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Yates County Farmland Protection Board Members

Name/E-mail Address       Title Department/Field
Sandi Bastedo  Co-Chair CCE-Yates County Executive Director

John Kriese

 Co-Chair Yates County Farm Bureau President
Patrick Killen Yates County Legislative Representative District I Legislator
Richard Willson Member District II Legislator, Vegetable Farmer, and Land Surveyor
Eileen Farnan Member Buzzard Crest Vineyards (grape farmer) and Barrington Cellars Winery (Owner)
Deb Koop Member Co-owner of Brookside Farm
Alan Tomion Member Tomion U-Pick Farm Market, Berry and Vegetable Grower

Terry Button

 Member District II Legislator
Ryan Hallings Member Lyons National Bank, Commercial Farm-Lending Manager
Gary Lilyea Member Lilyea Farms (vegetable and field crops)
Meghan Kincaid Member  Director, Real Property Tax Service

Non-Members (Staff)

Name Title

Jeffrey D. Ayers

 Yates County Planner
Colby Petersen Manager, Yates County Soil & Water Conservation District
Caroline Boutard-Hunt Agricultural Educator, CCE-Yates County

Contact

Caroline Boutard-Hunt
Agriculture & Horticulture Development Specialist
cb239@cornell.edu
(315) 536-5123 ext. 4375

Last updated October 3, 2025

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