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Former agricultural commissioner honored at Farm Bureau meeting
Don J. Wickham, NYS Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets, received the 1972 Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award from the New York Farm Bureau before 700 farmers. Harold Hawley praised Wickham for aligning farmer and consumer interests and bolstering agriculture’s public image. Wickham, who served 13 years as commissioner, helped establish agricultural districts and the Agricultural Resources Commission, and retired to his Hector farm. Seneca County Farm Bureau members commend him as a neighbor. Kitchen Konference in Lodi discussed forming an Agricultural District in South Seneca County, with about 25 farmers signing on for 7000 acres. Deadline December 30 to join. district aims to improve tax fairness and preserve farming.
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Don J. Wickham
New York
Don Wickham
Wickham
Agricultural Resources Commission
New York Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Hector
Seneca County Farm Bureau
Kitchen
LODI
Farm Bureau
John
Charlotte Swanson
Interlaken
Maynard Young
Seneca County
Keith Henry
Walter Siering
County Board of Supervisors
South Seneca County
Winnie Jones