> 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 *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html