SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Wyoming
County’s Peter and Roxanne
Dueppengiesser were named
winners of the New York Farm
Bureau Achievement Award at
the state farm organization’s
annual meeting at .The
Radisson-Hotel Syracuse in
Syracuse, Dec. 7-10.
The Dueppengiessers edge
out fellow competition finalists
Orange County dairy farmer
Adelia Pimm and Lewis County
dairy farmer Joseph P. Shultz to
win the 25th Achievement
Award. The award was present
ed to the couple during Tuesday
evening’s opening night session.
According to Peter
Dueppengiesser, die Achievement
Award competition was “very
difficult. Just getting the appli
cation done was difficult
enough.” The competition, he
said, “was quite an undertaking.
But it was enjoyable to look back
at things we’ve done, and to pon
der the challenges to come.”
As State Achievement Award
Winners, the Dueppengiessers
received a $5OO cash award from
Dodge Truck and a $5OO cash
award from NYFB’s YF & R
Program. They also received an
expense paid trip to the AFBF
Annual Convention Jan. 11-14
Clarification
In last week’s article about the Spring Poultiy Banquet held at the
Lancaster Host Resort, it was reported that PennAg Industries is plan
ning to integrate the Pork Council into its organization within the next
year. This refers to the creation of a new Pork Council within PennAg
Industries, not to taking over the existing Pennsylvania Pork Producers
Council, which is a completely separate organization.
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Wyoming County Couple Achievement Award Winners
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Achievement Award Competition.
Dueppengiesser said" that
while the award will have his
and his wife’s name on it, “as all
things go, it wasn't just two peo
ple. I have two brothers who are
in business with me, and I
would not have been able to do
the things I’ve done without
them. My father has been very
supportive, as have our employ
ees. Our names are on the
award, but we couldn’t have
done it without them.”
The Achievement Award com
petition is open to young farm
ers and ranchers (YF & R)
between the ages of 18-35 who
are actively engaged in farming.
Leadership, Farm Bureau
involvement, and community
participation played key roles in
the judging process. The winner
was selected solely upon the
effectiveness of both their sub
mitted application and personal
interviews by a panel of three
judges, with demonstrated
expertise in Farm Bureau,
industiy, and finance.
Judging this year’s competi
tion were Dan Athoe, vice presi
dent of Farm Direct, Agway,
Inc.; Patrick Brennan, Bond Act
coordinator for the State
Department of Agriculture and
markets; and Julie Suarez, leg
islative director for State
Senator John “Randy” Kuhl
The Dueppengiessers have
been operating as a family cor
poration for the past 12 years.
Their Wyoming County opera
tion employs 13 full-time work
ers and one part-time worker to
care for 700 head of milkers plus
young stock, as well as alfalfa
and corn production. The dairy
operation is a corporation, with
the couple splitting the owner
ship equally between Peter and
his two brothers.
Both are college graduates,
with Peter earning an associat
ed degree in animal science foi
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succeeding Bill Wentz, Olmito,
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Watts, who previously held
the posts of board vice chairman
and treasurer, had also served
as chairman of the growth &
development committee for two
years and on the executive com
mittee for three years.
A graduate of Auburn
University, Watts owns
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herd of registered and commer
cial cows. His operation also
includes cotton, timber, and hay
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the State University of New
York (SUNY) Cobleskill and a
bachelor’s degree in agricultural
economics from Cornell
University. Roxanne earned a
bachelor’s degree in consumer
economics business manage
ment from Cornell.
Both hold leadership posi
tions within Farm Bureau.
Peter is the president of the
Wyoming County Farm Bureau
served on the state Farm
Bureau YF & R Committee
(1994-1995) and as its chairman
(1995-1996), was a member of
the Farm Bureau Board of
Directors (1995-1996), was a
NYFB Discussion Meet Winner
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Roxanne served as secretary of
the state YF & R Committee
from 1994-96.
The couple has two sons,
Jacob and Jared.
They are an outstanding cou
ple, “ said Sandra Prokop, New
York Farm Bureau program spe
cialist. “This year’s competition
also enjoyed great participation
from our county farm bureaus
and from Farm Bureau at all
levels, not to mention communi
ty and commodity affiliations.
Plus, the energy they’ve all put
into their preparations show the
progress agriculture has made,
and the bright future it has.”
insemination and performance
testing for 34 years and endors
es the recommendations made
by the Focus 2000 Conference.
“Carcass traits are going to
be very important to the future
of the beef industry” he said.
“We must push for retained own
ership of cattle in order to obtain
the most reliable carcass data
possible.”
A member of the National
Cattlemen’s Beef Association,
the Alabama Cattlemen’s
Association and numerous other
cattle organizations, Watts is
past president of the Alabama
Simmental Association and is a
founding member of the organi
zation. He’s also a former school
board member, church board
member, and a director for the
county soil and water conserva
tion district.
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