2025 Farmer-Neighbor Dinner

The Cattaraugus County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board, along with the Cattaraugus County Department of Economic Development, Planning and Tourism, the Cattaraugus County Farm Bureau, and the Cattaraugus County Soil & Water Conservation District will host the 13^th Annual Cattaraugus County Farmer-Neighbor Dinner on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at the West Valley Fire Hall, 9091 NY 240, West Valley, NY.

Cattaraugus County is home to a vibrant and diverse agricultural industry in which good communication is essential to developing and maintaining good relationships between farm and non-farm neighbors. The Farmer-Neighbor Dinner (FNDinner) event is a way to bring the County’s farmers and their neighbors together for a night of fellowship and understanding. It will also be a way for the County’s farmers and businesses to showcase what they have to offer each other.

Most of the dinner, appetizers, desserts and beverages are prepared from locally grown items from around Cattaraugus County and surrounding areas.

At the 2024 dinner there were over 375 attendees with sponsors and exhibitors.

Schedule

The evening will begin at 5:30 pm with agricultural related exhibitor displays and appetizers. Dinner will begin at 6:45 pm, followed by presentation of awards at 7:45 pm to Farm of the Year, Friend of Agriculture, Conservation Farm of the Year, and a surprise award. There will then be a presentation by the speaker, and to close the event, there will be the door-prize raffles.

Sponsors of the Event

List of sponsors of the event is in the works! Become a sponsor, donor or exhibitor.

We'd like to thank all of our past sponsors too: Cornell Cooperative Extension, Farm Credit East, The Pillittere Group, Waverly Pond Farm, Car-bu Farms, The Schwab Companies, Cattaraugus County IDA, Superior Plus Propane, Southern Tier West, Wild Acres Family Farm, Lake Erie Watershed Protection Alliance, Cattaraugus County Soil & Water Conservation District, ERA Team VP Real Estate, Nannen Arboretum Society, Gabel's IBA, Dairy Farmers of America, Gernatt Asphalt Products, WNY Crop Management Association, Perry Veterinary Clinic, CH2M Hill BWXT West Valley, M&T Bank, and more!

Reservations

Reservations for the dinner are available and may be requested by contacting Deb Miller with the FNDinner Reservation Request Form. Cost of the dinner is $25 per person and reservations must be made prior to the event.

Also available are Agriculture Advocate Tables, purchase a full table (8 tickets) for $200 and be recognized in the event program.

Donors, Sponsors & Exhibitors

Any organization that wishes to become a donor, a sponsor, or exhibitor should contact Deb Miller by using the F.N. Dinner Inquiries form.

Some of the past event donors have been the following: Maple Ridge Bison Ranch, Ford Brothers, Canticle Farms, WiLean Farms, Native Offerings, Car-Bu Farms, Upstate Milk, Peaches 'N Cream, Merritt Winery, Ellicottville Brewing Co., Catt. Co. IDA, and more!