HARTFORD
- Connecticut’s agriculture industry grows great crops, including the
next generation of farmers.
Philip Jamison “Jamie” Jones of Jones
Family
Farms in Shelton was chosen as Connecticut’s Outstanding Young Farmer
of 2013.
The
Outstanding Young Farmer Award is given annually by the Connecticut
Agricultural Information Council, a coalition of state farming
groups,
as part of the festivities surrounding Connecticut Agriculture Day at
the state capitol.
Candidates are selected based on their achievements
in their agricultural enterprises, involvement in the agriculture
industry and their community, and their work on
soil and water conservation projects.
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| Jamie Jones |
Jamie
is a 1998 graduate of Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and
Life Sciences.
Today, he oversees all of the agricultural operations on the farm, maintaining more than 400 acres of pick-your-own strawberries, blueberries, pumpkins, and Christmas trees, as well as 50 acres of hay.
In 2004, he added more than five acres of vineyards when he established the Jones Winery. His wines have won numerous awards, including Best Connecticut Wine 2012 from Connecticut Magazine.
Today, he oversees all of the agricultural operations on the farm, maintaining more than 400 acres of pick-your-own strawberries, blueberries, pumpkins, and Christmas trees, as well as 50 acres of hay.
In 2004, he added more than five acres of vineyards when he established the Jones Winery. His wines have won numerous awards, including Best Connecticut Wine 2012 from Connecticut Magazine.
Jones'
sustainable growing practices, integrated pest management techniques,
and collaboration with the Connecticut Agricultural
Experiment Station on agricultural research show his commitment to the
family philosophy ‘be good to the land and the land will be good to you.”
He
and his wife Christiana represent the sixth generation of the Jones
family to run the 150-year-old farm, along with his parents, Terry and
Jean
Jones. Here, they also raise the seventh generation, Jackson, Samuel, and Juliet.
Jamie Jones serves as CT Farm Bureau’s First Vice President, as the President of the CT Vineyard and Winery Association and on the Board of the CT Farm Wine Development Council.
Most recently Jones was appointed by Gov. Dannel Malloy to serve on the Governor’s Council for Agricultural Development in 2011.
Jamie Jones serves as CT Farm Bureau’s First Vice President, as the President of the CT Vineyard and Winery Association and on the Board of the CT Farm Wine Development Council.
Most recently Jones was appointed by Gov. Dannel Malloy to serve on the Governor’s Council for Agricultural Development in 2011.
The
purpose of the Outstanding Young Farmers program is to bring about a
greater interest in the farmer to foster better urban-rural
relations through the understanding of the farmers’ endeavors, to
develop a further appreciation for their contributions and achievements,
and to inform the agribusiness community of the growing urban awareness
of the farmers’ importance and impact on America’s
economy.
The
state winner will be invited to compete nationally in the National
Outstanding Young Farmers Program, which is sponsored nationally by John
Deere.
The last three Connecticut winners, Russell Holmberg of Holmberg Orchards in Gales Ferry, Matt Peckham of Elm Farm in Woodstock, and Joe Geremia of Wallingford, have been national Top 10 finalists.
The last three Connecticut winners, Russell Holmberg of Holmberg Orchards in Gales Ferry, Matt Peckham of Elm Farm in Woodstock, and Joe Geremia of Wallingford, have been national Top 10 finalists.
This information is taken from a press release from Jones Family Farms.
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