The Dutchess County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board (AFPB) reports to the Dutchess County Legislature concerning matters affecting agriculture and farmland throughout the county. The AFPB also works to meet the goals outlined in the Dutchess County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan.
The State statute authorizing the creation of County agricultural and farmland protection boards is available here. The Dutchess County Legislature authorized the creation of the Dutchess County AFPB in 1993, the resolution can be found here.
The Dutchess County Agricultural & Farmland Protection Board meets at the Dutchess County Farm and Home Center (2715 US 44, Millbrook, NY 12545) at 6:30 pm, unless otherwise noted.
The Dutchess County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board agendas are posted to the website and distributed shortly before the Board meetings. The Board’s minutes are transcribed by staff from the Dutchess County Soil & Water Conservation District and distributed to the Board members for their approval at the following meeting. The minutes will be posted after approval from the Board.
Agendas
2026 Agendas: February 3rd | June 1st - Coming Soon
Minutes
2026 Minutes:
2025 Minutes: March 25th | June 3rd
2024 Minutes: April 2nd | June 4th | July 23rd
2023 Minutes: January 10th | July 17th
2022 Minutes: June 7th
2021 Minutes: June 2nd
2020 Minutes: June 11th | December 9th
Matthew Sabellico, Chair, Sabellico Greenhouse & Florist
Doug Giles, Vice Chair, Walbridge Farm
Eric Alexander, Dutchess County Legislature
Sean Carroll, Dutchess Land Conservancy
Ed Hackett, Hackett Family Farm Supply Inc.
Ken Migliorelli, Migliorelli Farms
Brian Scoralick, Dutchess County Soil & Water Conservation District
Catherine Weisse, Dutchess County Real Property Tax
Eoin Wrafter, Dutchess County Planning & Development
Vacant, Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County Representative
Vacant, Farmer
Harry Baldwin, Ex-Officio
