For 50 years, Rod Zeltmann has been preparing fields, fixing equipment, helping researchers and supporting the agricultural community through his work as a field assistant at the Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center (LIHREC) in Riverhead, NY. This year, he joined a select group of Cornell employees who have dedicated 50 years or more to the university.

“He’s the pinnacle of reliability, for sure,” said Wayne Lindsay, farm and greenhouse supervisor at LIHREC. “You can always count on Rod: the things he’s going to do, you know he’ll do them well.”

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