Images 1

— Photo from the New York State Agricultural Society

Distinguished Service: Peter Ten Eyck II received the 2016 Distinguished Service Citation from the New York State Agricultural Society at its 184th Annual Forum. The award is the society’s highest honor, and is sponsored by the New York Farm Bureau Member Services. From left are: Jeff Kirby, executive director of the New York Farm Bureau; Laura Ten Eyck; Rose-Marie Ten Eyck; Mike Haycook, committee chairman of the New York State Agricultural Society, Peter Ten Eyck II; Richard Ball, commissioner of the state’s Department of Agriculture and Markets; and Hans Kunze, president of the New York State Agricultural Society.