Mar 5, 2025
WARSAW, NY – The 16th annual Pride of Wyoming County Agriculture Dinner, presented by Charcoal Corral, was held on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at the North Java Fire Hall. Six outstanding awardees were recognized and celebrated for their accomplishments and work in the agriculture industry.
The Wyoming County Chamber & Tourism office presented the Agri-Business of the Year award to Wolcott Farms, Four Seasons of Fun. The award is given annually to an agri-business that exhibits any or all of the following criteria including expansion projects, job growth, community involvement, and contributions that strengthen the agricultural industry.
The Good Neighbor Award was presented to Wayne and Joan Sage, Prospect Hill Farm in Perry, and the Friend of Agriculture award was presented to Paul Webster. These awards are given by the Wyoming County Farm Bureau and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wyoming County.
The Wyoming County Soil and Water Conservation District also presented the annual Conservation District Farm of the Year award to Rudgers Registered Jerseys; the Ronald P. Herman Partner of the year award to Steve George of SJG Engineering, PLLC; and the Agricultural Environmental Management award to the Schie Family Farm.
The Wyoming County Chamber & Tourism office partners annually with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wyoming County, the Wyoming County Soil and Water Conservation District, and members of the agriculture community including farms and agri-businesses. This event celebrates and recognizes the important impact of agriculture in Wyoming County.
“The Pride of Agriculture dinner is a true celebration of our agriculture tradition in Wyoming County,” said Chamber & Tourism President Scott Gardner. “We were excited to be celebrate the sixteenth year of this event and are very fortunate to have a strong agricultural sector recognized as a leader in New York and the nation. Congratulations to all of the very deserving awardees. We all take great pride in their hard work that provides jobs and critical value to our local economy.”
Special thanks to the following Gold Sponsors of the Wyoming County Pride of Agriculture Dinner: Attica Veterinary Associates, P.C.; Buried Barrel Hard Cider; Carolina Eastern-Crocker, LLC; Creative Food Ingredients, Inc.; CSS Farms, LLC; Elitsac, Inc.; Farm Credit East, ACA; Farm Family Casualty Ins. Co.; Foote & Meyer, PLLC; Genesee Community College; George and Swede Sales & Service, Inc.; Gibney Monument Works; M&T Bank; Ortel Supply; Southview Dairy LLC; The AES Corporation; Tompkins Community Bank; WNY Metro Roberts Realty; Wyoming County Soil and Water Conservation District.
Special thanks to Stately Photography, Decisions Catering, Booze Babes Bartending, Sweet Time Maple, Yummies Ice Cream, Upstate Niagara Milk Cooperative.
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