Roadmap Contributors
The development of the Roadmap was the result of a collaborative effort of the New York Soil Health (NYSH) initiative coordinated by Cornell University
Roadmap Project Leader
David Wolfe, CALS Cornell University
Primary Contributors
(alphabetical order)
Greg Albrecht, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Deborah Aller, Cornell Cooperative Extension, agriculture stewardship specialist, Suffolk county
Rebecca Benner, The Nature Conservancy, New York
Donn Branton, farmer (field and vegetable crops) and Western New York Soil Health Alliance
Jean-Paul Courtens, farmer (organic vegetables and field crops)
David Grusenmeyer, New York Farm Viability Institute
John Hanchar, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Northwestern New York dairy field crop economist
Elizabeth Henderson, farmer and Northeast Organic Farmer Association-New York
Cedric Mason, CALS Cornell University
Aaron Ristow, American Farmland Trust, northeast region
Matt Ryan, CALS Cornell University
Paul Salon, USDA-NRCS, northeast regional soil health specialist
Julie Suarez, CALS Cornell University
Harold van Es, CALS Cornell University
Peter Woodbury, CALS Cornell University
Other Contributors (alphabetical order)
Jim Bittner, farmer (apple grower)
Thomas Bjorkman, CALS Cornell University
Jason Cuddeback, farmer (field crops) and Cortland Soil and Water Conservation District
Karl Czymmek, CALS Cornell University
Dave DeGolyer, Western New York Crop Consultants
David Haight, American Farmland Trust
Amy Ivy, Cornell Cooperative Extension, vegetable specialist, Clinton county
Mark Joyce, Dairy One
Dennis Kirby, Western New York Soil Health Alliance
Lynn Knight, USDA-NRCS economist
Sara Latessa, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Dave Magos, farmer (dairy and field crops)
Kitty O’Neil, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Northern New York dairy field crops specialist
Greg Peck, CALS Cornell University
Rod Porter, AgriSeeds
Anu Rangarajan, CALS Cornell University
Emily Reiss, Kreher’s Poultry Fertilizer and Compost
Jack van Almelo, Agriculture Consulting Services
Jenifer Wightman, CALS Cornell University
Jeff Williams, New York Farm Bureau
Editing and Design
Kitty Gifford, Communications Consultant for CALS Cornell University
Acknowledgements:
This project was made possible by a grant in support of New York Soil Health from the New York State Environmental Protection Fund, which was administered by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. We also thank Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Cornell Cooperative Extension system for support of faculty and staff who contributed to this Roadmap effort. In addition to those acknowledged above, we would like to thank the many other stakeholders who are not named, but contributed ideas and feedback through breakout sessions at various conferences, conference calls, email correspondence, and other means.