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Improving New York A griculture through Education,Leadership Developmentand Recognition Programssince 1832
O v er500 a griculturis ts ga thered forthe Society’s 179th A nnua l A gricultura l Forum :Ea tL oca l /
Feed the W orld :Food Prod uction forthe Future.The a nnua l forum ,cos pons ored b y the New
York Sta te Depa rtm entof A griculture a nd M a rkets ,is the only s ta tew id e a gricultura l m eeting tha t
b rings togethera ll s ectors of the food s ys tem … prod ucers ,m a nufa cturers ,d is trib utors ,m a rketers ,
cons um ers ,a nd policy m a kers to explore topics critica l to the future of New York A griculture.
Keyn o te S pea ker: Fo o d fo rthe Fu tu re –
Ho w, W here a n d W ho w illPro d u ce it?
Dr. RobertThom p s on , a n a tive New York erra is ed on a
S t. La w ren ce Cou n ty fa rm a n d S en iorFellow w ith the
Chica g o Cou n cil ofG loba l A ffa irs , a d d res s ed the cha llen g es
a n d op p ortu n ities forfu tu re food p rod u ction w hich revolve
a rou n d the d yn a m ics of:
Dem a n d , Tra d e, Pro d u ctio n & Po licy
Did Yo u Kn o w ?
• 1.4 billion p eop le live on les s tha n $1.25 p erd a y; 70% ofthem a re ru ra l, a n d
m os tofthes e d ep en d on fa rm in g fortheirm ea g erin com es .
• 2.6 billion (a lm os t40% ofthe w orld ’s p op u la tion ) live on les s tha n $2.00 p erd a y.
• Projected W orld p op u la tion g row th: 38% by 2050
• A s in com es ris e from a bou t$2 to $10 p erd a y, p eop le ea tm ore m ea t, d a iry
p rod u cts , fru its , veg eta bles & ed ible oils , ca u s in g ra p id g row th in ra w a g
com m od ity d em a n d .
• W orld food d em a n d cou ld d ou ble by 2050 - 50% in crea s e from w orld p op u la tion
g row th - from 6 to 9 billion – a ll in d evelop in g cou n tries - 50% in crea s e from
broa d -ba s ed econ om ic g row th in low in com e cou n tries
• W ith p op u la tion g row th, u rba n iza tion a n d broa d -ba s ed econ om ic d evelop m en t,
m a n y low -in com e cou n tries ’ food con s u m p tion w ill ou ts trip theirp rod u ction
ca p a city, a n d they w ill becom e la rg ern etim p orters .
• There is a tm os t12% m ore a ra ble la n d a va ila ble w orld w id e tha tis n ’tp res en tly
fores ted ors u bjectto eros ion ord es ertifica tion .
• M os ta va ila ble crop la n d is in S ou th A m erica a n d S u b-S a ha ra n A frica , in ferior
in q u a lity to the fertile s oils ofNorth A m erica & w ill req u ire la rg e in ves tm en ts in
in fra s tru ctu re & a g res ea rch.
• The w orld ’s fa rm ers n eed to d ou ble food p rod u ction u s in g les s w a tertha n tod a y.
HO W ? W ha ta d a p ta tion s w ill be req u ired ? W ha tis the a g ricu ltu ra l res ea rch
p oten tia l? How d oes biotechn olog y op en n ew fron tiers ? How ca n a g ricu ltu re
-Pleas e s ee K EYN O TE SPEA K ER ,page 4
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a ctive a n d in volved w ith Fa rm Bu rea u ,
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M em b ership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
New Ag S ociety F ou n d ation . . . . . . 5
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A g ricu ltu ra l S a fety a n d H ea lth a re
im p orta n tis s u es to the New York S ta te
A g ricu ltu ra l S ociety. The ben efits of a
p la n n ed a n d m ea n in g fu l fa rm s a fety
p rog ra m d on ’t en d w ith red u cin g
s im p le in ju ries a n d d ow n tim e; the
rew a rd s often in clu d e s a vin g lives of
fa m ily m em bers a n d em p loyees . The
S ociety’s
Fa rm
S a fety
A w a rd
recog n izes N ew York fa rm op era tors
w ho ha ve u n iq u e a n d s u cces s fu l fa rm
s a fety p rog ra m s for their em p loyees .
A p p lica tion s m u s t be s u bm itted by
S ep tem ber1 a n d in clu d e a s u m m a ry of
fa rm s a fety p rog ra m s a n d a ctivities .
N om in ees a re eva lu a ted , a n d u p to 2
fa rm s
a re s elected
to receive
recog n ition a n d a ca s h a w a rd of $500
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Bicen ten n ia l
Fa rm Aw a rd s
C o n gra tu la tio n s
to th e follow in g in dividu a ls , fa m ilies , a n d
orga n iza tion s h on ored a t th e Society’s 20 11 A gricu ltu ra l Foru m .
Th eir s tories a n d ph otos ca n be fou n d on th e h om e pa ge of ou r w eb s ite
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1 A g Prom otion & Edu ca tion A w a rd:
O n eid a C ou n ty Fa rm Fes t
O neida Cou nty,NY
2 B u s in es s es of th e Yea r:
C oyn e Fa rm s , In c.
A v on,NY
H u d s on Va lley Fres h
Pou ghkeeps ie,NY
4 C en tu ry Fa rm s :
B ow e Fa rm s , In c.
Farm ington,NY (O ntario Cou nty)
Kin la n d Jers ey Fa rm
M arietta,NY (O nondaga Cou nty)
La g on er Fa rm s
W illiam s on,NY (W ayne Cou nty)
M a r-D a n Fa rm s
Jav a Center,NY (W yom ing Cou nty)
10 Jou rn a lis ts :
Pu blica tion :
A g ricu ltu ra l M ed ia - S in g le Prin t A rticle
S u s a n Ha rlow
Northeas tDairy Bu s ines s
A g ricu ltu ra l M ed ia - Prin t S eries
Ba rba ra S ilves tri
S m all Farm s Q u arterly
A g ricu ltu ra l M ed ia - Ed itoria l
Ju lie S u a rez
G ras s roots
G en era l M ed ia - S in g le Prin t A rticle
Ka ren Bjorn la n d
S aratoga Liv ing M agazine
G en era l M ed ia - Prin t S eries
Tom Rivers
The Daily New s ,Batav ia
G en era l M ed ia - Ed itoria l
Ca rol Doolittle
Ithaca Jou rnal,Elm ira S tarG azette
& Bingham ton Pres s & S u n
(AllO fN YS )
A pplica tion s D u e:
Sept.1,20 11
The Bicen ten n ia l Fa rm p rog ra m is
tes ta m en t to the fin e tra d ition s of
p rog res s ive a g ricu ltu re a n d com m u n ity
s ervice by fa rm fa m ilies in N ew York
S ta te. The p rog ra m beg a n in 2000 a n d
hon ors New York Fa rm s in con tin u ou s
op era tion on the s a m e la n d by the
s a m e fa m ily for 200 yea rs or m ore.
Des ervin g fa rm fa m ilies a re recog n ized
every 5th yea r by the S ociety,
s p on s ored by Fa rm Cred it.
To apply ornom inate s om eone
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Electron ic M ed ia
W ICZ TV 40, Bin g ha m ton
Dow n on the Farm s eries
Photog ra p h
Lin d a Ha ley
M adis on Cou nty Cou rier
FFA C h a pter of th e Yea r:
Vern on Veron a S herrill FFA
Vernon,NY
2011 Distin gu ished S ervice
Cita tio n Recipien t
JO HN W . LIN CO LN , BLO O M FIELD, N Y
Itis ou rd is tin cthon orto a w a rd the New York S ta te A g ricu ltu ra l
S ociety’s Dis tin g u is hed S ervice A w a rd for2011 to John W .
Lin coln , ofBloom field , New York .
To a chieve w ha tJohn ha s a chieved , a n d to s erve the
a g ricu ltu ra l com m u n ity a tthe hig hes tlevels , a s he ha s
d on e, is a ll the m ore rem a rk a ble in tha the w a s n otborn
in to a g ricu ltu re. His fa m ily w a s n ota fa rm fa m ily. A n d yet
he ros e s tea d ily from boyhood a s p ira tion , throu g h d ilig en ce,
throu g h ed u ca tion a tCorn ell, throu g h s ervice, a n d throu g h in terp ers on a l s k ills
to becom e n oton ly a d a iry fa rm erw hos e fa rm ha s s u rvived the d eca d es - n o
s m a ll a chievem en tn ow a d a ys - bu ta lon g -s ervin g lea d erin the s ta te’s la rg es t
fa rm -a d voca cy org a n iza tion - Fa rm Bu rea u - a n d a s tron g , rea s on ed , a n d
res p ected voice forn orthea s tern a g ricu ltu re a tthe n a tion a l level.
John s erved a s p res id en tofNew York Fa rm Bu rea u for14 yea rs a n d n in e yea rs
before tha ta s its vice p res id en t. Fors ix yea rp rior, he w a s a d irectoron the New
York Fa rm Bu rea u Boa rd , rep res en tin g the reg ion a rou n d his hom e. He ha s a ls o
s erved a s p res id en tofO n ta rio Cou n ty Fa rm Bu rea u . In his role a s S ta te Pres id en t,
John beca m e a w ell-k n ow n a n d w ell-res p ected s p ok es p ers on forthe a g ricu ltu ra l
in d u s try. His thou g hts a n d view s on is s u es a re s ou g hton a reg u la rba s is by
leg is la tive lea d ers , a g en cy p ers on n el, a n d in d u s try exp erts a tboth the s ta te a n d
n a tion a l levels . John ha s p res en ted tes tim on y to Con g res s , to the s ta te leg is la tu re,
a n d to reg u la tory a g en cies on m a n y is s u es rela ted to a g ricu ltu re. John ha s a ls o
s erved a s a lon g tim e m em berforthe Fa rm Fa m ily In s u ra n ce Com p a n y Boa rd of
Directors ; New York S ta te’s la rg es ta g ricu ltu ra l in s u ra n ce com p a n y.
Tes tim on y to John ’s q u iet, effective lea d ers hip s tyle, he w a s s elected to s erve on
the A m erica n Fa rm Bu rea u Fed era tion Boa rd ofDirectors . In tha trole he w a s
in volved in n u m erou s im m ig ra tion , tra d e, a n d en viron m en ta l p olicy is s u es , en s u rin g
the n eed s a n d view s ofn orthea s tern fa rm ers w ere rep res en ted . He ros e s till
fu rtherto s erve on the A m erica n Fa rm Bu rea u ’s Fed era tion Boa rd ofDirectors
Execu tive Com m ittee, its a u d itcom m ittee; a n d on overs ea s tra d e m is s ion s .
Bu tJohn Lin coln ha s n everforg otten w here he ca m e from : ru ra l New York . He
ha s s erved on the O n ta rio Cou n ty Fa rm la n d Protection Boa rd , a s a tow n a s s es s or,
a n d is a m em berofthe S t. Brid g et’s Chu rch, Ea s tBloom field His torica l S ociety,
New York S ta te A g ricu ltu ra l S ociety, New York Hols tein A s s ocia tion , CA LS A lu m n i
A s s ocia tion , a n d is a Frien d ofEa s tBloom field Pu blic Libra ry.
John ha s s een New York a g ricu ltu re throu g h s om e m a jorvictories , in clu d in g
s u bs ta n tia l revis ion s to the a g ricu ltu ra l d is tricts a n d a g ricu ltu ra l a s s es s m en ts
p rog ra m in the 1980s , the in cep tion ofthe fa rm la n d p rotection p rog ra m , p a s s a g e
ofthe fa rm ers ’ s chool p rop erty ta x cred itin 1996, a u thorizin g in ters ta te s hip m en t
ofw in e, va riou s in cen tive p rog ra m s throu g h NYS ERDA a n d the ta x cod e to
en cou ra g e on -fa rm p rod u ction ofren ew a ble en erg y, a n d fig htin g fors p ecia ltycrop fu n d in g in the fed era l Fa rm Bill.
He a ls o help ed w ith the crea tion ofthe Fa rm Via bility In s titu te in S yra cu s e.
The In s titu te s erves a s a p rim a ry econ om ic d evelop m en ten g in e fora g ricu ltu re,
m a rryin g a p p lied res ea rch, en trep ren eu rs hip , a n d fa rm ers to crea te a d d ition a l
va lu e-a d d ed fa rm p rod u cts , im p rove fa rm p rofita bility, bu ild s u s ta in a bility, a n d
help m a in ta in a n d crea te in ves tm en ts a n d jobs in a g ricu ltu re. John ha s s erved
a s cha irm a n oftha torg a n iza tion ’s boa rd ofd irectors s in ce its in cep tion .
“ Ca p” Crea l
Jo u rn a lism Aw a rd s
(Apply o rN o m in a te so m eo n e)
A pplica tion s D u e:Sept.1,20 11
N a m ed for fa rm er, S ociety m em ber,
and
A s s em blym a n H a rold
“ Ca p ”
C rea l, the “ C a p ” C rea l Jou rn a lis m
A w a rd s w ere crea ted in 1978 to
in s p ire m ore covera g e of the p os itive
a s p ects of a g ricu ltu re in N Y S ta te.
A w a rd s a re p res en ted in the ca teg ories
of S in g le p rin t a rticle, Prin t S eries ,
Ed itoria l/ Com m en ta ry, Electron ic (Vid eo,
TV Broa d ca s t, Ra d io Broa d ca s t,
W ebs ite) & Photog ra p hy to both
G en era l M ed ia a n d A g ricu ltu ra l M ed ia .
Jou rn a lis m a w a rd s a re cos p on s ored
by the N ew Yo rk S ta te Agricu ltu ra l
S o ciety & Alpha G a m m a Rho
Fra tern ity a tCo rn ellUn iversity.
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Bu sin ess o fthe
Yea rAw a rd s
N om in a tion s D u e:Sept.1,20 11
The Bu s in es s of the Yea r A w a rd w a s
in itia ted in 2001 to p rom ote the s ta te’s
food s ys tem a n d recog n ize the q u a lity,
lea d ers hip a n d in n ova tion d em on s tra ted
by N ew York a g ribu s in es s es . Tw o
bu s in es s es a re hon ored ea ch yea r;
on e fa rm (p rod u ction a g ricu ltu re) a n d
on e a g ribu s in es s . The a w a rd s a re
s p on s ored by the N ew Yo rk S ta te
Agricu ltu ra lS o ciety.
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S in ce
1956
the
S ociety’s
Dis tin g u is hed S ervice C ita tion ha s
recog n ized
in d ivid u a ls w ho ha ve
d ed ica ted a lifetim e of s ervice, res u ltin g
in ou ts ta n d in g con tribu tion s to N ew
York a g ricu ltu re. Itis the hig hes thon or
bes tow ed by the N ew York S ta te
A g ricu ltu ra l S ociety. This a n n u a l a w a rd
is s p on s ored by N ew Yo rk Fa rm
Bu rea u M em b erS ervices.
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Agricu ltu ra lPro m o tio n
& Ed u ca tio n Aw a rd s
N om in a tion s D u e:Sept.1,20 11
The A g Prom otion & Ed u ca tion A w a rd s
w ere in itia ted in 2009 to recog n ize
in d ivid u a ls , g rou p s or a tea m of
p a rtn erin g
org a n iza tion s / in d ivid u a ls
forefforts to im p rove the u n d ers ta n d in g
of a g ricu ltu re in their com m u n ities .
Tw o a w a rd s a re s p on s ored a n n u a lly
by Alpha Zeta Fra tern ity a t C o rn ell
Un iversity, Am erica n Fa rm la n d Tru st
& N YS FFA Fo u n d a tio n .
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K EYN O TE SPEA K ER
continu ed from page 1
M em b ership Co m m ittee
M em bers hip is extrem ely im p orta n tto the s u cces s ofthe NYS A g S ociety –
n oton ly fors u p p orta n d id ea s from ou rm em bers , bu ta ls o by p rovid in g the
fin a n cia l s tren g th forg row th. Let’s a ll w ork tog etherto g row ou rm em bers hip
a n d im p rove NY A g ricu ltu re throu g h Ed u ca tion , Lea d ers hip Develop m en t, a n d
Recog n ition Prog ra m s ! Plea s e a s k you rfrien d s , n eig hbors , loca l p oliticia n s ,
a n d a g ricu ltu ra l a s s ocia tes to join … w e a re p rou d ofw ha tou rS ociety ha s
a ccom p lis hed in n ea rly 180 yea rs , a n d its vita l role forthe n extcen tu ry.
Tha n k s a g a in to everyon e foryou rm em bers hip s u p p orta n d ha ve a g rea tyea r
in a g ricu ltu re!
Hans K u nze
M em bers hip Chair
Plea se help gro w yo u rS o ciety
b y recru itin g a n ew m em b erto d a y!
retu rn to the g loba l d evelop m en t
a g en d a ? Thes e lon g -ru n
p ros p ects a n d m ore a re ou tlin ed
in Bob Thom p s on ’s p res en ta tion ,
“ Food forthe Fu tu re – How,
W here a n d W ho w ill Prod u ce it?”
a tw w w.n ys a g s ociety.org
2011 M EM BERS HIP
N YS AG RICULTURAL S O CIETY
C opy th is form a n d in trodu ce
a frien d or bu s in es s a s s ocia te to th e Society!
The S ociety a ls o tha n k s Dr.
Ka therin e Boor, Dea n ofCA LS ,
form od era tin g the foru m p a n el,
a s w ell a s the follow in g s p ea k ers :
Sign m e u p for 20 11!
• Dr. RobertG ra va n i Dep a rtm en tofFood S cien ce
Corn ell Un ivers ity
____ Bu s in es s M em bers hip (circle one)
____ In d ivid u a l A n n u a l M em bers hip (one pers on)
$20
____ In d ivid u a l Lifetim e M em bers hip (one pers on)
$200
• Da vid S w en s on Dep a rtm en tofEcon om ics
Colleg e ofA g ricu ltu re
Iow a S ta te Un ivers ity
Nam e:
• Dr. Jen n iferW ilk in s Divis ion ofNu trition a l S cien ces
Corn ell Un ivers ity
Ad d ress:
• Jim Bittn erS in g erFa rm s
A p p leton NY
See articles :
“ Foru m A ddres s es Nu tritional Valu e
of Local Food” and “ Local Food
and the Bottom Line” by M aegan
Crandall,Lancas terFarm ing at
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Lo o k fo rN YS Agricu ltu ra lS o ciety a n d b eco m e a fa n .
V o lu n teers Brea thin g Life in to
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S till in its in fa n cy, volu n teers ha ve s p en tthe w in terform a lizin g the fra m ew ork
forthe NYS A g ricu ltu ra l S ociety Fou n d a tion . A n n Noble S hep ha rd , Elw yn Vos s ,
S a n d ie Prok op a n d Ha n s Ku n ze ha ve crea ted byla w s , d irectorjob d es crip tion s ,
a n d d ra fted in itia l fu n d in g g u id elin es w ork in g in ta n d em w ith the Execu tive
Com m ittee ofthe NYS A g ricu ltu ra l S ociety. The n exts tep is to recru ita ta rg eted
lis tofca n d id a tes tha tw ill rou n d ou tthe 12-m em berboa rd w ho w ill be cha rg ed
w ith g ivin g life to the org a n iza tion .
Es ta blis hed w ith the a s s is ta n ce ofJohn S terlin g , Freed M a xick & Ba tta g lia , PC
a n d S cola ro S hu lm a n Cohen Fetter& Bu rs tein , PC, the fou n d a tion is a 501(c)3
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d efin ed ; in clu d in g s u p p ortin g the overa ll m is s ion ofthe A g S ociety, a n d a ctive
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D SC R EC IPIEN T continu ed from page 3
John Lin coln ’s d evotion to his
a lm a m a ter, Corn ell, con tin u es
to rem a in s tron g . Du rin g his Fa rm
Bu rea u p res id en cy, he w a s a
s tron g s u p p orterofm a n y Colleg e
ofA g ricu ltu re a n d Life S cien ces
p rog ra m s , in clu d in g the G en eva
Exp erim en tS ta tion , Coop era tive
Exten s ion , the A g ricu ltu re in the
Cla s s room p rog ra m , NY Fa rm Net,
Pro-Da iry, a n d LEA D NY, w here he
s erved on the Boa rd ofDirectors .
Throu g h ita ll he ha s rem a in ed a
fa rm er, op era tin g Lin holm Da iry
w ith his w ife, A n n e. They ha ve fou r
child ren : d a u g hterJu lie Pellett,
a n d s on M icha el, both d eep ly
in volved in the fa rm , d a u g hter
Chris tie, a n d s on Da vid .
John Lin coln ha s m ea n tm u ch to
New York ’s a g ricu ltu ra l com m u n ity.
A s a fa rm er, lea d er, a n d m en torto
m a n y, John ha s been a n im p orta n t
fig u re in New York a g ricu ltu re for
m a n y yea rs . His m a n y con tribu tion s
ha ve ea rn ed him the frien d s hip
a n d res p ectofp eop le throu g hou t
the s ta te. Itis ou rs p ecia l p lea s u re
to recog n ize John Lin coln w ith
New York S ta te A g ricu ltu ra l
S ociety’s 2011 Dis tin g u is hed
S ervice Cita tion .
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s es s ion s . Ha vin g the LEA D cla s s
w ith u s brin g s g rea ten thu s ia s m to
ou rorg a n iza tion a n d Iw a s p rou d to
a tten d Cla s s 13’s Com m en cem en t
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Fro m The
Frien d s O fThe
W itterM u seu m
In Janu ary,the Board of Directors
of the Friends of the W itter
A gricu ltu ral M u s eu m elected
its s late of officers for2011:
Presid en t
Debbie S ta ck
S yracu s e
V ice Presid en t
Ja m es Bu s w ell
Baldw ins v ille
S ecreta ry
Trin a Ha ll
Has tings
Trea su rer
Ra n d y Na s h
Cazenov ia
Richa rd Chu rch, lon g es t-s ervin g
p res id en tofthe Boa rd , w a s
tha n k ed fora ll his ha rd w ork
a n d w ell-d es erved “ p res id en tia l”
retirem en t. He w ill con tin u e to
s erve a s a m em berofthe Boa rd ’s
execu tive com m ittee.
The Frien d s ofthe W itter
A g ricu ltu ra l M u s eu m a ls o
a n n ou n ced tha titis w ork in g w ith
m u s eu m s a n d his toria n s in Ca yu g a
Cou n ty to p rep a re a n exhibita bou t
the Cou n ty’s a g ricu ltu ra l
p rom in en ce, p a s ta n d p res en t. The
exhibitw ill op en in the M u s eu m ’s
M em oria l Room ju s tin tim e forthe
2011 New York S ta te Fa ir. There
a re s till s p on s ors hip op p ortu n ities
a va ila ble to help fu n d this exhibit,
w hich w ill be s een by n ea rly
200,000 vis itors d u rin g its tw o-yea r
ru n a tthe W itter.
A ny indiv idu al ororganization
interes ted in becom ing an
exhibits pons orm ay contact:
Debbie S tack at
djs tack@ v erizon.net
W elco m e… To N ew Bo a rd M em b er,
Ja ck V a n d e W eterin g,
O w n ero fIvy Acres, In c.
Ja ck w a s born in Holla n d , a n d tru e to his herita g e,
a lw a ys ha d a n in teres tin p la n ts a n d flow ers . A tthe
a g e of11 he ca m e to the Un ited S ta tes w ith his
fa m ily. A lw a ys a m bitiou s , Ja ck obta in ed his Certifica te
ofDra ftin g from Delha n ty In s titu te ofTechn olog y
a n d con tin u ed his ed u ca tion ta k in g even in g cla s s es
a tFa rm in g d a le Un ivers ity w hile he w ork ed a this
brother’s g reen hou s e tom a to bu s in es s w hich he s oon
took over. S till you n g a n d ea g erto lea rn , Ja ck rea lized
tha tflow ers w ou ld be m ore p rofita ble tha n tom a toes ,
s o he a p p ren ticed d u rin g the w in ters a ta com p a n y g row in g ivy a n d p otted
p la n ts . Ja ck s oon bou g htthe bu s in es s a n d n a m ed itIvy A cres . From tha tp oin t
on Ivy A cres ha s g row n from a s m a ll p a rcel ofla n d on Ed w a rd s A ven u e to three
s ta te-of-the-a rtfa cilities in Lon g Is la n d a n d New Jers ey g row in g a tota l ofover
65 m illion p la n ts p ers ea s on . Ea ch g reen hou s e ha s been ca refu lly d es ig n ed by
Ja ck w ho is a lea d erin in n ova tion , m od ern iza tion a n d efficien cy. He is very
p rou d ofthe d ou ble la yers ys tem u s ed a tIvy A cres w hich a llow s them to g row
tw o crop s s im u lta n eou s ly. Un d erJa ck ’s d irection , Ivy A cres ha s becom e a m a jor
s u p p lierofbed d in g p la n ts , g rou n d covera n d p eren n ia ls a n d theircu s tom ers
in clu d e m a s s m ercha n ts throu g hou tthe cou n try.
Ja ck is k n ow n in tern a tion a lly a s a p rog res s ive lea d erin the horticu ltu ra l in d u s try.
In a d d ition to fea tu res in tra d e p u blica tion s , Ja ck ha s been fea tu red on New s
12 a n d in New s day. He s erves on the Dea n ’s A d vis ory Com m ittee to Corn ell
Un ivers ity in clu d in g theirloca l Res ea rch Foru m ; he is a m em berofthe
Fa rm in g d a le Un ivers ity Ed u ca tion A d vis ory Com m ittee a n d a m em berofm a n y
in d u s try g rou p s in clu d in g the A m erica n Nu rs ery a n d La n d s ca p e A s s ocia tion
a n d Bed d in g Pla n ts In tern a tion a l. Loca lly, Ja ck is in volved in the com m u n ity
w ork in g w ith the Lon g Is la n d Fa rm Bu rea u , A id to the Develop m en ta lly Dis a bled ,
Pecon ic Ba y Hos p ita l Boa rd ofDirectors a n d Rota ry.
Ja ck ha s been the recip ien tofm a n y p res tig iou s a w a rd s in clu d in g :
• New York S ta te A g ricu ltu ra l S ociety’s “ Bu s in es s ofthe Yea r” A w a rd
• Fa rm in g d a le Un ivers ity “ Ra m ’s Hea d ” A w a rd
• G reen hou s e G row erM a g a zin e “ G row erofthe Yea r” A w a rd
• Rota ry In tern a tion a l “ Dis trictS ervice A w a rd ”
• Tow n ofRiverhea d / Tow n s ca p e “ Bea u tifica tion ” a n d “ Bu s in es s ofthe Yea r”
A w a rd s
• Fa rm Bu rea u “ Citizen ofthe Yea r” A w a rd
LEA D N Y continu ed from page 7
ha s a ccom p a n ied a recen tcla s s on a s tu d y tou rorothereven t, a n d they w ill
tell you tha titbrin g s ba ck fon d m em ories oftheirow n LEA D exp erien ce, a n d
(re)en erg izes them on ce m ore. The p rog ra m ha s a ls o evolved d u rin g the p a s t
26 yea rs , a n d a lu m n i from ou rea rliercla s s es a re s u re to lea rn a n ew thin g or
tw o a lon g s id e ou rn ew es tcla s s m em bers . A n d the tra in in g p rovid ed to m en tors
w ill be a n otherw a y to refres h you row n lea d ers hip s k ills .
Keep you reyes op en forfu rtherd eta ils on this op p ortu n ity in the com in g m on ths .
In the m ea n tim e, feel free to letm e k n ow ifyou ’d lik e to be con s id ered forthis
op p ortu n ity - Iw ill be d evelop in g a lis tofp ros p ective m en tors .
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Contact: larry.v andev alk@ cornell.edu
LEAD N Y
Tha n k You
to o u r2011 S po n so rs &
Bu sin ess M em b ers
Pers pectiv es by Larry Van De Valk,Execu tiv e Director
M EN TO RIN G PRO G RAM TO BE IM PLEM EN TED FO R CLAS S 14:
Cu rricu lu m En ha n cem en tO ffers Ben efits to Alu m n iV o lu n teers
Every otheryea r, the Prog ra m Com m ittee ofthe LEA D Boa rd ofDirectors m eets
to review the cu rricu lu m forou rcu rren tcla s s , a n d to d is cu s s p oten tia l revis ion s
forthe in com in g cohort. W e a s k broa d q u es tion s lik e: W ha tw ork ed ? W ha td id n ’t?
W ha telem en ts ofthe cu rren tcu rricu lu m s hou ld w e k eep , a n d w ha ts hou ld be
cha n g ed ? W ha tid ea s d o w e ha ve forim p rovem en t, a n d w ha tca n w e lea rn from
the litera tu re on lea d ers hip d evelop m en t, orotherp rog ra m s ? W e ta k e in to a ccou n t
a broa d ra n g e ofin form a tion , in clu d in g s em in a reva lu a tion res u lts , cla s s a n d
boa rd m em berin p u t, res ea rch a n d fa cu lty exp ertis e, a s w ell a s ou row n (i.e. s ta ff)
exp erien ce.
O ften , the cha n g es w e d ecid e to im p lem en tforn ew cla s s es a re rela tively m in or,
e.g . a n ew rea d in g a s s ig n m en t, a d ifferen ttou rloca tion ors p ea k er, orp erha p s
m ore tim e d evoted to a g iven top ic. S om etim es , w e d ecid e to m a k e a m ore
s u bs ta n tia l cha n g e to the cu rricu lu m , a n d tha tis the s u bjectofthis a rticle.
There is a s ig n ifica n tbod y oflitera tu re on the m erits ofcoa chin g orm en torin g
p rog ra m s in lea d ers hip d evelop m en t. In d eed , a s u bs ta n tia l in d u s try ha s evolved
offerin g the s ervices ofp rofes s ion a l, execu tive coa ches , a n d m a n y bu s in es s es
ha ve in s titu ted in -hou s e m en torin g p rog ra m s a s a m ea n s to en ha n ce hu m a n
res ou rce d evelop m en t. A d d ition a lly, ou ra lu m n i ha ve often told u s tha tthey w is h
there w a s a m ore form a l w a y to rem a in con n ected to the p rog ra m , a n d / orcon tin u e
theirow n p rofes s ion a l d evelop m en t. W e a ls o rea lize tha tou ra lu m n i ha ve m u ch
w is d om to offerou rn ew cla s s m em bers beca u s e oftheirow n lea d ers hip
exp erien ce. S evera l ofou rs is terp rog ra m s (e.g . Pen n s ylva n ia , In d ia n a , A u s tra lia )
ha ve a lrea d y in s titu ted form a l m en torin g efforts in theirres p ective p rog ra m s ,
a n d w e feel itis tim e to d o the s a m e in LEA DNY.
W e ha ve yetto w ork ou ta ll ofthe d eta ils , bu ta n ticip a te bein g rea d y to la u n ch
this effortby the tim e cla s s 14 beg in s theirm on thly s em in a rs in O ctober. In
g en era l, w e a n ticip a te the follow in g s eq u en ce ofeven ts a n d p rog ra m fea tu res :
• LEA D w ill is s u e a ca ll forin teres ted a lu m n i volu n teers in ea rly s u m m er
• LEA D w ill hos ta on e-d a y tra in in g s es s ion forp ros p ective m en tors in A u g u s t
orS ep tem ber
• Fin a l m en tora s s ig n m en ts w ill be m a d e in S ep tem ber/ O ctober
• M en tors w ill ha ve theirow n “ hom ew ork ” (e.g . rea d in g , d is cu s s ion p rep a ra tion )
throu g hou t
• M en tors w ill a tten d a p p roxim a tely 4 to 5 ofthe cla s s s em in a rs throu g hou tthe
cla s s 14 p rog ra m (O ctober2011 - A p ril 2013)
• In a d d ition , m en tors w ill m eetorha ve con vers a tion s w ith theirm en tees on a
reg u la rba s is betw een m on thly s em in a rs
A s the ou tlin e a bove s u g g es ts , s ervin g a s a m en torw ill req u ire com m itm en ta n d
s a crifice. A s on e ofm y collea g u es rem in d s ea ch n ew crop ofm en tors : “ It’s n ot
a bou tyou ” . W ha ts he m ea n s , ofcou rs e, is tha tthe p rim a ry rea s on forha vin g
the m en torin g p rog ra m is forthe ben efitofthe cla s s m em bers , n otthe m en tors .
In d ivid u a ls in teres ted in s ervin g a s a m en torp u rely fortheirow n ben efitn eed
n ota p p ly. O n the otherha n d , m os tofu s rea lize tha ts ervin g others often com es
w ith its ow n in trin s ic rew a rd s .
W e tru ly believe tha ts ervin g a s a m en torw ill be a rew a rd in g exp erien ce forthe
a lu m n i tha ta re s elected to d o s o. A s k a n y boa rd m em berora lu m n u s tha t
LEA D N Y continu es on page 6
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Eliza b eth A. Cla ypo o le, S ecretary
Ha n s Ku n ze, Treas u rer
Pen n y Herita ge, Execu tiv e S ecretary & Pu blicity Coordinator
PeterPa m ko w ski, NYS Dept.of A g & M arkets Liais on
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Directo rs
Jo hn N o b le, Cornell Tru s tee
Cra ig Yu n ker, Cornell Tru s tee
2012
Rob ertColb y
2013
W illiam P eck
Richard Chu rch
2014
M ichael Haycook
Richard Jerom e S an d ra P rokop
Elizab eth Clayp oole Elw yn Voss
S u zan n e M ayer Jack Van D e W eterin g
Eric Hallm an
Jessica Ziehm
D ian e Held
Richard P eterson
Han s K u n ze D ave Tetor
F red P errin
Ju d i W hittaker
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Jim Joy
L u cy Joyce
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S u san Nob le
Joe P eck
P atP eck
Au d rey Reith
K ristin e Rogers- G an sz
An n Nob le S hep hard
D ean S m ith
Richard S m ith
D on Tracy
L arry Van D e Valk
Ton ya Van S lyke
Tracy W iles
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