NY S07681

Establishes the "Farmland for a New Generation" program to be overseen and administered by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets in collaboration with American Farmland Trust.

Creates a statewide resource center for farmland transition and conservation and a network of regional navigators to assist with farmland access and transfer throughout New York.

Program activities include helping new farmers find affordable land, enabling farmers to acquire additional land, assisting established farmers find successors, connecting farmland owners with farmers, supporting farm family ownership transfers, and assisting with conservation easements.

Allocates funds to the Department of Agriculture and Markets for establishing the statewide resource center and providing financial assistance for regional navigators through Cornell Cooperative Extension and other not-for-profit conservation organizations.

Takes effect immediately upon enactment.