Tour of New York Angus Story & photos by Kasey Brown, associate editor

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1 Tour of New York Agus Story & photos by Kasey Brow, associate editor F or those outside the state, New York is ot ofte associated with agriculture, but more tha 220 attedees of the 2013 Natioal Agus Coferece & Tour (NAC&T) got to kow the agricultural side of New York. Tourig withi the Adirodack Moutais, attedees got to see rollig ladscapes, curvig roads ad plety of gree grass ad trees. The first day of the tour icluded Garret Farms, Hillsdale; the Norma Rockwell Museum i Stockbridge, Mass.; ad eded at Trowbridge Farms, Ghet. Iterested tour attedees were ivited to stay for the Trowbridge sale. The secod day of the tour icluded Heathcote Farm, Ameia; Walbridge Farm ad Market, Millbrook; Hyde Park, which icluded tours of the Vaderbilt masio ad Frakli Delao Roosevelt s home; ad Rally Farms, Millbrook. After the tour, iterested participats were ivited to atted the Garret Farms sale. America Agus Associatio Board Presidet Phil Trowbridge also educated attedees o the area s rich history. More iformatio o the coferece speakers ad tour stops ca be foud at CONTINUED ON PAGE 66 ANGUSJoural 65

2 NATIONAL ANGUS CONFERENCE & TOUR Tour of New York Agus CONTINUED FROM PAGE 65 Day 1 Garret Above: Tour attedees view the lots for the Garret Farms sale Friday ight. Iterested participats were able to atted the sale after the Above: Garret Matteo, ower ad maager of Garret Farms, welcomes tour attedees ad explais his operatio. Day 1 Norma Rockwell Museum 66 ANGUSJoural

3 AUGUST ALBANY, N.Y. Day 1 Trowbridge Above: Phil Trowbridge tells participats about the ier workigs of his operatio ad about some of the history of the While geetic selectio is a large priority, Trowbridge explais that structural soudess ad docility are also importat selectio Right: Tour attedees ejoy a steak dier ad the opportuity to atted the sale at Trowbridge Farms Thursday Participats were able to view may of Norma Rockwell s origial paitigs ad his studio at the Norma Rockwell Museum i Stockbridge, Mass. CONTINUED ON PAGE 68 ANGUSJoural 67

4 NATIONAL ANGUS CONFERENCE & TOUR Tour of New York Agus CONTINUED FROM PAGE Terry Cotto, Agus Joural geeral maager, ad Will Mayfield, America Agus Associatio regioal maager, take bids durig the sale at Trowbridge Farms Thursday ight. Heathcote Dave Richmod, Heathcote Farm ad estate maager, kicks off the secod day of tours by welcomig everyoe to Heathcote Tour participats could view cattle up close ad examie their pedigrees. 68 ANGUSJoural

5 AUGUST ALBANY, N.Y. Walbridge Farm ad Tour participats could evaluate several raches cattle at the Walbridge Farm ad Market Attedees ejoy a gourmet meal at Walbridge Farm ad Market. CONTINUED ON PAGE 70 ANGUSJoural 69

6 NATIONAL ANGUS CONFERENCE & TOUR Tour of New York Agus CONTINUED FROM PAGE Tour attedees lear how products are marketed at the Walbridge Market. Cosumers like to see the farm ear the market. Rally Jesse Botecou wraps up the tour at Rally Farms. The farm has wo the regioal Natioal Cattleme s Beef Associatio s Evirometal Stewardship Award. Hyde Left: Delura ad Hugh Kight, Happy Hill Farms, Orageburg, S.C., pose with Frakli ad Eleaor Roosevelt statues at Hyde Park. 70 Above: The Roosevelt family loved horses. Tour attedees viewed their stables, where oe residet horse was aptly amed New Deal.

7 AUGUST ALBANY, Attedees wrapped up the tour at Rally Farms with its icoic red bars ad plety of gree Participats chose betwee tourig the Vaderbilt Masio or the Frakli Delao Roosevelt home. ANGUSJoural 71