Ives, Metzger receive Dan Marshman Ag Leadership award
COVENTRY – Terry Ives and Phillip Metzger were recognized for their contributions to the local agricultural community with receipt of the Dan Marshman Ag Leadership Award.
The award was presented Thursday evening during the Leadership Chenango Class of 2010 Graduation dinner, held at the Silo Restaurant in Coventry.
According to David Emerson, who spoke at the event, the award was created in memory of Marshman, a fifth generation Oxford dairy farmer regarded as a leader in both the local business and agricultural community. The honor is given bi-annually in recognition of others who have made similar contributions.
Past recipients include Marshman himself, who received the award posthumously in 2002, as well as John Mitchell, Assemblyman William Magee, Ken Dibbell and Robert Briggs.
According to Gordon Spreutels of Guilford, who presented Terry Ives with his award, the Guilford dairy farmer is regarded as a pillar of the community, well versed in all things agriculture and always willing to lend a helping hand.
Spreutels said Ives had demonstrated his leadership through his active involvement with Chenango County’s Farmland Protection Committee, Chenango County 4-H, Chenango County Dairy Promotion, the Dairy Princess program, Dairy Day, the American Dairy Association, the New York Farm Bureau, the Chenango County Agricultural Society (the Fair) and the Smithville Center Methodist Church.
Troy Bishopp introduced the evening’s second award recipient, Phillip Metzger. Bishopp described him as sharing many of the same characteristics and attributes which had made Marshman such a leader in the agricultural community.
Metzger, who is coordinator of the Central New York Resource Conservation and Development program, was recognized for providing “outstanding leadership over his career in the fields of agricultural innovation and sustainability.”
Known for his dedication to the Chenango County agricultural community, Metzger has spearheaded the efforts to launch Central New York Bounty, formerly known as Chenango Bounty, and the Headwater Youth Conservation Corps.
The award was presented Thursday evening during the Leadership Chenango Class of 2010 Graduation dinner, held at the Silo Restaurant in Coventry.
According to David Emerson, who spoke at the event, the award was created in memory of Marshman, a fifth generation Oxford dairy farmer regarded as a leader in both the local business and agricultural community. The honor is given bi-annually in recognition of others who have made similar contributions.
Past recipients include Marshman himself, who received the award posthumously in 2002, as well as John Mitchell, Assemblyman William Magee, Ken Dibbell and Robert Briggs.
According to Gordon Spreutels of Guilford, who presented Terry Ives with his award, the Guilford dairy farmer is regarded as a pillar of the community, well versed in all things agriculture and always willing to lend a helping hand.
Spreutels said Ives had demonstrated his leadership through his active involvement with Chenango County’s Farmland Protection Committee, Chenango County 4-H, Chenango County Dairy Promotion, the Dairy Princess program, Dairy Day, the American Dairy Association, the New York Farm Bureau, the Chenango County Agricultural Society (the Fair) and the Smithville Center Methodist Church.
Troy Bishopp introduced the evening’s second award recipient, Phillip Metzger. Bishopp described him as sharing many of the same characteristics and attributes which had made Marshman such a leader in the agricultural community.
Metzger, who is coordinator of the Central New York Resource Conservation and Development program, was recognized for providing “outstanding leadership over his career in the fields of agricultural innovation and sustainability.”
Known for his dedication to the Chenango County agricultural community, Metzger has spearheaded the efforts to launch Central New York Bounty, formerly known as Chenango Bounty, and the Headwater Youth Conservation Corps.
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