2026 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing - Agriculture & Markets/Parks & Recreation
January 27, 2026
9:30AM
Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, Albany
Transcript Pending
Testimony
Acting Commissioner
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation
Commissioner
New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets
President and CEO
Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail
Deputy Director
Parks & Trails New York
Executive Director
NYS Animal Protection Federation
Senior Director of Government Relations
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
New York State Director
Humane World for Animals
Park Police Sergeants Director
New York State Park Police PBA
Farmer & Coordinating Committee Member
Columbia County Sanctuary Movement
Director of Public Policy
New York Farm Bureau
Associate Executive Director
The Food Pantries for the Capital District
Executive Director
Northeast Dairy Producers Association
Government Relations Manager
Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
New York Policy Manager
American Farmland Trust
Written Testimony