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She also was named to the
powerful Finance and Transportation Committees.
“In
recent years we’ve made great progress to grow the agriculture
industry, increasing funding for critical programs and making
investments in initiatives that support our state’s hardworking
farmers,” Ritchie said in a release. "I am thrilled to once again be named
as Chair of the Agriculture Committee and am looking forward to working
alongside my colleagues and New York’s farmers to help the industry
continue to grow.”
Since
first being appointed Senate Agriculture Committee chair in 2011, Ritchie has helped increase funding for critical
agriculture programs by more than $21 million above the governor's
recommendation, repeal costly mandates affecting farmers, launch new
initiatives including the innovative “Young Farmers NY” — a program that
aims to protect the future of agriculture by attracting young people to
careers in the industry — and leading the fight against deadly diseases
like EEE and rabies.
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