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Graulichs have instituted conser
vation practices and projects every
year, and their consistent work has
added up to an impressive list of
accomplishments.
In making the presentation,
Davidsen said that agriculture
often gets a bad rap for conserva
tion, but obviously the people who
do this don’t know what they are
talking about
“We are dispelling these ideas
with the ‘practical environmental
ists’ that farmers represent,”
Davidsen said. “Farmers leave the
land better for their children and
grand- children. We should be able
to use the land and enjoy it. I am
pleased with the state programs
that tend to move us forward. We
want to pay to preserve farmland to
be farmland,” he said.
Governor George Pataki, left, visits with Rodman and
Ellen Lott, hosts of Empire Farm Days. Photo by Janice Bar
rett, HFW Communications.
Lewis and Linda Studies receive an Environmental Ste
wardship Award from Donald Davidsen, state commission
er of agriculture.
Craig Schutt, Topklns County Soil and Water District, left,
and Stephen Hoerz, Schohorie County Soil and Water Dis
trict, shared a $l,OOO award to the districts for special ser
vice.
Empire Farm Days Play In Seneca Falls Last Week
Also honored with a state Envir
onmental Stewardship Award was
the Lewis and Linda Studies fami
ly of Dryden, N.Y. They have a
grazing dairy operation with a 215
cow registered Holstein herd. They
have been cooperators with the
Tompkins County Soil and Water
Conservation District since 1964.
The conservation awards are
sponsored by the American Agri
culturist, the Department of Agri
culture and Markets, and the
Empire State Potato Club.
Two conservation districts with
outstanding service shared a
$l,OOO award presented by the
New York Potato Club. Ameican
Agriculturist magazine made the
selections. Winners were the Scho
horie County Soil and Water Con
servation District, represented by
Stephen Hoerz, and the Topkins accomplished dairymen from Maostone p a stureland
County Soil and Water Conserva- across the nauon brought their Dairv Manlius N Y., converted to
a pasm-based feeding plan, and
achutt. J' labor and expenses were cut m
In the dairy profit seminars the topic of unique yet profitable
sponsored by Agway, a group of ways to take charge of your own ffi* r " to Pa 3 e AZ5 >
Art and Ruth Graullch and their son David and daughter-in-law Suzanne receive the
New York State Environmental Stewardship Award from Donald Davldsen, state com
missioner of agriculture, right.
Emte McNelly directs the animal In the livestock handling demonstration. Martha
Wright, from Cornell extension, shown Inside the corner fence post was In charge of
the demonstration.
A large crowd In the dairy seminar tent shows Interest In the major feature of Empire
Farm Days.
Nearly 600 exhibitors set up displays and field demonstrations at the Empire Farm
Days this year.
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