> Read the newspapers - those who bought and paid for the
> election will likely advocate for taxpayer-funded payments to commercial
> beekeepers who have suffered what they say are pesticide kills.

This is true. It is a matter of public record who the major recipients of subsidy payments are. 


New York Top Recipients 1995-2012:

James E Doan  Hamlin, NY 14464  $ 461,031
John A Gibbs  Gowanda, NY 14070  $ 338,773
Wesley A Collier  Cato, NY 13033  $ 166,395
Laurence W Winter  Wolcott, NY 14590  $ 142,182

http://farm.ewg.org/index.php


ESHPA's new officers include:

James Doan Director
Alayne Doan Secretary (James's wife)
Danny Winter Vice pres, (Laurence Winter's son)

http://www.eshpa.org/archive/Fall%202013.pdf


The Apiary Advisory Committee included in 2011:

Jim Doan (ESPHA current Director)
Danny Winter (ESPHA current vice president)
Ted Elk (ESHPA past president)
Jon Ryan (ESHPA past president)
Chuck Kutik (ESPHA current vice president)
Richard Linck (ESPHA past Director)
Roberta Glatz (ESHPA past president)
Earl Villecco (ESHPA)
Stephen Wilson (perpetual AIAC director)
Paul Cappy (NYS Apiculturist)

http://www.eshpa.org/archive/Fall%202011.pdf

I am pretty good at sleuthing but it appears that the The Apiary Advisory Committee has no public records

PLB

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