About the Program

LeadNY is a leadership development program for adult professionals in the food, agriculture and natural resource sectors, based at Cornell University. Our mission is to inspire, develop, support and connect leaders for the food, agriculture and natural resource sectors of the Northeast. In continuous operation since 1985, over 500 alumni are making a positive impact serving in a variety of leadership roles in their organizations and communities. 

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MEET THE STAFF

Lawrence Van De Valk

Executive Director

ljv4@cornell.edu

Andrea Durmaiaki

Program/Marketing Aide

amd449@cornell.edu

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New York Agricultural Facts

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  • was the home of the real Uncle Sam. He lived and died in Troy.

    Capital: Albany

    Population: 19,677,151

    Founded: July 26, 1788 (11th)

    State Flower: Rose

    State Bird: Bluebird

    State Tree: Sugar Maple

    Number of Counties: 62

    Largest City: NYC - 8,335,897

    Nickname: The Empire State

    Number of Farms: Over 33,400

    Average Farm Size: 207 acres

    Total Farmland: 6.9 million acres

    • Hay is the most valuable crop

    • corn is the 2nd most valuable crop

    • apples are the most valuable fruit crop

    • soybeans

    • cabbage

    • snap beans

    • sweet corn

    • maple syrup

    • oats

    • squash

    • pumpkins

    • barley

    • cattle: beef cows and dairy cows

    • sheep including lambs

    • New York was one of the original 13 colonies and was called New Amsterdam

    • People arrived in 10,000 BC

    • The 7 spikes on the Statue of Liberty represent the 7 continents and 7 seas

    • Adirondack park is the largest national park in the lower 48. It covers 28 million acres.

    • New York has had 4 constitutions. The last one has been amended 200 times

    • Toilet paper was invented in New York City

    • There is a secret train entrance for US President Franklin Roosevelt. It is below Waldorf Astoria.

    • the first hospital in the country was on Liberty Island

    • New York is the largest north east state in area and population

    • New York is the only state that borders the Great Lakes and the Atlantic

    • Albany has the oldest municipal airport

    • After Washington, New York produces most apples in the country

    • 21 elephants, 7 camels and 10 camels crossed the Brooklyn Bridge to show it was safe

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