Wood Products Development Council schedules public meeting for February 12, 2026

Richard Ball, Commissioner - Agriculture for the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Richard Ball, Commissioner - Agriculture for the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
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The Wood Products Development Council has announced it will hold a meeting on February 12, 2026, at 10:00 am. The public can attend in person at 10B Airline Drive, Albany, NY – Orchard Room or join online via meetny-gov.webex.com/meetny-gov/j.php?MTID=ma24dfb70adfe8a0960f79c5ee815a1ad.

According to the announcement, “All reasonable efforts will be made to ensure the meeting is held in a facility that permits barrier-free physical access; to facilitate these efforts the public is requested to RSVP to the Department if they plan to attend in person at the location listed below.”

Meeting materials for discussion will be uploaded prior to the event at woodproducts.ny.gov/meetinginformation. After the meeting, minutes and a recording will also be available on the Department’s website.

For further information about this and other activities supporting New York agriculture and related sectors, the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets operates statewide with initiatives such as distributing $8.5 million through its Grown & Certified grant program to support farms and food processors (https://agriculture.ny.gov). The department aims to advance state agriculture while promoting environmental care and protecting food supply resources (https://agriculture.ny.gov). Richard Ball has served as commissioner since 2014, working alongside other key figures like Steve McGrattan, Katie Howard, and Elizabeth Wolters (https://agriculture.ny.gov).

The department also runs programs like the Farmers’ Market Resiliency Grant Program focused on improving market infrastructure (https://agriculture.ny.gov) and continues its efforts within New York’s agriculture sector (https://agriculture.ny.gov).

Anyone interested in attending or seeking more details can contact [email protected].



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