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A Schoharie County native will lead the Nationwide Affiliation of State Departments of Agriculture.

Based mostly on a NASDA media launch, Ny Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball was elected Wednesday And might Carry out NASDA’s 2021-2022 president. He’ll host the 2022 NASDA Annual Meeting in Saratoga Springs on Sept. 25-28, 2022.

“I am honored to be elected NASDA’s new president and To steer as our states work collectively To Make constructive that agriculture continues to develop and thrive,” Ball said Inside the media launch. “I’ve prolonged valued The prospect To collect with A pair of of Definitely one of the biggest minds in agriculture, our commissioners, secretaries and directors of agriculture, As properly as to our group companions, collaborating by way of NASDA to advocate for and implement change Which will have An enduring influence on our shared enterprise. The insurance coverage policies set forth and carried out by NASDA this yr will ship on our collective dedication To deal with An important and pressing agricultural Factors with right now whereas strengthening our farms and meals current for The Long time period.”

Additionally elected to NASDA’s Board of Directors have been Wyoming Director of Agriculture Doug Miyamoto (Vice chairman), Indiana Director of Agriculture Bruce Kettler (second Vice chairman) and Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward (secretary-treaconstructiver).

Ball is the proprietor and operator of Schoharie Valley Farms in Schoharie, which consists of 200 acres and produces vegetable crops, small fruits and greenhouse crops. He is a Schoharie native and SUNY Cobleskill graduate.

Based mostly on The discharge, NASDA is a nonpartisan, nonprofit association that recurrents the elected and appointed commissioners, secretaries and directors of the departments of agriculture in all 50 states And 4 U.S. territories.