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Eden, NY: Local TDR Enabling Ordinance (Eden, N.Y., Town Code ch. 225, art. VI, § 34 (2011).)

New York Agricultural Districts Enabling Statutes (N.Y. Agric. & Mkts. Law §§ 300 to 310 (2010).)

Lysander, NY: Local TDR Enabling Ordinance (Lysander, N.Y., Town Code §§ 139-72 to 76 (Oct. 23, 2008).)

Statistics
Farms	36,352
Land in farms (acres)	7,174,743
Market value of agricultural products sold ($1,000)	4,418,634
Agricultural land developed between 1982 and 2007 (acres)	449,100
Sources: 2007 Census of Agriculture and the 2007 National Resources Inventory

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Legislative Updates

New York Assembly Bill 7659 (2011)

New York Senate Bill 2415-A (2010)

New York Assembly Bill 258 (2011)

Sample Documents

New York: Model Local Zoning Law

Wright, NY: Agricultural and Farmland Protection Pan

Brutus, NY: Agriculture and Farmland Protection Plan

Literature

FIC Fact Sheets

Room at the Table: Food System Assessment of Erie County

Food Works: A Vision to Improve NYC's Food System

Ground Up: Cultivating Sustainable Agriculture in the Catskill Region

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