Expands agricultural tourism to include on-farm production and processing of beverages, fiber, and processed food commodities.

New York Assembly Bill A06589 amends the agriculture and markets law to expand the definition of agricultural tourism. This expansion includes activities such as the production and processing of grapes, grains, or other crops used to create alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in on-farm breweries, wineries, cideries, meaderies, or distilleries. It also includes the production and processing of fiber such as sheep or alpaca wool, and the production of processed food commodities like ice cream, jams, and baked goods.

Expands agricultural tourism to include on-farm production and processing of beverages, fiber, and processed food commodities.

New York Assembly Bill A06589 amends the agriculture and markets law to expand the definition of agricultural tourism. This expansion includes activities such as the production and processing of grapes, grains, or other crops used to create alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in on-farm breweries, wineries, cideries, meaderies, or distilleries. It also includes the production and processing of fiber such as sheep or alpaca wool, and the production of processed food commodities like ice cream, jams, and baked goods.