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Agriculture Commission

The Agriculture Commission is charged with undertaking efforts and providing advice that will help preserve and sustain the agriculture industry in North Branford and its lands; encourage pursuit of agriculture; and protect farmland through education, communication, conflict resolution, regulatory advice and promoting the economic viability of farming.  

The Agriculture Commission consists of five members (one member from the Town Council and four electors of which three shall be active or have an interest in farming or agriculture in North Branford) and two alternate members (electors) all appointed by the Town Council for initial terms of varying years with all reappointments being 3 year terms.

The Commission meets typically at 7 p.m. on the first Monday of each month in the Town Manager's conference room at Town Hall.  Meetings for 2011 are January 3, February 7, March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6, July 11, August 1, September 12, October 3, November 7, December 5.

Current members:

Clifford Potter (Chairperson), Deputy Mayor Michael Doody, Joseph DeFrancesco, Gerald Adinolfi and Ryan Van Wilgen. Alternates are Dudley Harrison and Harry Juniver.

Upcoming Events
3  Tractor  Pulls at Augur Farm 2011  (298 Forest Road, Northford)
July 23, 2011, August 6, 2011, October 22, 2011
Please go to  www.ctBraggingRights.com

Fans young and old love tractor pulls!       Local farmer pulls on a Ford tractor

Agriculture Commission Minutes

Click here for the 2009 Agricultural Brochure 

Click here for UCONN Cooperative Ext.’s CONNECTICUT AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS GUIDE

 
 


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