press release: june 15, 2015 · 2015 empire farm days: august 11-13 rodman lott and son farms,...
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2015 Empire Farm Days: August 11-13 Rodman Lott and Son Farms, Seneca Falls, NY Show Manager Melanie Wickham
877-697-7837, [email protected] PRESS RELEASE: June 15, 2015 Farm Credit East Invites NY Ag Leaders to 2015 Empire Farm Days Luncheon Seneca Falls, NY. Farm Credit East invites agricultural industry representatives to gather at the 2015 Empire Farm Days NY Ag Leadership Luncheon on Wednesday, August 12 at Rodman Lott and Sons Farms in Seneca Falls, NY. The luncheon agenda, emceed by American Agriculturist Editor John Vogel, includes:
• Welcome by Empire Farm Days Show Manager Melanie Wickham
• Presentation of the New York State Agricultural Environmental Management Award by New York State Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard Ball. The award is jointly sponsored by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, the Empire State Potato Growers Association, and American Agriculturist magazine.
• Presentation of the Empire State Potato Growers Association 2015 Empire State
Potato Growers Association Scholarship award to Jacob Rathbun of Naples,NY. The award is for $500 per academic year for up to four consecutive years of agricultural education at a NY-based college. Jacob is also the recipient of a 2015 Farm Credit East scholarship.
• Recognition of Farm Credit East’s NY 2015 scholarships. This year, Farm Credit
East awarded 32 scholarships, each for $1500, to students pursuing careers in agriculture.
At 300 acres strong, Empire Farm Days is the largest outdoor agricultural trade show in the Northeastern U.S. Hours are 9am-5pm on Tuesday, August 11 and Wednesday, August 12, and 9am-4pm on Thursday, August 13. Parking is $10 per vehicle. Learn more at www.empirefarmdays.com, 877-697-7837. CONTACTS: . Kristie Schmitt, Farm Credit East, [email protected], 800-562-2235 . Empire Farm Days Manager Melanie Wickham, 877-697-7837, [email protected] . Empire Farm Days Publicist Kara Lynn Dunn, 315-465-7578, [email protected] PHOTO:
The NY Ag Leadership Luncheon is a great event for networking with farm industry colleagues, catching up with old friends and making new ones. Photo: Empire Farm Days