DIRECTORY
Rod Porter
Owner
(607)-227-0836
rporter@cayuga-ag.com
Owner of Cayuga Ag, Rod has life-long experience in the seed industry and agronomy. Rod’s experience has taught him the importance of soil health, properly managed crops and selecting high quality seed genetics which combined makes a world of difference in production. He values the interactions with producers where challenges and goals in crop production can be identified and solved. Rod has developed the Cayuga Ag business to serve as advisors and suppliers of non-traditional crop production systems that contribute to producers’ profit in a regenerative and sustainable way. In addition, Rod operates a 700 acre organic crop farm.
John Stoltzfus
Sales and Service
(607)-532-3486
Harold Schrock
Sales and Service
(315)-723-1681
hschrock@cayuga-ag.com
Harold has a very diverse agriculture background having worked in numerous different types of agriculture and studied under many of the most famous developers of soil health and sustainable agriculture. Having been trained as a soil and crop health consultant he has worked for more than a decade in providing growers with expertise on all types of crop and soil health challenges. Harold is passionate about the role of soil health in overall farm viability and profitability. He sees his role with his farming customers is to help them identify the weak links in the farm operation as a whole. He believes that nature was created to function regeneratively and that management solutions often outperform technical solutions.
David Allen
Sales and Marketing
(315)-600-0093
dallen@cayuga-ag.com
John grew up learning the important interaction of soil, plants, animals and nature on an organic dairy in the Finger Lakes. When John began farming on his own, he developed a real interest and passion for a regenerative farming system and realized the value of understanding and supplying the right nutrients at the right time to growing plants. John substantially increased the quality of his animal forages over the course of a few years when applying this talent. Today, John operates an organic produce farm and provides consultation to growers looking for a higher quality, more healthy and productive crop using a regenerative more natural approach.
Dave grew up in rural Oswego County, in a home that believed in self sufficiency and hard work. Gardening and clean eating was a way of life, and those early lessons have shaped his professional life. Since the age of 14 he has worked in the farm and garden retail space, beginning at his local Agway. He worked for Tractor Supply Co. while studying Graphic Communication and Design in college, and soon after had the opportunity to help TSC expand their market into the beautiful Finger Lakes. The past 5 years have been spent developing his own small farm and honing his woodworking skills on Cayuga Lake, building docks. As the newest addition to the Cayuga Ag team, Dave’s design background will help us to better communicate and inform our customers.