. The program is administered by AGM. …

New York State Announces Inaugural Milk Startup Competition: MilkLaunch

August 20, 2020 New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets

The competition will be run by VentureFuel, the leading innovation consultancy that builds accelerators and custom programs to futurize industries and corporations. …