2022 Farm of the Year: Rublee & Martin Families
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2022 Friend of Agriculture: Brian & Jean Davis
Brian & Jean Davis have resided in Great Valley, NY for over 30 years. They were married in 1989 and have 2 children and 2 grandchildren. Together they enjoy the outdoors, including gardening, camping, and riding ATV’s & snowmobiles. They also enjoy travelling around the country. Jean Davis is a lifelong resident of Cattaraugus County from Great Valley. She worked for USDA Farm Service Agency for over 30 years, serving as Executive Director since 2002, and retired in 2015. After retirement, she worked as a Development Specialist for the Cattar
John May Farm Safety Fund
John May Farm Safety Fund
Description: The John may Farm Safety Fund provides financial assistance for New York farmers to improve safety on their farms. Past projects have covered: repairing broken fences, mitigating drainage problems, replacing outdated machinery, purchasing and installing power take-off (PTO) shields, fixing unprotected drop-offs, and repairing unsafe electrical systems.
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Request Inclusion of Agricultural Land within an Agricultural District in Catt. County
Farmer-Neighbor Dinner is a Go
The 9th Annual Farmer-Neighbor Dinner will be held Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at the West Valley Fire Hall.
Reservations for the dinner are currently being accepted until September 17th. If you had made reservations for the 2020 Dinner, your reservation is good for 2021. Reservations can be made by completing the Reservations Form.
2020/2021 Conservation Farm of the Year: Colonial Hill Farms
The Cattaraugus County Soil & Water Conservation District has selected Colonial Hill Farm for the 2021 Conservation Farm if the Year Award. Jim & Jenny Dye and their family operate a heifer replacement farm in the Town of Dayton.
2020/2021 Friend of Agriculture: John Busekist
John Busekist has been active in agriculture ever since he was a kid. He grew up on a dairy farm and was a member of 4-H. He was a teacher of agriculture and FFA Advisor at Cattaraugus and then Cattaraugus-Little Valley for 33 years (1978-2011) and at Springville Griffith Institute for 6 years (2013-2019), a class advisor several times, he coached several high school sports, and has been a track and cross-county official for nearly 20 years.
2020/2021 Farm of the Year: Gibbs Apiaries
This year’s Farmer of the Year award goes to Gibbs Apiaries, ranking among the region’s most prominent professional beekeepers. They produce honey and wax and provide pollination service to other growers and the State of California. Local growers also enjoy the pollination from the bees’ 3-4 mile hike each day. John Gibbs caught his first swarm of bees in 1983 and from that time forward he couldn’t leave them alone. John’s farm grew from then on, totaling 4500-5000 hives, operating with 4 employees. In 2019 the honey production was 160,800 lbs. of wax.
New Self-Paced On-Farm Poultry Processing Course Available
Check out this new training courtesy of Cornell Cooperative Extensions Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program
Request that your Agricultural Land is Added to an Ag District
It's almost the time of the year, for owners of agricultural land to request that they join an agricultural district. 
Why may you want to add your ag land to an ag district?
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