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RICHARD F. WILDMAN, PRESIDENT
AGRICULTURAL CONSULTING SERVICES, INC.

rwildman@acsoffice.com
www.acsoffice.com

Headquartered in Rochester, New York, Agricultural Consulting Services, Inc. (ACS) provides unbiased, professional, technical and scientific information to its clients.

With expertise in crop management and agricultural engineering services, ACS also supplies production and environmental management services leading to improved profitability. By developing a close working relationship with a farm's management team, Agricultural Consulting Services becomes an actively involved partner in monitoring and resolving operational issues and needs.

Led by founder and president Richard F. Wildman, full-time employees of ACS include professional consultants, agricultural specialists, engineers, and CAFO (concentrated animal feeding operations) planners. Clients include livestock producers, vegetable and crop growers, and food processors.

The growing list of services provided by ACS includes comprehensive nutrient management planning, integrated pest management, waste storage and handling systems, digital mapping and precision farming applications, automated farm record systems, farmstead and lagoon design. The company also designs and installs documented "best management practices" for water-quality management.

Agricultural Consulting Services has a history of involvement in public policy issues of importance to the agricultural industry as well. For example, it had an active role in shaping the standards and information process associated with US EPA Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Permits and with US EPA Agricultural Worker Protection Standards. ACS has also shared its expertise with state agencies and has been used as a resource by Cornell University relative to research priorities.

Frequently mentioned in trade publications and industry journals, Agricultural Consulting Services, Inc. is a member of the National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants. In 2002, ACS was identified as the sixth largest independent crop-consulting firm in the United States (http://www.cropdecisions.com/pdf/50largestccfirms.pdf)

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