Stephen H. Taylor named first recipient of First Pioneer Farm Credit Friend of Agriculture and the Rural Northeast Award
Source: FarmCreditUpdate.com
November 28, 2007
The Honorable Stephen H. Taylor, New Hampshire’s outgoing Commissioner of Agriculture, is the first recipient of the First Pioneer Farm Credit Friend of Agriculture and the Rural Northeast Award. As a farmer-owned cooperative and the largest lender to agriculture in the Northeast, First Pioneer is honored to have worked with Commissioner Taylor throughout his 25 years of distinguished service to the State of New Hampshire.
The newly created award recognizes individuals with a record of outstanding service to the Northeast’s agricultural industries and rural communities. Commissioner Taylor accepted the award during a First Pioneer customer appreciation meeting on November 12 at The Bedford Village Inn in Bedford, N.H.
Before presenting the award, Bill Lipinski, First Pioneer President and CEO said of Taylor, “It is with profound and deep appreciation that we present the Honorable Stephen H. Taylor with our first Friend of Agriculture and the Rural Northeast Award for his insightful and dedicated leadership. Through his work as the New Hampshire Commissioner of Agriculture, Northeast farmers, and rural communities benefited immensely from his leadership. Commissioner Taylor brought in-depth agricultural and public policy knowledge, common sense solutions, and respected advocacy to the Granite State.”
