With Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball and Senator Terry Gipson

My friend Richard Ball, nominated last year by Governor Cuomo to serve as Commissioner of Agriculture, stopped by today's meeting of the Senate Agriculture Committee. Commissioner Ball is is 20-year owner and operator of Schoharie Valley Farms and has long been involved in the effort to connect small Upstate farmers with consumers in New York City and other parts of the State. He has been a great friend to the farming community. Here he is with Senator Terry Gipson NY (right) and me.