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Eden, NY: Right-to-Farm Ordinance (Eden, N.Y., Town Code ch. 106, §§ .1 to .5 (2004).)

Charlton, NY: Right-to-Farm Ordinance (Charlton, N.Y., Town Ordinances (1996).)

Kinderhook, NY: Excerpts from Zoning Code (includes prime farm overlay district) (Kinderhook, N.Y., Zoning Code art. I, § 81 (2000).)

Statistics
Farms	36,352
Land in farms (acres)	7,174,743
Market value of agricultural products sold ($1000)	4,418,634
Total land area (acres)	30,162,489
Agricultural land converted to developed uses (acres)	132,100
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Legislative Updates

New York Assembly Bill 601 (2009)

New York Assembly Bill 601 (2009)

New York Assembly Bill 1711 (2009)

Sample Documents

Macedon, NY: Model Easement

Rensselaer County, NY: Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan

Oswego County, NY: Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan

Literature

FIC Fact Sheets

Food in the Public Interest: How New York City's Food Policy Holds the Key to Hunger, Health, Jobs and the Environment

Enhancing Agricultural Vitality: New Programs Make a Difference

Farm Viability in Urbanizing Areas: Case Study on Orange County, New York

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