
Officers and Directors
New Jersey Farm Bureau Officers

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Allen and his Wife Patty are lifelong residents of Cape May County. Allen has been with Tuckahoe Turf Farms since 1984 and is currently serves as the farm manager. Tuckahoe Turf Farms produces turf grass for residential, municipal sales and also produces and installs turf grass on many of the professional ball fields in the north east. Allen has been a member of the Cape May County Board of Agriculture since 1987 where he has served as Director, Treasurer, Vice President and President. Allen was appointed Director to the New Jersey Farm Bureau in 2005 before being elected 1st Vice President in 2013. Allen is also active in several other organizations including Cape Atlantic Conservation District as Chairman, Costal Resources Conservancy as President, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Advisory Board of Cape May County, Cultivated Sod Growers of New Jersey as Vice President, Cape May County COVID-19 Business Recovery Task Force, Cape May County 4H Foundation as Advisor, Rutgers-NJAES Board of Managers, Harley Davidson Advisory Panel, Turf Producers International committee for creation of National Sod Checkoff Program, and is an active life member of the Tuckahoe Volunteer Fire Company. He has also served on the New Jersey Agricultural Society Board. Allen also is a graduate of the New Jersey Agriculture Leadership Development Program. Allen and his wife of 34 years have three children, two sons-in-law, three grandsons and a granddaughter. They enjoy hanging around with their grandkids, traveling and motorcycle riding in their free time.


New Jersey Farm Bureau Board of Directors
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Alternate – Robert Fenton
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Director – James Abma
Alternate – Emily Secor
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Alternate – Paul Batten
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Director – Dave Bond
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Director – Gary DeFelice
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Director – Scott Ashley
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Director – Phil Brodhecker
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Director – John Dreyer
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Director – Tim Matthews
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Director – Caroline Etsch
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