There are competing bills in the New York legislature currently to name a state vegetable. Sen. David Carlucci, D-Clarkstown, Rockland County, wants onions; Sen. Michael Nozzolio, R-Fayette, Seneca County is pushing for corn, according to Joseph Spector in the Poughkeepsie Journal. "Onions are one of the most important vegetable crops in New York in terms of crop value," Carlucci says. Nozzolio, the corn advocate, has several GOP sponsors in the Assembly.