Agriculture
New York’s farmlands and forests play a critical role in our climate actions.
Agriculture
New York’s farmlands and forests play a critical role in our climate actions.
New York’s plants and land are some of our most precious resources. As stewards of those resources, our farmers play a vital role in New York’s efforts to protect these resources and transition to a green economy. Whether you raise livestock (opens in new window), produce dairy (opens in new window), grow crops and vegetables (opens in new window), or operate a greenhouse (opens in new window), your farm can have a positive impact in your community and help support New York’s nation-leading climate actions — all while reducing your energy costs and increasing the efficiency of your operations.
See How These New York Farms Are Growing the Future.
Improve Your Energy Savings, Improve Your Productivity
Whether running dairy equipment or keeping your greenhouse fans running properly, energy can be a significant expense for farms. Making farms more energy efficient can reduce costs and improve reliability on farms, especially as traditional sources of energy become more costly and limited.
How you Benefit
- Boost production with process improvements and energy efficient equipment
- Increase profitability through long-term, reduced energy costs
- Improve security, worker safety, and comfort across your facilities
- Reduce maintenance time and costs and extend the lifespan of your equipment
- Reduce your carbon footprint and contribute to a cleaner and healthier community
Energy efficiency measures can have both economic and environmental benefits. That is because an energy efficient farm can produce higher yields using less energy. To get started, view our Energy Best Practices for Agriculture (opens in new window) and request a no-cost energy audit for your farm (opens in new window).
With abundant farmland, programs and incentives, New York is cultivating success for growers and producers (opens in new window). From environmental planning to invasive species eradication, integrated pest management, seed and fertilizer regulation, and more, there are many programs available from New York State to ensure a healthy environment and a strong agricultural economy.
